Translating texts from one language to another has never been easier. Some of the world’s largest software companies (Microsoft, Google) offer a wide range of free translation tools. And there is a wealth of free dictionary tools on the Internet that can be used to look up the translation of a word or term. This post reviews some of the more useful tools.
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1. LEO. A dictionary from German to English, English to German and between German and Italian, Spanish, Chinese and French. The website has both a German and English user interface. This website is one of the top ranked websites in Germany (number 21 per Alexa).
2. Beolingus. This website, which is operated by the Technical University of Chemnitz in German, features specialized dictionaries by topic for English-German, German-English and between German and Spanish and Portuguese.
3. Dict.cc. A very robust English-German dictionary, includes sound files for word pronunciation and a user forum to exchange ideas.
4. SpanishDict. English to Spanish and Spanish to English dictionary.
5. Reverso. Translation in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Chinese, Russian, definitions, synonyms. One of the top 100 sites in France.
6. Wordreference. Dictionary between English and French, Spanish, Italian, German, Russian. This site is in the top 100 websites in both Italy and Spain.
7. VDict.com. Vietnamese – English – French – Chinese dictionary. Has a large following in the US.
8. Seslisozluk. English-Turkish, Turkish-English dictionary.
9. Proz.com. This is the leading portal for translators and language professionals. There are user-created dictionaries and term glossaries covering many different topics and domains in many language pairs. These resources are created and updated by professional translators.
10. Morfix. an excellent English-Hebrew, Hebrew-English dictionary.
