Multilingual Translation Dictionaries

Translations between multiple languages.

Resources in this category:

All Free Dictionaries Project
http://www.Dicts.info/

This site provides over 120 free dictionaries for translating over 52 languages. The project is interactive in the sense that everyone is welcome to add new translations or correct existing entries.

allwords.com
http://www.allwords.com/

"A dictionary with all definitions in English, but the ability to search for a word in English, French, German, Dutch, Italian, and Spanish. Additionally, there is a pronunciation file for each English word."

Alphaworks
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/aw.nsf/html/mt?open&t=gr,p=ilo...

Alphaworks Machine Translation is a section of IBM that translates text as well as from "one human language into another." It also translates Otext used in Lotus applications.

Applied Language Solutions
http://www.appliedlanguage.com/free_translation.shtml

Applied Language Solutions offers "quality language translation services for all applications, including website, medical and legal translations." They offer Business Translation, Personal Translation, Free Translation, language dictionaries, identifiers, free website translation, currency converter, as well as more information and articles. Their translation dictionary allows users to translate English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, and Chinese. Some can be translated into any language, some only into English.

Cadenza Glossary
http://www.cadenza.org/glossary/

This is a multi-lingual music glossary in English, French, German, and Serbian. Simply type in the term in any of these four languages, and then choose the resulting language. The glossary is produced by Cadenza.org, which is a page dedicated to resources and information for classical and contemporary music and musicians.

Chinese Character Dictionary
http://www.chinalanguage.com/dictionaries/ccdict/

Search methods include bushou index and residual stroke count, English keyword, hanyu pinyin, Cantonese jyutping romanisation, Hakka pinjim romanisation, Sino-Japanese, Sino-Korean, four corner input, Cangjie input or character's internal code. Links to discussion forum.

Dairy Term Translator
http://babcock.cals.wisc.edu/education/glossary_enter.lasso

This source is an international dairy term translator, provided by the Babcock Institute for International Dairy Research and Development. A user can either search for terms in English, French or Spanish, or browse the glossary to find terms in all three languages simultaneously.

The Dictionary Of The Spoken Taino Language
http://members.dandy.net/~orocobix/tedict.html

A dictionary of terms from the language of the Taino, the indigenous people of the Carribean. The dictionary has an English and a Spanish version.

Dictionary.com/Translator
http://dictionary.reference.com/translate/text.html

This source is provided by the well known site, Dictionary.com. It has many multilingual dictionaries: English to Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. The dictionaries are also available from any of these languages back to English.

Ectaco Online Dictionary
http://www.ectaco.com/online/

This source provides online dictionaries, and also sells handheld dictionaries and dictionary software. Simply click on any of the language links to the left and access the translation dictionary for that language. There are dictionaries for languages such as Albanian, Hindi, Latvian, Ukranian, Finnish, and many more.

Eurodicautom
http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/login.jsp

An impressive online dictionary that translates amongst English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, and Portuguese.

Foreign Languages for Travellers
http://www.travlang.com/languages/

Translation of travel words and phrases, numbers, shopping and dining, directions, places, times and dates. The site also has sound files to help with pronunciation.

Foreignword.com
http://www.foreignword.com/

"Foreignword.com has created a site that centralises the access to on-line dictionaries and glossaries, gives an overview of the latest translation software products, allows exchange of knowledge among translators and offers web-space to interested translators. The more theoretical issues of linguistic technology also have a special place in foreignword.com." Features include a meta-search dictionary that searches 109 on-line dictionaries in 54 languages, and a machine translation engine that supports over a dozen MT systems. There are also resources for translators and for people who are looking for translators.

Free-Translator.com
http://www.free-translator.com/

Free-Translator.com offers language translation services for all file types and languages, as well as free translation for text and websites. They have several translation dictionaries: English to French, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Norwegian, and then back to English. Users can also compare results with three other top online translation dictionaries.

From Language to Language
http://www.langtolang.com/

From Language to Language has translation dictionaries for about 18 languages, including Swahili, Romanian, Serbo_Croat, and Esperanto. All dictionaries work both ways, and can be used from any language to any language. The site also contains language alphabets, quizzes, dictionaries for phones, browser integrated dictionaries, and language for travel aids.

Heraldic Glossaries
http://www.heraldica.org/topics/glossary/

This site has an international illustrated glossary of over 500 heraldic terms. A user enters a word to find its translation in any of these languages (English, French, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and Netherlands) as well as illustrations for that word. Users can also browse an atlas, find pictures, and click through to see the name in all six languages.

IM Translator
http://translation.paralink.com/

This source is an email translator. It allows the user to translate and email messages in over 14 different languages. It includes IM translator editor, online translator, virtual keyboard, spell checker, and an email client. It supports these languages: English, French, Portuguese, German, Russian, Spanish, and Italian.

Jennifer's Language Page
http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/index.htm

"At this site you can learn how to say several words and phrases in hundreds of different languages." The goal of the site is to "include every language, so that people will be able to say at least a few words to anyone they meet, anywhere in the world."

Language Automation
http://www.lai.com/glossaries.html

This is a site full of many online dictionaries, glossaries and language sites, all organized by language. This is a source provided by Language Automation, which specializes in multilingual website management and construction.

Lexicool
http://www.lexicool.com/

Lexicool is a directory of bilingual and multilingual dictionaries and glossaries. Users can search by language or by subject.

Lexicool.com: Directory of Bilingual and Multilingual Dictionaries
http://www.lexicool.com/

A directory of numerous links to freely available Internet translation dictionaries and glossaries. Some of the languages with links include Afrikaans, Finnish, French, German, Spanish, and Swahili.

Lingo 24 Contextrans
http://www.lingo24.com/contextrans.html

Provides free tool which "combines both Machine Translation (MT) and Translation Memory (TM) technologies and allows you to search for real-world translations of a word or phrase between two languages." Languages include Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, and Spanish.

LOGOS Dictionary
http://www.logos.it/query.html

A searchable dictionary that translates words and phrases amongst English, French, Italian, Estonian and Cantonese.

LookWayUp
http://lookwayup.com/free/dictionary.htm

This source translates from English to French, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, and Nederlands. The dictionaries also work from these languages back to English. Not only is this site a translation dictionary but it also allows you to search the meaning of a word or phrase on the web, see if any books have been written about it and more.

Majstro
http://www.majstro.com/Web/Majstro/sdict.php

Majstro is the quintessential translation dictionary. It consists of about 36 languages, including languages like Swahili, Zulu, and Scottish Gaelic. And you can translate from any of these languages to any other of these languages. Users also have the choice between the simple translation dictionary, which is simply word to word, or the advanced translation dictionary which offers more criteria such as pre-selected combinations, the virtual keyboard, and precision specification.

Martindale's Language and Translation Center
http://www.martindalecenter.com/Language.html

This source has multilingual dictionaries for English to many languages, and back to English, plus other language to language dictionaries not involving English. The site also has online language courses, pronunciation guides, and word/text to speech guides. The site also provides information on hundreds of languages, as well as grammar aids, languages/sounds of animals, writing systems, and language census.

Morse Code Translator
http://morsecode.scphillips.com/index.html?http://www.scphil...

"Shield your e-love letters from prying eyes. Outfox the encryption meisters with good ol' pre-World War One technology! This site not only translates anything you type into Morse Code, it actually plays the lyrical cadences of dots and dashes."

Multilingual Glossary of Technical and Popular Medical Terms in Nine European Languages
http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/welcome.html

Browse or search medical terms in Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish.

My Hebrew Name
http://www.my-hebrew-name.com/

"Have you ever wondered what your name is in Hebrew? 'My Hebrew Name' is an online database to lookup, view, print, and save your Hebrew name. Your Hebrew name is displayed using the Hebrew characters with nikud (vowels). All names are displayed using graphics, so Hebrew fonts are not required. Access to the database is free!"

OneLook Dictionaries
http://www.onelook.com/

A fast dictionary search tool which allows you to look up a word in 350 different dictionaries simultaneously, or pick specific dictionaries from a grouping of subject-specific ones. Includes Internet/computer, science, technology, business, sports, religion, acronym, and general dictionaries. You can also browse the dictionaries individually.

Phrasebase Language Learning Resources
http://www.phrasebase.com/english/

Phrasebase is a conversational language learning resource center and community. It has an online phrasebook with words and phrases translated into over 90 different languages, as well as country information, language information, and information for language exchange pen pals. Registration is required in order to access some tools, but it is a free service.

PROMT - Online
http://translation2.paralink.com/

This site is published by Promt Translation Software and Dictionaries online, who specialize in natural language processing technologies. They have a series of free online translating dictionaries, including English to French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, (and back), as well as French-Russian, German-Russian, Italian-Russian, Russian-Spanish, and Spanish-Russian.

slovnik.cz -- Multilingual Dictionary
http://www.slovnik.cz/

Online Czech translation dictionary to and from English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Russian and Spanish.

Slowniki internetowe
http://www.leksyka.pl/

This source is written completely in Polish, but users can still find the dictionary. It is in the search bar at the top of the page. Users can translate from English to Polish (and vice versa) or German to Polish (and vice versa). The dictionary also provides you with a search history in case you want to go back to a previous search.

Student-Online
http://www.student-online.net/dictionary.shtml

This source translates from German to English or Spanish, and back. You do not specify direction, only the languages and can type in either German or English (or Spanish) depending on which two you have designated. You can do either a whole word search, or a substring search.

Translated.net
http://free.translated.net/

A web-based, free translation service that offers 169 different language combinations. Also offers a paid service for more extensive, better quality translations peformed by native speakers. Site is available in French and Italian.

Travlang's Translating Dictionaries
http://dictionaries.travlang.com/

Includes numerous online translation dictionaries for translating English, German, Dutch, Spanish, Danish, Esperanto, French, Afrikaans, Finnish and Portuguese

Ultralingua Online Dictionary
http://www.ultralingua.com/onlinedictionary/

A multilingual dictionary translating English to many languages, and going back to English. There are also dictionaries between other languages, such as: French-Spanish, French-German, French-Italian, Spanish-German, Spanish-Portuguese. You can also type in the URL of a webpage, and the site will translate it into any of the listed languages.

Vietnamese-English-French Online Dictionary
http://vdict.com/

VDICT allows you to find or translate Vietnamese words to and from English and French. You can search individual dictionaries or seven at once. The database supports searches with Vietnamese characters without special software. Dictionaries are also browsable.

WordLingo
http://www.worldlingo.com/en/products_services/worldlingo_tr...

This source specializes in language translation solutions. They prize themselves on helping "people communicate and do business in foreign markets." They provide a free online text translator, a website translator, as well as an email translator. A user can translate from any language to any language: English, Chinese (simplified & traditional), Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian.

WordReference.com
http://wordreference.com/

This source has three translation dictionaries: Spanish-English, French-English, and Italian-English. There is also one English dictionary available. You can download the toolbar for the dictionary that you use the most to have it for easy access. All dictionaries work both ways.

Yahoo Translation Service
http://babelfish.yahoo.com/

Converts phrases or webpages into (or from) English from (or into) Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese or Spanish. "Yahoo Translation Assistant provides you with a tool to translate a grammatically correct document into something comprehensible, but not perfect. You can help to improve translations (otherwise known as teaching the computer something) by submitting feedback." Warning: "Computerized translations often miss subtle meanings of words and don't accurately present many common sayings."