Translation Resources

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Multilingual Dictionaries

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• iLoveLanguages - the latest redesign of The Human-Languages Page and the Languages catalog of the WWW Virtual Library.
• Languages On The Web - Site with 30,000 language links.
• Yamada Language Guide - Extensive list of Web language resources. Fonts, mailing lists, and newsgroups.
• ethnologue.com - Site with searchable database on over 47,000 languages, plus much more.
• The Rosetta Project - A global collaboration of language specialists and native speakers working to develop a meaningful survey and near permanent archive of 1,000 languages.
• The Language Hub - Information on over 160 languages.
• UCLA Language Materials Project - Database of learning resources (including dictionaries) for less commonly taught languages of the world.
• The LINGUIST List - Web resource listings on language groups.
• The LINGUIST List - Web resource listings of online language dictionaries.
• The Virtual Library: Linguistics
• ISO Language Codes
• Pitsco's Launch to Ask an Expert - Free advice, from the Amish to Zoo
• Leonard Rice's Super Search Page - "If This Page Can't Find It, It Can't Be Found!"
• CIA World Factbook
• Online Conversion - Convert just about anything to anything else.
• 164 Currency Converter by OANDA
• Currency Codes - The official ISO 4217 standard, published by the International Organization for Standardization, specifies three-letter codes for currencies worldwide.

Other Pages with Useful information for Translators

• Resources for Literary Translators
• translationresearch.com - Translation research listings and webring.
• The Language Realm - page with 14 articles by Roger Chriss about (free-lance) translation, and more. Written for people who are considering becoming a translator, but worth reading for all of us!
• translation-agencies.com - helping translators find better clients.
• translatortips.com - helping translators do better business.
• Translation Journal - A publication aimed at the translation community.
• iLoveLanguages - the latest redesign of The Human-Languages Page and the Languages catalog of the WWW Virtual Library.
• Lingualizer Localization E-zine - Subscription page.
• Gideon Toury's Site
• The Translator's Home Companion
• Aquarius - The World's Translation Marketplace.
• Mabercom - A comprehensive index of online glossaries in the fields of finance, business and economics.
• Languages and translation - A collection of useful links and resources for translators.
• Cecilia Falk's Home Page
• Resources for Translators and Interpreters IUD Univ Innsbruck
• Anthony Pym's Homepage - Translation theory and a great list of translation training institutes!
• Byte Ryte Bookshelf - For technical writers.
• The Terminology Forum - A forum for those who are interested in principles and methods of terminological research and work.
• Standard Contract of the New England Translators Association.
• Transcopy Translation Pages
• Webb's World Translation Resources
• TransHub - The Encyclopedia of Terminology

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• ProZ.com Forums - Many interesting forums for translators
• Translatortips Forums

Mailing Lists

• LANTRA-L - Interpreting and translation. To subscribe, send the following e-mail message to listserv@segate.sunet.se: subscribe LANTRA-L.
• I_miss_lantra - when LANTRA is down, and you suffer from withdrawal, you can subscribe to this list by sending a message to i_miss_lantra-subscribe@egroups.com or go to the group's home page.
• Directory of Literary Translators - A list of translators for many languages, also many links on resources for translators.
• GlossPost - the mailing list of glossary URLs for translators, exclusively devoted to the exchange of glossary/dictionary/database URLs in all languages.
• TRANSLAT - Discussion of theory and practice of translation. To subscribe, send the following e-mail message to listproc@mail.wustl.edu: subscribe TRANSLAT.
• Interlang - A mailing list for the discussion of anything related to translation and Iinterpreting. To subscribe, send a message to Interlang-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
• COURTINTERP-L - a mailing list for the discussion of court interpreting and legal translation. To subscribe, send the following e-mail message to majordomo@colossus.net: SUBSCRIBE COURTINTERP-L.
• TCR - Free e-mail list for translators to exchange payment information regarding clients.
• The LINGUIST List - Subscription page
• The Institute of Linguists Web Discussion Forum
• Termxchange - Terminology exchange list. To subscribe, send an empty message to termxchange-subscrib-@egroups.com.
• Transcoop - Discussion list of the new International Translators' Cooperative. To subscribe, send an empty message to transcoop-subscribe@egroups.com or go to the list's home page.
• Directory of Language-Related Mailing Lists - Mailing lists for many different languages.

• Vertalers - mailing list for Dutch/Flemish translators.
• SPITS - Dutch mailing list for writers, editors, translators, etc. Subscription form on web page.
• U-forum - German mailing list for translators. To subscribe, send the message subscribe u-forum to listserv@twh.nbg.de.
• U-litfor - German mailing list for literary translators. To subscribe, send the message subscribe u-litfor to listserv@twh.nbg.de.
• Traducteurs - List concerning French translation issues. To subscribe, send a message to traducteurs-subscribe@egroups.com or go to the home page.
• Sptranslators - Mailing list for Spanish<>English translators. To subscribe, send a message to subscribe-sptranslators@egroups.com or go the home page.
• Translist - Mailing list for Spanish and English translators. To subscribe, send an empty message to translist-subscribe@egroups.com.
• atp-info - Lista de discusión de la Asociación de Traductores Profesionales.
• Honyaku - Mailing list for Japanese - English translators. To subscribe, send a message containing the text subscribe honyaku firstname lastname to listserv@peach.ease.lsoft.com.
• Trad-Prt - Mailing list for Brazilian Portuguese translators. Subscription form on web page.
• Hebtranslators - Mailing list for Hebrew translators and interpreters. To subscribe, send an empty message to hebtranslators-subscribe@makelist.com or go to the list's home page.
• Mfefo - Magyar Fordítók Elektronikus Fóruma. List for translators translating into Hungarian. To subscribe, send a message to mfefo-subscribe@egroups.com or go the home page.
• Bahtera - Indonesian language and translation. To subscribe, send the message subscribe bahtera to majordomo@lists.singnet.com.sg.
• SwissTranslation - Mailing list for translators and other language experts who deal with texts relating to Switzerland

Usenet Newsgroups

• Sci.lang.translation
• Sci.lang

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• ProZ - web directory for translation agencies, freelance translators, and translation outsourcers.
• Aquarius - The World's Translation Marketplace
• TranslationZone
• translation-agencies.com - Helping translators find better clients.
• TranslatorWEB
• Directory of Literary Translators
• ForeignWord Translators Directory
• Directory of Medical Translators
• Software Builders - Translators' Database
• NCATA Directory of Translators and Interpreters
• jobs-translators - Mailing list where ONLY jobs for freelance translators may be posted.
• U-jobs - German translation jobs mailing list.
• Polish Translations - The marketplace with any offers for translations from/into Polish language. To subscribe, send an empty message to polish-translations-subscribe@egroups.com.
• Sci.lang.translation.marketplace (newsgroup).

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• Babylon Tool - Glossary and information tool.
• TRADOS - Platforms for multilingual content management and localization.
• Déjà Vu - A powerful and customizable computer-aided translation system.
• Star - Software for globalization and localization.
• Systran - Machine translation software.
• PASSOLO - Software localization tools.
• SDLX Interactive Translation System -Translation and localization tools.
• FreeBudget - Freeware text-counting and budgeting tool for .rtf, .doc and .txt files.
• RC-WinTrans - Translation software for Windows resource files and Windows applications.
• Restorator - UI editor for Windows Programs.
• Search and Replace - Fast search and replace utility for Win 3.x/95/NT. Extremely useful!
• Transword - Transit, Termstar, Dutch E-dictionaries.
• WebBudget - text-counting and budgeting tool for HTML files and projects.
• Smartlink - Language and translation software for English and Russian.
• Evaluation of Natural Language Processing Systems - EAGLES (Expert Advisory Group on Language Engineering Standards) EC initiative.

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• Translators' Associations for a wide number of languages.
• Translator's Resources for Dutch
• Cecilia Falk's Home Page links for Swedish

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