if you're looking for translation exercises in your target language may i suggest linguee.com. if you're familiar with the interface it provides a real life example of term you searched in the first language and a corresponding real life example of the term translated in the target language. both examples have the link to the source. most sources are 'official' sources so it's pretty decent translation practice imo.
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The linguee app is my go-to dictionary on my phone. It supports a lot of languages and I like the context texts it gives you when you search a word...
...but mostly I like that you can talk to it
If you hit the little mic in the search bar, you can try speaking the word you want to look up instead of typing it
Then see if your accent is good enough for Google to understand you! 😂
If I'm sitting reading a novel and I come across a word I want to look up, I usually grab my phone and trying saying it to linguee first. It's a nice way to connect with new words instead of typing them all the time
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ahahahahahahahahahahaagxshbsdbja i love linguee but it can be such a prude sometimes!
Same!! And yeah, occasionally it’s like ‘right but I mean the other way’ and it’s just the same thing over and over, lol. Or it’s just weaksauce (“vergüenza ajena” as “pain” l o l).
So, Linguee is an online dictionary, available on your PC (via their website, here), or your smartphone or tablet (Android and Apple). All free and wonderful.
And some of you may be thinking “why would you not use Google Translator???”. Well, let me tell you a litle secret:
GOOGLE TRANSLATOR IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH
Oh, yeah, I said it. It’s not good enough.
You type one word, well maybe you’ll be okay. You type a whole sentence and you’re f*cked, specially if one of the languages isn’t English. Look, I can’t get the damn thing to translate me something from Spanish to French if there is a feminine word, it’ll just be in masculine in the French translation. It doesn’t happen always but it happens too often.
Seriously though, it’s a nightmare.
Don’t believe me?
Now, let’s take a moment to compare what you just saw, to Linguee.
First of all, yes, I typed guapa (pretty), which is a feminine word in Spanish, and it gave me the masculine word in French for, hold on to your sit, charming. You can see that Linguee explains a whole lot more about the word you just translated, plus a lot of examples. Not all of them are great, but they are sooo useful.
Oh, do I love Linguee. I mean, he understands gender, you know? Oh AND the audios with the pronunciation AREN’T ROBOTS. Oh yeah, I know.
HOW DOES LINGUEE WORK, THOUGH?
So, how Linguee works is, mainly like a dictionary. You pick the two languages you want to translate back and forth, and you type a word in one of them in the search bar.
Now, unlike a normal dictionary, you won’t only find direct translations of the masculine words, BUT also the plurals, AND (drumrolls please) also the feminines. And it’s specially useful when the feminine form of a word holds some other meanings, like here:
I know, I’m sorry. But it’s a really good example.
My point is that it’s incredibly versatile. And you’ll love it. I mean, I didn’t tell you all the story; it also has expressions, and common sentences. And even if they don’t translate it directy, they’ll find texts in both languages, that have that sentence, so you can compare.
OMG, just look at this, please.
IS THAT ALL YOU GOT?
Well, yes it is. Everything is clear enough to me. Linguee wins by 1000000 points. I’m sorry Google. Your efforts are appreciated, and you help a lot of teenagers write their English essays in Spain but, this is as far as our relationship goes. I’m breaking up with you. In fact, I broke up with you months ago.
WAIT, IS LINGUEE PAYING YOU TO SAY THIS??!
Oh I wish, I really do. But no, sadly, no.
WANT ME TO TRY A LANGUAGE LEARNING TOOL? SEND ME A QUESTION! (but please, just free stuff; I can’t afford anything else. I love my tutor but she isn’t exactly the cheapest).
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Linguee: The best search engine for translations combined with an online dictionary, Linguee Translator
Sometimes we need to learn other languages to improve our business. But, learning a new language is not as simple as some people may put. As we can not learn so many languages quickly until we do not practice much. But, Nowadays, many online app and tools are available in the market, which not only helps to translate text into a number of languages but also it helps to learn any of the available languages.
Linguee: The best search engine for translations combined with an online dictionary, Linguee Translator
Sometimes we need to learn other languages to improve our business. But, learning a new language is not as simple as some people may put. As we can not learn so many languages quickly until we do not practice much. But, Nowadays, many online app and tools are available in the market, which not only helps to translate text into a number of languages but also it helps to learn any of the available languages.