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Jon

Jul 9, 2002, 12:04 PM

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What's the best online translator to use?

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I've been using the one from the translator link at dictionary.com which I've found to be better than alta vista's babelfish. Are there better ones? Only interested in Spanish-English.Thanks

Jim en Cancún

Jul 9, 2002, 4:19 PM

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Jerezano

Jul 10, 2002, 6:29 PM

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Hello:Jim is as usual right. However, do NOT use the translator to move from English to Spanish. If you do, all your Mexican friends will think you are a comedian. Just try your best. They will love you for it. What Jim didn't mention is that the translations from Spanish to English can be hilarious and often are. Just one example: In a listing of agricultural products produced along the Nayarit coast, the word Mango, the fruit was translated as sleeve. Bare, like this it is just a bother. In context with all the other mistranslations, it was hilarious. And, ask Jim. He always gives good advice. Jerezano.

John R

Jul 10, 2002, 8:35 PM

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Most translators range from dangerous to hilarious if not heavily edited by hand. For an example of both, use google to find a Spanish-language site with a lot of references to Fidel Castro, hit the "translate this site" button and see what it does to the name.

Jim en Cancún

Jul 11, 2002, 4:56 AM

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I forgot that I have installed....

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Jacques

Jul 15, 2002, 1:44 AM

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It is the wordreference.com website.: ...a free program from Microsoft Internet Exporer--right off of the internet--takes about 30 seconds and I can't find the website and the only way I can get it is to hit the "recommend this site" button so I took the liberty of sending it to the people who posted to this thread.: For translations on the web you just select the word or words you want to translate so they are outlined then right click (it reprograms your mouse for this funtion)and it gives you an option of whether you want to translate the word(s)into English or Spanish. It is simple to install and handy for one word translations with--of course--the previously mentioned caveats.: It uses the Collins Spanish Concise Dictionary and can be set to translate from English to Spanish or vice versa.