The importance of having the right tools:

Glossaries, specialized dictionaries and termbases are considered to be highly important for those involved in the translation industry.

As reference materials, they satisfy the need for quality, which is the top priority when translating. In addition they could save you up valuable time and offer you the required confidence.

Glossaries & Dictionaries:

Here you can find a selection of glossaries and dictionaries. The list is updated regularly, so if you have something that you would like me to add, feel free to send me an email by using the contact form.

John Conington

“A translator ought to endeavor not only to say what his author has said, but to say it as he has said it.”

Ludwig Wittgenstein

“The limits of my language
means
the limits of my world.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“He who knows no foreign languages knows nothing of his own.”

Ludwig Wittgenstein

“The limits of my language
mean
the limits of my world.”

Geoffrey Willans

“You can never understand one language until you understand at least two.”

Frank Smith

“One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way.”

George Eliot

“All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation.”

Anthony Burgess

“Translation is not a matter of words only: it is a matter of making intelligible a whole culture.”

Language facts. Did you know?

GREEK

  1. Greek has been spoken for more than 3,000 years, making it one of the oldest languages in Europe.
  2. The Greek alphabet was the first to use vowels.
  3. About 30% of the English vocabulary consists directly or indirectly of words of Classical Greek origin.

  1. “I am.” is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
  2. “Pronunciation” is the word which is most mispronounced in the English language!
  3. Approximately one new word is added to the English language every two hours.

  1. It’s the third most commonly taught language worldwide.
  2. The first printed book was written in German.
  3. English and German share 60% of their vocabulary.

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