 On Alias, Sydney seems
to have some sort of magic ability to speak any language known to
man. The rest of us, unfortunately, are not similarly blessed. But
the time may come when you need to add a few words or phrases in
another language to your fic (personally, I don't like much more
than that, as I think it interrupts the flow). These are some sites
to help you do it.
general
AltaVista Babel Fish: Translates text from English to Chinese,
French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish,
and vice versa (courtesy
Thorne).
Free Translation:
Translates text from English to Spanish, French, German, Italian and
Dutch, and vice versa.
Google
Language Tools: Translates text from English to German, Spanish,
French, Italian and Portuguese, and vice versa. Also lets you search
the Web in an obscene number of languages.
The
Alternative Dictionary: Slang and swear words in just about any
language you can think up (courtesy
Thorne).
Aussie Slang:
Although the focus is Australian slang, it has a link to "global
slang & dialects directory," which is a fairly extensive look at
slang in a number of languages.
russian
Dima
Chirkin English-Russian Dictionary: A great site that lets you
search and translates English or Russian words in a fairly extensive
dictionary (courtesy
Thorne).
The Alternative Russian Dictionary: Slang and swear words, in
Russian. Great fun (courtesy
Thorne). |
