Language Links

Here you will find links to dictionaries, pages in relations to languages,
and other pages of interest to translators. The page contains the following headings:
Glossaries with Computer Terminology,Other Specialized Glossaries,
Links to Glossaries, Other Language Pages,
Information for Translators, and Other Pages of Interest.
If you need a bit of cheering up, click the links at the very bottom!

(Note: Specialised Swedish glossaries can now be found on Svenska sidan!)

Translators spend a lot of time searching for terminology.
You can find tips on how to do research quickly and effectively
on the Internet on Susan Larsson's comprehensive information page Glossary Search Tips.

Glossaries

General Computer Related Terminology

Microsoft glossaries
Microsoft's FTP with glossaries for many languages.
Directory of translation
Descriptions of computer related terms in multiple languages.
Dictionary of PC Hardware and Data Communication Terms
Searchable database maintained by Mitchell Shnier. English explanations.

Macintosh Specific Terminology
NCSA Mosaic Mac Glossary
English glossary with Macintosh terminology.

Internet Terminology
NetGlos
The Multilingual Glossary of Internet Terminology.
CNet
Cnet's searchable glossary with explanations of Internet and computer terms. English.
Java glossary
Maintained by Dick Botting.

Acronyms and Abbreviations
The WorldWideWeb Acronym and Abbreviation Server
Computer oriented acronyms and abbreviations.

Other Specialized Glossaries

Animals, nature and environment
Fish glossary
Names of saltwater fishes in Swedish, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and last, but not least, in Latin.
Everythin about fishes
A fisk dictionary in 19 languages, fish and fish products, at the moment more than 23,000 ord. By Anders Ivarsson.
IUFRO Hotline
The IUFRO Terminology Hotline includes experts in forest-related fields who are ready to answer terminological questions. Directory of Experts in over 100 forest-related topics, from "agroforestry" to "zoology". (Very interesting initiative!).
Business
Business Glossary
Washington Post.
Glossary of Terms
Business terminology explained in English.
Economy
TermFinance
A four-language glossary on derivative instruments.
Education
Swedish-English glossary, education and research
PDF from the Swedish Government.
Food and Drink
The Food Lover's Glossary
Description of food terms in English. Maintained by Culinary Software Services Inc.
Food lexicon
English, French, German, Danish, and Dutch.
Medicine
Dictionary of Cell Biology
Maintained by Julian Dow.
Multilingual Glossary of technical and popular medical terms
Commissioned by The European Commission (DG III) and executed by Heymans Institute of Pharmacology and Mercator School, Department of applied Linguistics.
Medical Online Dictionaries & Glossaries
Links to medical glossaries. Maintained by André Fairchild.
Military
Glossary of information warfare terms
Institute for the advanced study of information warfare (IASIW).
Military glossary
Maintained by Göran Lindenberg. English and Swedish.
Photography/TV/Video/Film
Filmskaparens ordlista
An English-Swedish glossary from Voodoo film. And the same glossary with descriptions of the terms can be found here.
Technical
Italian-English Technical Glossary
Maintained by Mike Farrell.
Telecommunications
Nothing at the moment.
Vehicles
Aircraft
Glossary with explanation of aircraft related terms.
Land Rover Dictionary
Engish, German, Finnish, Swedish and French.
MC-Poolen
English-Swedish lexicon.
Miscellaneous
Chinese
Searchable English/Swedish/Chinese dictionary maintained by Leif-Jöran Olsson.
Fencing Dictionary
English/French fencing glossary.
OneLook Dictionaries
Claims to index 252310 words in 62 dictionaries, maintained by Stonehenge Internet Communications.
Glossary of Musical Terms
HNH International Ltd.
Glossary of Water Terms
Maintained by Pura Inc.
E mark terms
SP Sveriges Provnings- och Forskningsinstitut, packaging terms in Swedish, English, German and French.
Units of Measurement
A dictionary of measurements.
Odin - Det nordiske skoledatanet - Ordbog
Lexicon with around 10,000 words that differ between Danish, Norwegian and Swedish.
Soap Making Glossary
English glossary with description of soap terms.

General Dictionaries
Swenglish!
Ordlista.
Termium
Information about the Translation Bureau of the Government of Canada's CD-ROM database.
Skolverkets Swedish-English dictionary
Yes, a Swedish-English dictionary!
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition
The database currently has about 110,000 entries. Dated, but maybe of interest.
EUR-Lex
European Union law in 11 languages! Excellent as a glossary!

Links to Glossaries
Uppslagsverk
Links to lots glossaries (Swedish page).
Language Dictionaries and Translators
Dictionaries.
Pedro's Dictionaries
Links to all sorts of glossaries.
Gruzovik's Global Glossaries Guide
Lots of glossaries.
Encyberpedia
Extensive list of specialized dictionaries and glossaries maintained by Monte Cristo.
Vocabulary Online
Comprehensive list of glossaries.

Other Language Pages
Human Languages
Information on the languages of the world. Many links.
Noam Chomskys Home Page
Professor of linguistics.
The Bilingual Families Web Page
Information about and for bilingual families. Se also information on mailinglist.
Grammar and Style Notes.
Jack Lynch's page about English grammar.
Words, words, words!
Fine-looking Language Site maintained by Anne-Li Lindqvist.
African Studies
Africa-Related Software & Language Information.
LOGOS selected links
Extensive list of useful links to other linguistic resources sorted by country.
TNC - The Swedish Centre for Terminology
Terminology, information and ordering info about glossaries.
The LEXIGRAF Web Page
Contains quite detailed description of the development of natural sciences multilingual lexicography project and the tools evolved round it.
Yamada Language Guides
A guide to language resources on the World Wide Web. Fonts and other language related links.
Terminology surveys in France
Summary of results.
Lexitec Dictionaries
Lextic publishes dictionaries. Interesting information and links, Finnish interest.
Cliché Finder
Over 3,300 clichés indexed.
The Wordsmyth Educational Dictionary-Thesaurus
The Wordsmyth Educational Dictionary-Thesaurus (WEDT) contains 50,000 headwords, and very precisely defined and hyperlinked synonyms.
Norwegian Translators Web
Information mainly for Norwegian translators.
Swedish Philippine Lexicon
Glossaries between Swedish and English and Tagalog, Cebuano and Illogno (languages of the Philippines) compiled by Jan Edmund Carlsen.

Information for Translators
The Translator's Home Companion
Information and links to glossaries, translation companies, etc.
Translation information page
Links to companies and other info pages.
The Translator and the Current Services of the Internet
Proseminar paper by Anukaisa Alanen (tranuk@uta.fi) presented at University of Tampere, Finland, Department of Translation, April 29, 1996.
Forskningscentralen för de inhemska språken
The Swedish departments link page. Information and links mainly for Nordic translators. Swedish page.
Institut für Translationswissenschaft
Innsbruck University.
International Translation Rates Survey
By Michael Benis.
Translation Journal
Interesting articles and information for translators. A new issue every month.
Transborder Tips and Traps
Creating or retrofitting software for another country requires attention to myriad technical details involving language, translation, and interface. Interesting article by L. Chris Miller, a computer consultant in Washington, D.C.
Terminology Forum
This is a forum for those who are interested in principles and methods of terminological research and work. Terminology work is practised in many companies and organisations, terminology centres and standardizing organisations etc. Translators, subject specialists, terminologists, librarians, LSP teachers, information specialists and many others are involved with searching, using and collecting terminologies. Maintained by Anita Nuopponen.
Norge oversetterforum
Information for Norwegian translators.
Department of Modern Finnish and Translation
Information for Finnsig translators.
Austraat Seminars and Consulting
On Software Localization.
Translation Research Group TTT.org
Translation, Theory and Technology (TTT.org) is maintained by the Translation Research Group of Brigham Young University's Department of Linguistics. As the name suggest, TTT.org provides information about language theory and technology, particularly relating to translation.
Silicon Valley Localization Forum
Maintained by TGP Consulting.
TSK
Centralen för Teknisk Terminologi (TSK) offers termonology services to everybody who needs information about terms or assistance in glossary maintenance. Most of the pages are in Finnish, but some information is also in Swedish or English.
Nordterm
Term bank for the Nordic languages.
TradeMatch
Export and trade services. TradeMatch assists companies to benefit from international trade opportunities through new markets, partners and customers overseas.
The Translation Reference Centre
Information for translators.

Other Pages of Interest
Currency Converter
Converting your prices to the customers currency.

Mistranslations galore ...
None (?) at the moment...

General Computer Related Terminology

Macintosh Specific Terminology

Internet Terminology

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Animals, nature and environment

Business

Economy

Education

Food and Drink

Medicine

Military

Photography/TV/Video/Film

Technical

Telecommunications

Vehicles

Miscellaneous

General Dictionaries