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Which Software or application you use for translation

Lavanya @Lavanya15 (12888) • Chennai, India 28 Jul 20

Hi friends, For generally I use Google translator for translation purposes which I need. But some suggest lot of others too. Can I know which software or app you use for translation purposes my friends??

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Book Review Jokha Alharthi Celestial Bodies

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 16 Feb 20

2010 - Sandstone Press - Translated by Marilyn Booth in 2019. An important award winning novel, the first novel written in Oman to be translated into English, for which it earned the 2019 Man Booker Prize (an award for work in...

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Book Review Domenico Starnone Ties

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 21 Jan 20

2014 – Europa Press –Translated from the Italian by Jumpha Lahiri – Spoiler alerts. The story of a bitterly dysfunctional family, not so much like the Simpsons as like the Taylor-Burton pairing in the film version of Edward...

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It seems I Forgotten My Lessons

[eds] @ZedSmart (19839) • Philippines 14 Nov 19

One Facebook user under my Friend’s list posted a short note in Stenography. I tried to translate the note because I learned short hand words and phrases before but I was surprise because I was not able to read the whole content...

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Book Review Olga Tokarczuk Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 7 Nov 19

Spoiler alerts – 2009 – Translated from the Polish by Antonia Lloyd-Jones Among an estimated 3,000 book I have read in my life, (going by my lists on Goodreads), I can number very few as being penned by winners of the Nobel Prize...

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Today is celebrated as"World Translation Day"!!

Rashna Gandhi @Rashnag (30597) • Surat, India 30 Sep 19

Hi guys. Today I.e. 30th September is celebrated as "World Translation Day". The job of a translator is so important if we get to see as there are many businesses where you need a translator who acts as a mediator for...

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I Wish I’m Articulate enough

[eds] @ZedSmart (19839) • Philippines 20 Sep 18

with English language. It's not the language I used to although it is taught at schools. Sometimes, I find it difficult to express my thoughts because of my limited grasps of vocabulary. When you Google local words for...

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Book Review Chaucer The Canterbury Tales – Melibee

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 2 Feb 18

When you buy a book you don’t expect the translator to leave out chapters and stories he dislikes, but that is exactly what Nevill Coghill does with the Tale of Melibee in the Penguin translation of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. I...

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What do you do to make yourself happy?

belmeros @belmeros (256) • Marrakesh, Morocco 19 Sep 17

When I was a kid, I had just like an attachment with radios. I used to have a small radio. I usually listen to different radio stations, especially in rainy nights. Those were my happiest moments of my childhood. Now, there is no...

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Translation isn't always easy

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382240) • Rockingham, Australia 26 Aug 17

We are in a very pleasant camping ground in France at the moment. We have shade for our motor-home and the toilet block is nearby although we do have a toilet in the vehicle. Some camping sites are better than others but this...

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Ouf! I am done.

frankie2013 @frankie2013 (380) • Canada 3 Aug 17

Yes, today I finished the translation from English to French of the book by Erica Verrillo entitled in English: " Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Treatment Guide, 2nd Edition" (Syndrome de fatigue chronique: un guide de traitement,...

translation

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Taglish: Household Terms

hereandthere @hereandthere (45628) • Philippines 24 Jun 17

My siblings and I were born and raised in Metro Manila so we're used to Taglish, which is a mix of Tagalog/Filipino (the Philippines' national language) and English. However, Filipino Mylotters based in the provinces probably...

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Translation

ahmed yassin @gullver (561) • Egypt 8 Jan 17

I have been working as a freelance translator for 5 months, it is just a start and I consider myself translator under training, I see this work is very difficult because of the necessity of acquiring good knowledge about idioms...

translation

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Didn't I Just Say That??

STOUTjodee @STOUTjodee (3670) • United States 6 Oct 16

Oh, my goodness yesterday was NOT my day for people listening to me. Now, often times it's understandable on writing sites that the words get lost in translation, but when you're face to face!!! Or maybe it's just...

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A very good lecturer

s sivasubrahmanyam @shivamani10 (11035) • Hyderabad, India 2 Aug 16

I was very naughty and stupid in the Department of Foreign Language. One day each student was giving a sentence and the lecturer was telling how to tell it in the Spanish language. The Lecturer happened to be a young lady....

i love you

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spanish

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Yes, I don't (or the confusion of languages)

Denise @petatonicsca (7070) • Japan 29 Feb 16

In English, if someone says, "Do you have a pen?" you would answer, "No, I don't." In Japanese, if you say, "Didn't you bring your book?" you would answer, "No, I did." Often our bilingual and trilingual kids will answer...

language

positive and negative

dialects

translation

linguistics

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Diary – Tuesday 6th October 2015

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 7 Oct 15

A lapse back to quiet today with not too much to do other than a few errands for my Mum. I went for her lottery tickets for her which is usually routine as she uses the same numbers every week, but the lottery organizers have...

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Chinese Translation Work Available Online

Paul Kuehn @pauliek (287) • Udon Thani, Thailand 13 Aug 15

About 10-15 years ago, I did a lot of Chinese translation work when I worked for the government. I would like to get back to doing this work with online work. Can anyone suggest any online translation operations for someone who...

What is your best home based online business in 2014?

Milikyas Feyisa @Feyisa (1) 29 Dec 14

I have been looking for the best online home based businesses that pays good in 2014.Personally, I like typing and translation specially to Amharic Language. So please share me a website that legitimate and pays good.

typing

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Do You Know Khmer/Cambodian?

slyvixen42 @slyvixen42 (926) • United States 6 May 14

Can anyone help me find out what these surnames mean? I know they are supposed to have meanings associated with virtues. I'm sorry, but I don't know how to spell them in Khmer. The names I'm trying to find out about are : Im, Kim,...