Below is a list of translation tools to ease the burden of translation and improve efficiency, consistency, and quality.
GOOGLE TRANSLATION – translate.google.com
It is a translation tool that instantly translates words, phrases, and web pages between English and over 100 other languages.
BING TRANSLATOR - www.bing.com/translator
It is a Microsoft translator tool that supports several languages with a built-in auto-detection that can translate uploaded documents and allows users to vote translations either up or down depending on the accuracy. Users can make use of the spoken word feature for some of the languages supported and the bookmarks in any browser using one click.
LINGUEE - www.linguee.com
Is a free online bilingual dictionary, which provides millions of translations in the language pair of your choice, as well as word equivalents.
THE FREE DICTIONARY – www.thefreedictionary.com
It is a dictionary, thesaurus, and encyclopedia in just one place. Get free access to medical, financial, and legal dictionaries, an extensive collection of idioms, acronyms, quotes, and several languages besides English, such as Spanish, French, Portuguese and Japanese. The encyclopedia also has sections updated regularly, providing users a word or article of the day. The free mobile application is compatible with iOS and Android devices.
PROZ - www.proz.com
Home to the world’s largest translation network, ProZ is a portal for professional translators who wish to collaborate in terms of translation, dictionaries, training, as well as receive access to discounts on translation tools. Translators can ask questions and join forum discussions, too.
REVERSO TRANSLATION - www.reverso.net
It is another amazing bit of software that is currently being used by more than six million people around the world. You can easily translate words and phrases into several languages such as French, German, Spanish, English, Italian, and Arabic, to name a few.
You can share your translated text with other people through Twitter, Facebook, and e-mail with ease. This tool is a great alternative to Google Translate and it can be used on Windows, Android, and iOS platforms.
WordReference - www.wordreference.com
It is another free bilingual dictionary. It has several features including a discussion forum, explanations of grammar rules, and verb conjugations.
IATE - iate.europa.eu
It is the European Union’s official database. It gathers and manages EU-specific terminology, and it has entries in 25 languages. IATE also organizes your search results regarding fields of expertise.
OMEGAT - omegat.org
It is a free and open-source translation memory tool. It allows the translation process to be faster. It also supports more than 30 online formats.
Which other free translation tools can you add to this list? Have you used any of them? What are their pros and cons?