Can anybody recommend a good collaborative online translation tool? Not an automated translator, something to help manage and co-ordinate a translation workflow in a team of people. [more inside]
posted by tkbarbarian on Dec 1, 2009 - 6 answers

Is there a Medieval Linguist in the house? I need a very short conversation between Cistercian nuns in Saxony translated into Medieval Latin. Any help so I don't sound like a complete idiot warmly welcomed. [more inside]
posted by The Whelk on Oct 23, 2009 - 7 answers

I am looking for translations for the words "twin" and "sister". I have used babelfish and other sites but really want the pronunciation not just foreign writings I can't decipher. Also, translations in other languages not listed such as different Native American tribal translations. Help?!
posted by madmamasmith on Oct 14, 2009 - 24 answers

Chinese Translation Filter: What is the best translation of, "a woman ahead of her time." [more inside]
posted by hybridvigor on Sep 16, 2009 - 3 answers

How do I become a better translator for the open source project that I'm volunteering for? [more inside]
posted by Foci for Analysis on Jun 6, 2009 - 2 answers

Does anyone know of any online tools/software that can translate a web site from English to Spanish "on the fly", with no frame and with the ability to use your own list of word translation "exceptions"? [more inside]
posted by dacoit on Mar 11, 2009 - 3 answers

I am making a door-sized poster for my classroom that will have two phrases in fifteen languages: “We speak German” and “We learn/are learning German.” I have German, French, Russian and Romanian covered. I need eleven more. [more inside]
posted by vkxmai on Mar 7, 2009 - 41 answers

Should I be a french translator/interpeter and how? [more inside]
posted by kenzi23 on Jan 6, 2009 - 6 answers

Does anyone know the original french to this quote, "perfection is a lot of little things done well"? [more inside]
posted by ecks on Dec 16, 2008 - 7 answers

Is there a program I can download/buy/steal/borrow that can "read" scanned pictures of letters and transform them into digital text, like the letters I'm typing right now? Ideally this would include the unique letters and diacritical marks in many other languages like Portuguese, French, Russian, and Chinese. I ask because I would like to start reading the strange and fanciful books I've obtained overseas by scanning the pages and running them through the web 2.5 choiceness that is Google Fish. [more inside]
posted by dgaicun on Dec 13, 2008 - 10 answers

German translation, as direct as possible, of the phrase "singing the glow"? [more inside]
posted by kalapierson on Nov 2, 2008 - 7 answers

Macedonia is all about a page I made and I'd love to know why. Translation request inside! [more inside]
posted by soma lkzx on Oct 22, 2008 - 7 answers

I am looking for interesting uses of the prefix 'mu' (無) in Japanese. I want to find an example of mu's general use that attains to its meaning as -less or an absence of. The example I have currently, 無線 'musen' meaning 'wireless', is a little boring. [more inside]
posted by 0bvious on Aug 8, 2008 - 14 answers

Please help me with a fun multilingual translation? Quick and easy, all languages needed. [more inside]
posted by Meatbomb on Aug 5, 2008 - 42 answers

LanguageFilter : What is the most common word for "cars" in Spanish and in Portugese? Is it coches or carros? What is the difference between the two words and what are their etymologies?
posted by zaebiz on Jun 19, 2008 - 23 answers

?Russian? translation of this document required
posted by lungtaworld on Jun 5, 2008 - 8 answers

Anybody read Polish? Or know about Stan Nonin? [more inside]
posted by amtho on May 15, 2008 - 5 answers

Can someone provide an Ancient Greek translation for "love of style?" [more inside]
posted by oddman on May 7, 2008 - 6 answers

I saw this symbol or statement on a car recently. Can anyone help translate or tell me what it means?
posted by capcuervo on May 2, 2008 - 5 answers

How do you say "Damn kids, get off my lawn!" in Latin? [more inside]
posted by Pastabagel on Mar 25, 2008 - 17 answers

How do you say " I got hit (in the head) by....(something)" I have to do an oral presentation in spanish but Im not sure how to say I was....i got hit? Im telling a story of when i got hit in the head with a swing...i have to use imperfect and preterite tense....any ideas
posted by madmamasmith on Mar 1, 2008 - 10 answers

I need to prepare some labels with seven different languages printed in their own written language. [more inside]
posted by tellurian on Feb 24, 2008 - 9 answers

Khmer/Cambodian and Lao/Laotian food translations? [more inside]
posted by macsigler on Feb 15, 2008 - 4 answers

What does "acueta" mean? I'm guessing that's Spanish, but Google Translate's not helping. It might not be a word at all, but that's why I'm asking. [more inside]
posted by drea on Feb 8, 2008 - 9 answers

What does the German word Erbpräfektor mean? I have some genealogical data in German. I don't speak German. The data mentions a man whose occupation was Erbpräfektor. What does that mean? If context helps, he lived in Germany in the 19th Century. My dead tree German-English dictionary fails me, as does dict.cc and Babel Fish.
posted by thinman on Feb 2, 2008 - 15 answers

Esperantists: I want to send a friend a valentine in Esperanto. What should it say? Also, what design should I draw on the card? [more inside]
posted by Pallas Athena on Jan 30, 2008 - 4 answers

I am interested in the mimetic and narrative capacities of artefacts, how cultural remnants transmit information through time and how meaning is translated once an artefact is re-appropriated or examined from a new perspective. I have several avenues of study at the moment (a list in extended explanation), but would like some more ideas. Areas of critical theory, linguistics, evolutionary psychology and poetics are all relevant. [more inside]
posted by 0bvious on Jan 27, 2008 - 12 answers

A repository of large flashcard-suitable translation lists? [more inside]
posted by tkolar on Jan 6, 2008 - 2 answers

I'm looking for a cool Kanji/Hanji nickname that I will use to identify my Kendo/Kumdo equipment bags. [more inside]
posted by forforf on Jan 3, 2008 - 8 answers

LostintranslationFilter: "Hang on to your grandmas!" [more inside]
posted by dondiego87 on Dec 18, 2007 - 11 answers

Maxime, si tu vis, cupio contendere tecum. Need help translating this "detestable Latin hexameter" (well, that's what the 1911 Britannica called it, anyway). [more inside]
posted by mediareport on Dec 16, 2007 - 15 answers

I'm looking for popular books, novels, magazines, comic books...in European French (not Canadian French). I'd also like to be able to easily order/purchase them from home (preferably from places like Amazon.com). [more inside]
posted by iamkimiam on Dec 4, 2007 - 8 answers

I'm a native Spanish speaker who is also fluent in English. I'm interested in taking on translating jobs on the side (tranlsating documents, for example, keeping it to the written form). What steps do I need to take to get started? [more inside]
posted by DrGirlfriend on Oct 19, 2007 - 5 answers

Translate into Spanish, please.... [more inside]
posted by wafaa on Oct 5, 2007 - 14 answers

How do you say "Thank you very much for joining us today. It is a pleasure to have you with us" in Kirundi or at least Swahili?
posted by Baby_Balrog on Sep 1, 2007 - 4 answers

Does anyone know the German word that means, roughly, 'accidental expert'? [more inside]
posted by jack_mo on Sep 1, 2007 - 7 answers

How would I go about saying "You're my queen, and I love you" in Punjabi? [more inside]
posted by Solomon on Jul 2, 2007 - 6 answers

I need some very simple phrases translated from English into Spanish. [more inside]
posted by Optimus Chyme on Jun 7, 2007 - 28 answers

How does one say hotlink, download/save, and hosting provider in French, German, Japanese, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, and Hindi? [more inside]
posted by Mr. Gunn on Jun 4, 2007 - 16 answers

Help me speak and write two phrases in Farsi. [more inside]
posted by perissodactyl on Apr 29, 2007 - 2 answers

Which translation of the Qur'ān should I read? [more inside]
posted by Aloysius Bear on Mar 24, 2007 - 9 answers

How does a language decide when to translate a common word in a foriegn place name? [more inside]
posted by xetere on Mar 8, 2007 - 20 answers

Has Finnegans Wake ever been translated? How?
posted by dead_ on Oct 20, 2006 - 36 answers

I need some charming / funny examples of mistakes made by native Dutch or French speakers whilst learning English.
posted by Black Spring on Oct 3, 2006 - 24 answers

Need help translating a Ukrainian grave marker. [more inside]
posted by Zozo on Aug 29, 2006 - 10 answers

Can anyone tell me what this Arabic inscription says (if it is Arabic) and what the insignia represents? Photograph and a little [more inside]
posted by fire&wings on Aug 12, 2006 - 4 answers

Do you have any connotations, good or bad, with the word PLING! (yes, written just like that)? [more inside]
posted by melixxa600 on Aug 12, 2006 - 49 answers

Can I trust Google's translations of English to Korean, Japanese, and Chinese? [more inside]
posted by The Deej on Apr 11, 2006 - 23 answers

Latin speakers: What is Latin for the expression 'Boys will be boys'? [more inside]
posted by BorgLove on Mar 25, 2006 - 10 answers

Guidance for locating translators for diverse and specific languages? [more inside]
posted by cortex on Mar 6, 2006 - 13 answers