translate each of the following english words (notecards, beach towel,
tea, spa eye pads, foot spray, cosmetic bag, body lotion, socks, foot
cream,aromatherapy, candle and necklace) into the following languages:
(Swedish, German, Italian, Spanish, French,and Greek) |
Clarification of Question by
smwwggl246-ga
on
31 Jul 2003 17:42 PDT
translate english words to other "languages" as listed in original question...
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
31 Jul 2003 18:49 PDT
I can translate individual common words for you into multiple
languages, but phrases (beach towel, foot spray) and compund words
(notecards) are harder to come by.
For instance, tea would be:
Swedish -- te
German -- Tee
Italian -- tè
Spanish -- tè
French -- thé
Greek -- τσάι
but words like aromatherapy and notecard, aren't likely to show up.
Are you interested in my posting the words that are available as an
answer to your question? I can also show you how to use available
tools on the web to easily do translations of other words into
multiple languages, from Arabic to Yiddish!
Let me know.
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
31 Jul 2003 18:51 PDT
Sorry...the Greek alphabet looked OK when I wrote it, but obviously
didn't survive the posting process.
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Request for Question Clarification by
ldcdc-ga
on
31 Jul 2003 20:11 PDT
Answering this question and providing you with verifiable sources such
as websites could prove to be tough, if not too tough. I have a simple
solution for your need. I think the translations can be easily
obtained by using IRC (maybe you know it as mIRC)
(http://www.mirc.com) and joining channels such as Italy, Italia,
Germany etc.
I think that a simple question on such channels would be enough. One
could easily get the translations this way. It might be a little
trickier with the Greek translation though, because of their alphabet.
But, that's just one problem, and with a little bit of luck, a really
helpful Greek person could provide those translations in a Word
document.
I actually tried the method on the "Italia" channel. Someone answered
my question immediately. Not a complete answer, but... it was just an
experiment.
Would such translations be considered acceptable? If not for all the
words, maybe for the expressions?
Regards,
ldcdc-ga
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Request for Question Clarification by
mvguy-ga
on
31 Jul 2003 22:03 PDT
Smwwggl246-ga -- Here's a suggestion: I suggest you cancel this
question, then ask six questions, one for each language, and pay $5
each.
The reason I suggest this is because it is very difficult for a person
who doesn't know a language to provide a good translation. A good
translation for these terms cannot be had simply by looking up the
words in a dictionary! I know Spanish, but in order to give you good
translations for a couple of the terms I would want to look up those
terms in context (possibly by looking for a Spanish spa web site). I
would also, for example, probably provide you with more than one
translation for some terms so you get the best word. (An example is
"candle." A candle that might be used in aromatherapy wouldn't
necessarily be translated by the same word as a candle used in
worship.) I could with confidence tell you I was providing good
terminology, but I certainly couldn't do that for the other languages.
Any, just a thought. I do believe you'd receive a much more
satisfactory answer from six questions than from one.
Sincerely,
Mvguy-ga
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