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Bilingual dictionary

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A bilingual dictionary is a dictionary that translates words or phrases from one language to another. Bilingual dictionaries can be either mono-directional, meaning it translates only from language A to language B, or can be bi-directional, translating to and from both languages. The bi-directional bilingual dictionary usually groups words of one language alphabetically, with corresponding translations, in one section of the dictionary, dedicating the other section to the other language.

Contents

  • 1 Challenges for the bilingual dictionary
  • 2 Bilingual dictionary formats
  • 3 Using a bilingual dictionary
  • 4 See also
  • 5 External links

Challenges for the bilingual dictionary

Perhaps the most difficult aspect of creating a bilingual dictionary is the fact that lexemes or words cover more than one area of meaning, but these multiple meanings don't correspond to a single word in the target language. For example, in English, a ticket can get you into the movie theater, or can be given to you by a police officer for exceeding the posted speed limit. In Spanish these two meanings are not covered by one word as in English, but rather two different words: boleto and infracción.

Bilingual dictionary formats

Bilingual dictionaries are available in a number of formats, and often include a grammar reference and usage examples.

  • Printed dictionaries - Printed dictionaries range from small pocket-sized editions to exhaustive multi-volume works.
  • Handheld Electronic dictionaries - Electronic dictionaries are small devices that receive input via a miniature keyboard, voice recognition or a scanning device that reads printed text, and outputs the translation on a small LCD screen or speaks the translation audibly.
  • Dictionary programs - Computer software that runs on a Personal computer and allows you to translate words or phrases.
  • Online dictionaries - Online dictionaries are often easy to search, but not always free to use, and in some cases lack the credibility of printed and electronic dictionaries.
  • Phrase books - Phrase books are not usually considered dictionaries in the traditional sense of the word, but can serve the same purpose in a primitive fashion.
  • Visual dictionaries - A visual dictionary is a printed dictionary that relies primarily on illustrations to provide the user with a reliable way of identifying the correct translation. Visual dictionaries are often multi-lingual rather than bilingual-- instead of containing translations between two languages they often cover four or more languages.

Using a bilingual dictionary

One of the most important things to remember when using a bilingual dictionary is to always do a reverse lookup. In the above-mentioned example in English and Spanish of the word ticket, after finding that ticket is translated into boleto and infracción in the English-Spanish dictionary, it is advisable to look up both of those Spanish words in the Spanish-English section to help you identify which one has the meaning you are looking for. Electronic and online dictionaries can often help you do a reverse lookup quicker than with printed dictionaries.

See also

  • Dictionary
  • Translation dictionary
  • Machine Translation
  • Computer-Assisted Translation
  • Mariano Velazquez de la Cadena

External links

Sample bilingual dictionaries online

  • [1] Travlang 18+ language pairs
  • [2] Tomísimo Spanish <-> English
  • [3] Leo German <-> English
  • GSB Konkani (Amchigele) <-> English Dictionary (Online)
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