English Translation Dictionaries

Translations between foreign languages and American English.

Sub-headings:

American-British

French-English

Gaelic-English

German-English

Greek-English

Italian-English

Japanese-English

Latin-English

Polish-English

Russian-English

Spanish-English

Resources in this category:

A Small Lexicon of Tsalagi Words
http://public.csusm.edu/guests/raven/cherokee.dir/cherlexi.h...

Tsalagi/Cherokee animal names, nouns, adjectives, verbs, names, and other miscellaneous items, compiled by a non-native speaker.

Basic English-Maltese Dictionary
http://aboutmalta.com/language/engmal.htm

This source, compiled by Grazio Falzon, is a non-searchable translation dictionary. It begins with a pronunciation guide, some explanation of definition abbreviations, and is then followed by the dictionary. You can jump to a particular letter of the alphabet and then scroll to find the English word you are looking for. A Maltese translation will be provided.

Capeller's Sanskrit-English Dictionary
http://www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/indologie/tamil/cap_search....

This source is a digital version of Capeller’s Sanskrit Dictionary, published in 1891, and it contains approximately 50,000. Users can search English to Sanskrit or Sanskrit to English and the transliteration is based on the Harvard-Hyoto convention. There is an example of this convention on the page.

Chinese Characters Dictionary Web
http://zhongwen.com/zi.htm

Search multiple online Chinese character dictionaries at once. You can search by Big5 character code, GB character code, English meaning, or bushou (radical).

A Concise Pahlavi Dictionary
http://webapps.uni-koeln.de/tamil/

This online dictionary translates from English to Pahlavi, and Pahlavi to English. It consists of approximately 4200 entries and searches are not case sensitive. Some entries even have a pronunciation key.

Czech Info Center: Essential Czech Phrases
http://www.czechinfocenter.com/e.mag/czech/czau.html

Twenty-seven important Czech words and phrases, with English equivalents and sound (.au) files.

Dictionary of Most Common Avesta Words
http://www.avesta.org/avdict/avdict.htm

This source is a non-searchable Avestan Dictionary. The dictionary is listed by Avestan word, and provides the root of the word, the number of times the word occurs in the Avesta case meaning, and then the English translation. Users can jump to a specific letter of the alphabet, and also look up pronunciations and abbreviations.

Dr. Bhanot's Maylay-English Cyber-Dictionary
http://dictionary.bhanot.net/

With this source, you can either search with a Maylay word or phrase and get its English Translation, or you can browse through the dictionary (sorted by Maylay word), and find its English translation. It does not work from English to Maylay.

Englisch <-> Deutsches Wörterbuch
http://dict.tu-chemnitz.de/

A forms-based index that translates a word in German to its English equivalent, or vice versa.

English to Portuguese Dictionary
http://www.if.ufrj.br/general/dictionary.html

Despite its title, this is actually an English-Portuguese glossary for travelers.

English-Estonian Dictionary
http://www.ibs.ee/dict/

A searchable index that translates a word in English to its Estonian equivalent, and vice versa.

Esperanto to English Translation Dictionary
http://wwwtios.cs.utwente.nl/traduk/EO-EN/Translate/

A searchable index that translates a word in Esperanto to its English equivalent, using the online Richardson vortaro. Also available in the opposite direction (English to Esperanto).

FreeTranslation.com
http://www.freetranslation.com/

A free service which uses machine translation to translate Web pages, e-mail messages, chat messages, and other text. Translations are not exact, but they do provide the "gist" of foreign language documents. Translation is available between English and the following languages: French, Spanish, German, Italian, and Portuguese.

Hawaiian Dictionaries
http://wehewehe.olelo.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/hdict

Online access to the Pukui/Elbert and Mâmaka Kaiao Hawaiian-English Dictionaries. Enter a word into the text field and receive its meaning.

I-DIC
http://idic.i-on.net/idic.php3

This source published by I-On Communications and is written completely in Korean. The dictionary translates at least from English to Korean, but it is unclear if it translates Korean to English.

Icelandic to English Dictionary
http://www.hugtakasafn.utn.stjr.is/

This source is written completely in the Icelandic language. However, an English speaking user can still figure out how to use it. Choose the translation criteria of "enska", which means English, and the English word will be translated into the Icelandic language.

The Internet Dictionary Project
http://www.june29.com/IDP/

Searchable translation dictionaries that translate between English and Spanish, Italian or German.

Internet Living Swahili Dictionary
http://www.kamusiproject.org/en/dictionaries_en.php

Worldwide collaborative project working to establish new dictionaries and learning resources for the Swahili language - Kiswahili. Search or browse dictionaries for English-Swahili, Swahili-English, or Russian-Swahili. Download resources as text files.

Islamic Dictionary
http://muttaqun.com/dictionary.html

English definitions of Arabic words and phrases that are important in Islam.

Lexin: Swedish-English Dictionary
http://www-lexikon.nada.kth.se/skolverket/swe-eng.shtml

Lin Yutang's Chinese-English Dictionary of Modern Usage
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/Lindict/

Web version of the original 1972 print version. The online version uses Hanyu Pinyin for romanization, with some Zuyin Fuhao support.

List of Yiddish Words and Expressions
http://www.pass.to/glossary/

This source is a list of Yiddish words and expressions. They are listed by the Yiddish term, and each term supplies an English translation. It does not have a search feature. Users can jump to a specific letter in the dictionary through the appropriate link. Users even have the opportunity to make a hard copy of the glossary.

MTA SZTAKI: English-Hungarian, Hungarian-English Online Dictionary
http://dict.sztaki.hu/dict_search.php?start=1&F=0&L=ENG:HUN:...

One of the Computer and Automation Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA STZAKI)'s online translating dictionaries.

Native Tongue - The Language of the Hawaiian Islands
http://www.aloha-hawaii.com/hawaii/native+tongue/

A brief glossary of several Hawaiian words.

The Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon
http://www.biblestudytools.net/Lexicons/Hebrew/

This source translates English words into Hebrew or vice versa using the King James Version Lexicon or the New American Standard Lexicon (both from the Bible). You can search or you can browse the two lexicons at your leisure. A user can also search for a word in either lexicon if you know its entry number "Strong’s Number" criteria.

On-Line Chinese Tools
http://www.mandarintools.com/

The dictionary feature on this site allows you to look up Chinese from pinyin or English. This site contains some additional great features such as Chinese flashcards, a Western-Chinese calendar converter, and a Chinese namer.

Online English to Indonesian to English Dictionary
http://www.freedict.com/onldict/ind.html

One of freedict's many online dictionaries.

Online English to Portuguese to English Dictionary
http://www.freedict.com/onldict/por.html

Another online translation dictionary from Freedict.com.

Online English to Swahili to English Dictionary
http://www.freedict.com/onldict/swa.html

Yet another online translating dictionary from Freedict.com.

Online English to Swedish to English Dictionary
http://www.freedict.com/onldict/swe.html

Translation lexicon from Freedict.com.

The Online Tibetan to English Translation/Dictionary Tool
http://www.gaugeus.com/ramblings/2006/12/6/tibetan-translati...

This is a program that requires Java, or a Java tool that takes Tibetan passages, divides them up into their components and translates them using online translating dictionaries. It is also known as an Online Tibetan Scanner.

Romanian Dictionaries Site
http://tradusrl.com/rome246.htm

This online dictionary translates, produced by Industrial Soft, translates words from English to Romanian, and Romanian to English. It also conjugates Romanian verbs. Users have the opportunity to download the dictionary for their personal computer, an the site also features many other useful tools with which to learn Romanian. The translator does not use special characters.

Romanian-English-Romanian Dictionary
http://dictionar.info.uvt.ro/index.php

As it says.

Searching Lexicon
http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/fun/welsh/LexiconForms.html

This source translates English words into Welsh and vice versa. Users have the option of translating whole words or partial words. Also, if a user clicks the "attempt" translations, it will give a list of "the exact translation", or what seem to be other translation possibilities or related words. This option can only be used for Welsh to English translations.

Small Dictionary: English - Galego
http://www.galego.org/english/dictionary.html

This is a Galego-English dictionary. It is not searchable. It is merely a list of words in both languages that you can browse.

Song of Azrael - Book of Biblical Hebrew
http://www.songofazrael.org/Hebrew/lexicon/lexicon-main.html

An online Biblical Hebrew to English dictionary.

Swedish idioms in painfully literal translation
http://home.swipnet.se/~w-52132/te3a/jokes/idiom.html

"Aficionados of the Swedish language like to collect idioms and amuse each other by translating them literally." Accepts submissions.

Swedish-English Dictionary
http://www-lexikon.nada.kth.se/skolverket/sve-eng.shtml

Swedish-English-Swedish dictionary. Lexin svensk-engelskt lexikon.

Tibetan-English-Dictionary of Buddhist Teaching & Practice
http://www.diamondway-buddhism.org/diction/diction.htm

"The Dharma Dictionary is an ongoing project involved in compiling Buddhist terminology and translation terms to bridge the Tibetan and English languages. Begun in 1979, it has slowly grown to a database of approx 5 megabytes with 65,000 entries. The Dharma Dictionary is a compilation of: verified entries from existing dictionaries, word-lists and glossaries selected on a practical usage basis; terminology used by translators of the present day who have received extensive teachings from living Buddhist masters; selected definitions and clarifications from classical literary works; information of literary personages, sacred places, and names of scriptures. The Dharma Dictionary spans the areas of being an extensive glossary, a list of usage of Buddhist terms in present day works of translation, a massive amount of dictionary entries, a lexicography of places, people and literary works, and an encyclopedic covering of topics of importance to the Buddhist world."

Tiscali Reference Phrase Books
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/phrases/

This site includes Phrase Finders for German, French, Italian, and Spanish. Each Phrase Finder includes common terms and phrases, along with grammar and pronunciation guides, and translation dictionaries (to and from English). They are especially helpful for travelers and people who are studying these languages.

The Universal Translator Assistant Project
http://members.aol.com/JPKlingon/uta/

The first and only open source tool for a variety of Science Fiction Languages. It includes languages from Star Wars, Star Trek, and other such sources. For example: Klingon, Vulcan, Romulan, and Rihansu. This source consists of online dictionaries, as well as java-based tools, galactic phrasebooks, and a Romulan Message Generator. Plus, look for REAL Extraterrestrial Messages!

Virdainas - A Sûdovian Dictionary
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/6623/

"Virdainas is the dictionary of the Sûdovian language. The Sûdovians were also known by the names -Yotvingians, Jatvingians, Yatviags." The dictionary lists words from English to Sûdovian and vice versa. Under a section called Conversation, common Sûdovian phrases are translated into English.

Virtual Bangladesh: Dictionary
http://www.virtualbangladesh.com/dictionary.php

With this source you can type in an English word and find its translation in either Romanized Bangla, or Bangla Script. You can also click through the "Translation Schema" and learn how the Bangla word is pronounced. This dictionary does not work from Bangla to English.

VoyCabulary
http://www.voycabulary.com/

"VoyCabulary is a powerful web tool which will link web pages or phrases to online references like dictionaries or thesauruses -- This provides a convenient and speedy way to lookup words quickly and efficiently, without disrupting your normal web browsing... If you don't want to process a webpage, but have some text (maybe from a word processor), you may simply cut and paste it into the textbox and VoyCabulary will process it as well." Voycabulary includes an English Dictionary/Thesaurus as well as Medical, Acronym, and Computer dictionaries. Translations are available to and from English to Spanish, German, French, Japanese, Dutch, Swedish, Portuguese, Russian, Hungarian, and Welsh.

Zhongwen.com: Chinese Characters and Culture
http://zhongwen.com/

"This website counters the simplistic myth of character inferiority by translating traditional Chinese character etymologies into English to show how Chinese themselves have used and understood the symbols they created." All characters in GIF format. Uses frames. Also has lists of Chinese dynasties, Chinese names of famous Chinese-Americans, common Taiwanese pronunciations, and common Chinese surnames, among other things.