Anyone know any good translators?

[Lord Herman]

Hi there,

When preparing my sessions or writing a background for a character, I like to throw in the odd expression or word from another (fictional or real) language. I use online translators as a basis for these phrases. I also find them useful for thinking of outlandish names, or as verbal components for spells.

So far, I've found translators for Latin (http://sunsite.ubc.ca/LatinDictionary/), Irish (http://www.englishirishdictionary.com/dictionary), Drow (http://www.grey-company.org/Maerdyn/resources/translator/index.cgi) and Draconic (http://masamek.twilightrealm.com/translator/draconic.php/). Does anyone know any other good ones?

[broderickdruce]

One that I like to use is wordreference.com , it has Spanish, Italian and Portugese. The only this is it does one word at a time though sometimes will suggest expressions that are used to mean that.

[The Vorpal Tribble]

This is the best one I've yet run across...

http://www.translation-guide.com/free_online_translators.php

Has...

Bulgarian
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Icelandic
Italian
Japanese
Latin
Norwegian
Polish
Portugeuse (2 kinds)
Romanian
Russian
Serbian
Slovenian
Spanish (3 kinds)
Swedish
Welsh

[mikeejimbo]

I'm so bookmarking that.

You know, I'm a bit rusty in my Latin, otherwise I'd give the wise-guy answer of "Well, I could be a Latin translator"

[Fax Celestis]

www.babelfish.altavista.com

[I_Got_This_Name]

Mandarin Chinese (http://www.mandarintools.com/).

[Leon]

Great Site VT

[Deathcow]

People actually created Drow and Draconic as languages? Ugh.

[Mewtarthio]

Babelfish is great if you don't mind the whole "you're really speaking utter nonsense that can get basic messages across" proviso. For lots of fun, try translating something into, say, German, and then translating it back to see how mangled it gets:



Babelfish is large, if you do not worry about the whole, ", which you really express nonsense speak, which can receive fundamental announcements over" to reservation. For lots, see fun the attempt, say we to something into German translated and then it back too translated, how zerfleischt it receives:

[Ravyn]

Deathcow: Is your "Ugh" a response to conlanging in general or with making up those languages in particular?