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10 Translation Resources for Students

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Students learning a new language dream of having the world at their fingertips, but some ideas can get lost in translation. Whether you're trying to translate from Arabic or translate to Sanskrit, these 10 helpful resources will help the conversation flow right along.

The Intrepid Guide

The Intrepid Guide provides language guides and travel tips from around the world. Articles about hilarious idioms and expressions will help you translate from Afrikaans to English with humor and ease.

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Forvo

With the option to download a browser extension, Forvo.com is a pronunciation dictionary where students can hear how words are spoken in the accents of different countries. An algorithm on the site tracks trending Forvo words and gives a quick overview of a different language of the day.

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Spanish Listening

This free Spanish learning site has more than 400 videos for students to practice their reading and listening. Spanishlearning.org features speakers from every Spanish-speaking country.

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Google Translate

Google Translate supports translation between several languages. This app also provides offline translation and the ability to translate bilingual conversations on the fly in 32 languages.

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Ultralingua

With over 35 world-class titles to choose from in 12 languages, Ultralingua is recognized as a top best dictionary app on the iPhone App Store. Ultralingua provides an English dictionary and thesaurus free upon download.

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Collins-Robert Concise French Dictionary

The Collins-Robert Concise French Dictionary includes more than 190,000 translations, 57,000 headwords and 90,000 phrases. This traditional resource does not require an internet connection in order to tap into its hundreds of usage notes and examples.

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English Thesaurus

Whether online or in hardback form, an English thesaurus is a massive collection of antonyms and synonyms. In addition to single terms, the English thesaurus includes phrases and complete colloquial proverbs.

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Merriam-Webster Dictionary

America's most respected and useful dictionary, the Merriam-Webster Dictionary Pro app optimizes this traditional tome for your iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch. It's a top choice for English education, language reference and vocabulary building.

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iTunes

Download the free iTunes software to access free podcasts of language learning lessons. You can also listen to radio programs in a number of languages.

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WordReference

WordReference.com is a free resources that lets you access Spanish-English, Italian-English and French-English dictionaries. The site's user forum covers expressions and words not found in the dictionaries.