Even though an online translator will not provide a translated text that we may be able to use as a final version, it can help us in certain situations. For the people who need to know right away what a text wants to convey or the language in which the document has been written, we post this selection of best translators available online:

GOOGLE TRANSLATOR
It is advancing by giant steps and Google is increasingly focusing in how to merge languages and technology. For the time being, with Google Translate we can translate from and into lots of languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German… Besides this, people who have a better translation proposal can integrate it into the system. We can upload documents, web pages or small texts directly to be translated.

PROMPT TRANSLATOR
It is not one of the most well-known online translators, but it does have an user-friendly interface that allows the translation of texts and web pages. We can also download the translation software on a computer. It works only with the most used languages.

PROMT ONLINE (translation2.paralink.com)
It brings together different applications related to the field of translation. We can translate a text, have the computer read a written text with different voices, decoding Russian, simultaneous translation … A real luxury!

WORDREFERENCE
It does not translate whole texts, but along with proz.com is one of the sites that houses more translation doubts of the entire network. It is known throughout the world and apart from its use as a dictionary, it also includes Spanish synonyms and definitions.

We must also highlight its mobile version and its application for the iPhone because with just and Internet connection we can have access to a comprehensive language database.

XANUDU
It is the translator wizard of Foreignword, an application that allows you to translate full texts in over 60 languages. It also allows searches in more than 4,000 specialized glossaries and it has a news channel. Why not try it?

María Pía Terán
Quills Language Services
www.quillslanguage.com

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