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  3. My favourite trick for translating jargon fast and/or finding a whole body of vocabulary related to a niche topic is to treat Wikipedia like my own personal Rosetta Stone:

My favourite trick for translating jargon fast and/or finding a whole body of vocabulary related to a niche topic is to treat Wikipedia like my own personal Rosetta Stone:

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  • amgine@mamot.frA amgine@mamot.fr

    @ShaulaEvans

    Also, Wiktionary for the win.

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    @Amgine Oui! I am the biggest wiktionary fan. All of those etymologies in one place -- for different languages! It's my childhood dreams come true.

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    • shaulaevans@zirk.usS shaulaevans@zirk.us

      My favourite trick for translating jargon fast and/or finding a whole body of vocabulary related to a niche topic is to treat Wikipedia like my own personal Rosetta Stone:

      1. Look up my main topic in English.
      2. Go to the Wikipedia interface language setting (top right corner on desktop version).
      3. Switch to my target language.

      I've never heard anyone talk about doing this but I assume lots of other people do it...?

      #Language #Translation #Wikipedia

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      @ShaulaEvans I do. It works great!

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      • shaulaevans@zirk.usS shaulaevans@zirk.us

        My favourite trick for translating jargon fast and/or finding a whole body of vocabulary related to a niche topic is to treat Wikipedia like my own personal Rosetta Stone:

        1. Look up my main topic in English.
        2. Go to the Wikipedia interface language setting (top right corner on desktop version).
        3. Switch to my target language.

        I've never heard anyone talk about doing this but I assume lots of other people do it...?

        #Language #Translation #Wikipedia

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        #6

        @ShaulaEvans I've been doing this for years specifically for topics I'm well versed in and want to be able to speak about in the target language.

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        • shaulaevans@zirk.usS shaulaevans@zirk.us

          My favourite trick for translating jargon fast and/or finding a whole body of vocabulary related to a niche topic is to treat Wikipedia like my own personal Rosetta Stone:

          1. Look up my main topic in English.
          2. Go to the Wikipedia interface language setting (top right corner on desktop version).
          3. Switch to my target language.

          I've never heard anyone talk about doing this but I assume lots of other people do it...?

          #Language #Translation #Wikipedia

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          #7

          @ShaulaEvans Yes

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          • shaulaevans@zirk.usS shaulaevans@zirk.us

            My favourite trick for translating jargon fast and/or finding a whole body of vocabulary related to a niche topic is to treat Wikipedia like my own personal Rosetta Stone:

            1. Look up my main topic in English.
            2. Go to the Wikipedia interface language setting (top right corner on desktop version).
            3. Switch to my target language.

            I've never heard anyone talk about doing this but I assume lots of other people do it...?

            #Language #Translation #Wikipedia

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            #8

            @ShaulaEvans I don't generally read Wikipedia in my target language(s) but I do have an automated tool which uses the "read this in another language" mechanic to translate key terms

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            • amgine@mamot.frA amgine@mamot.fr

              @ShaulaEvans

              Also, Wiktionary for the win.

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              #9

              @Amgine

              You are so right about Wiktionary.

              For inflected languages, it often has an entry for a particular form, explaining maybe something like "masculine singular past indicative perfective" and pointing me back to the root.

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              • shaulaevans@zirk.usS shaulaevans@zirk.us

                My favourite trick for translating jargon fast and/or finding a whole body of vocabulary related to a niche topic is to treat Wikipedia like my own personal Rosetta Stone:

                1. Look up my main topic in English.
                2. Go to the Wikipedia interface language setting (top right corner on desktop version).
                3. Switch to my target language.

                I've never heard anyone talk about doing this but I assume lots of other people do it...?

                #Language #Translation #Wikipedia

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                #10

                @ShaulaEvans

                Yes! Wikipedia's switch languages is very useful!

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                  @dvd Yes! I often do this when I'm talking about plants or food with friends who speak other languages -- it's so handy to be able to clarify ingredients, plant names, etc.

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                  • shaulaevans@zirk.usS shaulaevans@zirk.us

                    My favourite trick for translating jargon fast and/or finding a whole body of vocabulary related to a niche topic is to treat Wikipedia like my own personal Rosetta Stone:

                    1. Look up my main topic in English.
                    2. Go to the Wikipedia interface language setting (top right corner on desktop version).
                    3. Switch to my target language.

                    I've never heard anyone talk about doing this but I assume lots of other people do it...?

                    #Language #Translation #Wikipedia

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                    #12

                    @ShaulaEvans Yup, I do this all the time. Wiktionary is my first port of call, mind you, but it's sometimes lacking certain translations so Wikipedia is the next logical site to check.

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                    • shaulaevans@zirk.usS shaulaevans@zirk.us

                      My favourite trick for translating jargon fast and/or finding a whole body of vocabulary related to a niche topic is to treat Wikipedia like my own personal Rosetta Stone:

                      1. Look up my main topic in English.
                      2. Go to the Wikipedia interface language setting (top right corner on desktop version).
                      3. Switch to my target language.

                      I've never heard anyone talk about doing this but I assume lots of other people do it...?

                      #Language #Translation #Wikipedia

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                      #13

                      @ShaulaEvans

                      All the time.

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