<![CDATA[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:

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...?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/026e3c37-7207-4a73-9756-3e385226ab48/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-stoneRSS for NodeMon, 13 Apr 2026 16:25:15 GMTWed, 25 Mar 2026 20:43:21 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to 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: on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 08:43:39 GMT]]>@ShaulaEvans

All the time.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.uno/users/seindal/statuses/116305914743311720https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.uno/users/seindal/statuses/116305914743311720Sat, 28 Mar 2026 08:43:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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: on Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:00:07 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.seabass.systems/users/seabass/statuses/01KMKG66B4F3KAFE43Z9EFSB7Phttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.seabass.systems/users/seabass/statuses/01KMKG66B4F3KAFE43Z9EFSB7PWed, 25 Mar 2026 22:00:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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: on Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:28:30 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://zirk.us/users/ShaulaEvans/statuses/116291935308817338https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://zirk.us/users/ShaulaEvans/statuses/116291935308817338Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:28:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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: on Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:26:11 GMT]]>@ShaulaEvans

Yes! Wikipedia's switch languages is very useful!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/murodegrizeco/statuses/116291926216877300https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/murodegrizeco/statuses/116291926216877300Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:26:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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: on Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:16:27 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/murodegrizeco/statuses/116291887941325648https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/murodegrizeco/statuses/116291887941325648Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:16:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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: on Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:13:46 GMT]]>@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

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://polyglot.city/users/carbsrule_en/statuses/116291877362209873https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://polyglot.city/users/carbsrule_en/statuses/116291877362209873Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:13:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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: on Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:06:42 GMT]]>@ShaulaEvans Yes

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://eldritch.cafe/users/luce/statuses/116291849604943255https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://eldritch.cafe/users/luce/statuses/116291849604943255Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:06:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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: on Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:55:51 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sunny.garden/users/dustin/statuses/116291806910046795https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sunny.garden/users/dustin/statuses/116291806910046795Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:55:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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: on Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:54:46 GMT]]>@ShaulaEvans I do. It works great!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://piaille.fr/users/shtrom/statuses/116291802684813489https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://piaille.fr/users/shtrom/statuses/116291802684813489Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:54:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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: on Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:53:25 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://zirk.us/users/ShaulaEvans/statuses/116291797345919698https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://zirk.us/users/ShaulaEvans/statuses/116291797345919698Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:53:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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: on Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:44:33 GMT]]>@ShaulaEvans

Also, Wiktionary for the win.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mamot.fr/users/Amgine/statuses/116291762508875359https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mamot.fr/users/Amgine/statuses/116291762508875359Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:44:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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: on Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:44:06 GMT]]>@ShaulaEvans

Ditto.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mamot.fr/users/Amgine/statuses/116291760742904764https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mamot.fr/users/Amgine/statuses/116291760742904764Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:44:06 GMT