French/English word translator

[Disgruntled70sHab]

Here's a site that's helping me with translations from English to French and visa versa. It doesn't provide grammar but it will give you different ways of spelling words according to what you're using the for.

www.granddictionnaire.com/btml/fra/r_motclef/index800_1.asp

I don't have a decent French grammar program. I've tried the language translator in Google, but it can be brutal at times.

Anyone have a good French grammar translator?

Cheers.

[MC Habber]

Don't know if you've seen the Google dictionary (not the same as the translator). I find it's pretty good, it often gives a ton of related phrases.

translate.google.com/translate_dict?hl=en

[Skilly]

I usually use Word Reference if I am unsure of a word I see on here.

[jkr]

Apr 17, 2008 22:47:27 GMT -5 Skilly said:

I usually use Word Reference if I am unsure of a word I see on here.

Thanks Skilly, I've bookmarked this one.

[Disgruntled70sHab]

Good sites les gars. The reason I started this is because I've been translating academic exams into French from English. They're far from perfect and I've had to get them vetted by an expert at work.

If anyone has a French/English grammar translator please put it up. The one on Google is OK in a way, but it really misses the mark in other ways.

Cheers.

[OopyDoopy]

Apr 17, 2008 22:47:27 GMT -5 Skilly said:

I usually use Word Reference if I am unsure of a word I see on here.

Sweet I DL Rosetta Stone and I am currently teaching myself French and this link is awesome it is going to help me a lot.

[jkr]

Jan 14, 2010 1:58:18 GMT -5 OopyDoopy said:

Apr 17, 2008 22:47:27 GMT -5 Skilly said:

I usually use Word Reference if I am unsure of a word I see on here.

Sweet I DL Rosetta Stone and I am currently teaching myself French and this link is awesome it is going to help me a lot.

Oopy,

what do you think of Rosetta Stone? My son is in Montreal & can use help improving his French.

[OopyDoopy]

Jan 14, 2010 12:49:37 GMT -5 jkr said:

Jan 14, 2010 1:58:18 GMT -5 OopyDoopy said:

Sweet I DL Rosetta Stone and I am currently teaching myself French and this link is awesome it is going to help me a lot.

Oopy,

what do you think of Rosetta Stone? My son is in Montreal & can use help improving his French.

I will put it this way, I took French in grade 8 and also in College and I have had Rosetta Stone for 2 weeks and I have learned more in those 2 weeks. I may be more open to learn it now however I have always wanted to learn French and German and a few other languages.

What it is essentially is a picture with words, it will show a cat, a dog, a horse, etc and a voice will come on and say "un chat" or "un Chien" or "un Cheval" (lol I sure these are spelt right) and you match it to the picture. It gets much more complicated after that of course, I am up to question and answers but that is the essence of the program.

Also it is recommended that you use it at least once a day for 30ish minutes to help with retention.

I was able to DL the program and lessons 1 through 3.