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Thread poster: Cecilia Falk
Cecilia Falk
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Sep 3, 2007

Hi,
I am looking for the word "translator" in as many languages as possible. I have found some entries in Wiktionary:

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/translator

and

http://tr.wiktionary.org/wiki/m��tercim

Also not sure that these are correct (but I p
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Hi,
I am looking for the word "translator" in as many languages as possible. I have found some entries in Wiktionary:

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/translator

and

http://tr.wiktionary.org/wiki/m��tercim

Also not sure that these are correct (but I presume they are).

Best regards,
Cecilia
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Veronika Hansova
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Czech is correct Sep 3, 2007

Hi cecilia,
the Czech word is correct in your first link.

Veronika


 
Monika Coulson
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Përkthyes (Albanian) Sep 3, 2007

Please keep in mind that the above word is Indefinite, Nominative case and Masculine gender (just how it would appear on a dictionary entry.)



Monika

[Edited at 2007-09-03 15:40]


 
Chiara Righele
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Italy
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traduttore/traduttrice Sep 3, 2007

the Italian words are correct

Chiara


 
Juan Jacob
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No problem... Sep 3, 2007

...in Spanish: traductor, traductora.
...in French: traducteur, traductrice.


 
Ellie Lormans
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Netherlands
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Vertaler (Dutch) Sep 3, 2007

Vertaler for men, vertaalster for women,

In French, traducteur for men, traductrice for women.

Best regards,
Ellie


 
Hendarto Setiadi
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Penerjemah (Indonesian) Sep 3, 2007

Translator is "penerjemah" in Indonesian for both men and women.

Best regards,
HS


 
biankonera
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Latvian Sep 3, 2007

Female translator is "tulkotāja" and male translator is "tulkotājs"

 
Henk Peelen
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tal / tol / tul / tel: translator = vertaler / vertaalster; interpreter = tolk Sep 3, 2007

After preparing my posting I found Dutch was checked already, but it might give some additional information, especially while the riff dental-vowel-l occures in many languages.
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/search.aspx?define=talk

The Dutch word for language is "taal", although "spraak" might fit in some rare situations. Some ages ago, the Dutch verb "to translat
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After preparing my posting I found Dutch was checked already, but it might give some additional information, especially while the riff dental-vowel-l occures in many languages.
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/search.aspx?define=talk

The Dutch word for language is "taal", although "spraak" might fit in some rare situations. Some ages ago, the Dutch verb "to translate" sounded "overzetten" ("put tot the other side ~ transport) which bears similarity to the Danish, German and Swedish words for translator oversætter, Übersetzer, översättare. Now "to translate" is "vertalen". "taal" is akin to "Dol" in German "Dolmetscher" (litterally language-maker), English tale, tell, talk and more, and to "tol" in the the word tolk(..) / tulk(...), a many-language syllable in the word for interpreter.
Dutch verbs always and on -en, and very often are composed of a suffix and a noun. A very common suffix is "ver" (in German as well), akin to Latin per, pro and "for" ("over" as well??), meaning the quality the noun mentions is changed. So "to translate" is "vertalen". The "ver" suffix does hardly appear in "interprete", which is "tolken". "vertolken" does exist, but then it means express, voice, represent, expound, play, do, render, interpret, perform, sing (opera), impersonate.

[Bijgewerkt op 2007-09-03 20:47]
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Luis M. Cuerdo Galarraga
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Itzultzailea Sep 3, 2007

in basque, both for the boys and the girls

 
Maria Amorim (X)
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Tradutor/Tradutora Sep 3, 2007

Hej Cecilia,

The portuguese word for translator is tradutor (feminine: tradutora )

Hälsingar,

Maria Amorim


 
Assimina Vavoula
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Greece
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In Greek.... Sep 3, 2007

The Greek word for translator is Μεταφραστής (feminine: Μεταφράστρια)
Best regards,
Assimina Vavoula


 
Dubravka Hrastovec
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Croatia
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Croatian Sep 3, 2007

'prevoditelj' (m.)
'prevoditeljica' (f.)



 
Deschant
Deschant
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In German... Sep 3, 2007

Übersetzer, feminine Übersetzerin.

Regards,
Eva


 
Diana Golubova
Diana Golubova
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English to Macedonian
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Macedonian Sep 3, 2007

Hi,

The Macedonian terms for "translator" are:

преведувач - m.

преведувачка - f.

Diana


 
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