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Cecilia Falk
Cecilia Falk  Identity Verified
Local time: 01:50
angličtina -> švédština
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
Veronika Hansova  Identity Verified
Česká republika
Local time: 01:50
Člen (2006)
angličtina -> čeština
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Czech is correct Sep 3, 2007

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

Veronika


 
Monika Coulson
Monika Coulson  Identity Verified
Local time: 17:50
Člen (2001)
angličtina -> albánština
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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
Chiara Righele  Identity Verified
Itálie
Local time: 01:50
angličtina -> italština
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traduttore/traduttrice Sep 3, 2007

the Italian words are correct

Chiara


 
Juan Jacob
Juan Jacob  Identity Verified
Mexiko
Local time: 17:50
francouzština -> španělština
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No problem... Sep 3, 2007

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


 
Ellie Lormans
Ellie Lormans  Identity Verified
Nizozemsko
Local time: 01:50
francouzština -> nizozemština
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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
Hendarto Setiadi  Identity Verified
Indonésie
Local time: 06:50
angličtina -> indonéština
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Penerjemah (Indonesian) Sep 3, 2007

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

Best regards,
HS


 
biankonera
biankonera  Identity Verified
Lotyšsko
Local time: 02:50
italština -> lotyština
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Latvian Sep 3, 2007

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

 
Henk Peelen
Henk Peelen  Identity Verified
Nizozemsko
Local time: 01:50
Člen (2002)
němčina -> nizozemština
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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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Španělsko
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angličtina -> španělština
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Itzultzailea Sep 3, 2007

in basque, both for the boys and the girls

 
Maria Amorim (X)
Maria Amorim (X)  Identity Verified
Švédsko
Local time: 01:50
švédština -> portugalština
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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
Assimina Vavoula
Řecko
Local time: 02:50
Člen (2005)
francouzština -> řečtina
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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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Chorvatsko
Local time: 01:50
angličtina -> chorvatština
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In memoriam
Croatian Sep 3, 2007

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



 
Deschant
Deschant
Local time: 00:50
In German... Sep 3, 2007

Übersetzer, feminine Übersetzerin.

Regards,
Eva


 
Diana Golubova
Diana Golubova
Local time: 01:50
angličtina -> makedonština
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Macedonian Sep 3, 2007

Hi,

The Macedonian terms for "translator" are:

преведувач - m.

преведувачка - f.

Diana


 
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