Exercises (work in pairs)Finding definitions & translations on the internet in mono-/multilingual glossaries & parallel texts
Exercise 1 - Finding glossariesUsing the Google glossary search interfaces at www.multilingual.ch, find a definition of the English term "jumbo certificate of deposit". (Field: finance)
Exercise 2 - Finding glossariesUsing the Google glossary search interfaces, find a definition of the German medical term "Gonarthrose". Now run the same search using the Altavista glossary search interfaces and compare the number of results obtained. Exercise 3 - Finding glossariesFind a definition of the English term "outperformer" commonly used in Switzerland in banking.
Exercise 4 - Finding abbreviationsWhat does the English abbreviation UNHCR stand for? (TIP: use either the abbreviation or glossary search interfaces) Exercise 5 - Finding the missing wordHaving trouble with prepositions? Use Google to find the missing word in the following phrase: in accordance ... the new regulations Exercise 6 - Finding parallel texts on different pagesUsing the Altavista parallel text search interfaces, find the German for "euro-area Member State". TIP: To increase your chances of finding a translation, consider singular and plural in your search by using a letter wildcard and beware of case sensitivity. Exercise 7 - Finding bilingual glossaries/parallel texts on the same pageSearching directly in Google (without the WWW Search Interfaces for Translators), use my list of Search Engine Tricks for finding bilingual glossaries/parallel texts on the same page to find a French translation of the English term "jumbo certificate of deposit". Alternatively, follow the same procedure to find a translation in Italian. Exercise 8 - Finding parallel textsSearch for the German translation of the English "fixed-rate loan" (UBS terminology).
NOTE: It is a good idea to familiarise yourself with UBS' search syntax first. Exercise 9 - Finding parallel texts on different pagesUsing the Altavista Italian-French parallel text search interfaces, find the French translation of the Italian "casellario giudiziale". Exercise 10 - Finding bilingual glossaries/parallel texts on the same pageSearching directly in Google (without the WWW Search Interfaces for Translators), use my list of Search Engine Tricks for finding bilingual glossaries/parallel texts on the same page to locate an Italian translation of the English term "punitive damages". Exercise 11 - Finding parallel texts on the same pageSearching directly in Google (without the WWW Search Interfaces for Translators), use my list of Search Engine Tricks for finding bilingual glossaries/parallel texts on the same page to locate a French translation of the German phrase "untersteht schweizerischem Recht". TIP: To broaden your search, instead of searching for the exact phrase, remove the term "schweizerischem" and replace it with any term by inserting the word wildcard "*" instead.
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