"In Taiwan, the translation of the Pepsi slogan “Come alive with the Pepsi Generation” came out as “Pepsi will bring your ancestors back from the dead.” -- http://www.goodquotes.info
Google® offers a free translation gadget you can add to your iGoogle homepage. The translations are not always perfect, but can be useful nonetheless.
For example, let’s say you wanted to Google® for Arabic language resources pertaining to “dibenzothiophene.” Type “dibenzothiophene “ in the translation box. Select “English” in the source language box, and “Arabic” in the other box. Then click “Translate.”
You will find no translation of the word “dibenzothiophene.” Too bad.
But, repeat the search using the word “thiophene,” and you will see a translation in Arabic script.
Next, select the Arabic translation with your cursor, copy to your clipboard, and paste into the Google® search box. The result is several hundred Arabic language items containing that word.
I am not fluent in Arabic, unfortunately. But if you are, this is an easy way for you to search the Web for items of interest to you.
“The old Kentucky Fried Chicken slogan “finger-lickin’ good” came out as “eat your fingers off.” in Chinese. Whoops.” -- http://www.goodquotes.info
I can’t translate your documents … but I can help you formulate your search strategy … contact me, Jean Steinhardt, at research@JeanSteinhardtConsulting.com
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