Dictionary translator lessons English words with different meanings

Dictionary & translator lessons

English words with different meanings • • • Party (political) Party (fun) Party (to have fun) Spring (water) Spring (season) Spring (mechanical device) Spring ( to jump) Spring (describing flowers) Nut (almonds, cashews) Nut (fastener with a bolt) Nut (crazy person)

Dictionary & parts of speech • • • Sustantivo, Nombre (noun) Pronombre (he, she, him, her) Verbo Adjetivo (pretty, ugly) Adverbio (quickly, slowly) Interjección (ouch!) Preposición (of, with, from) Conjunción (and, but, or) Artículo (the)

Translators: Trash in, Trash out • Choose the right language! • Misspellings – Ystrdy I bought tree pizzas. I put them in an ice chest. Later I eight them. – Use or Do back translate • Idioms & Slang – think about it – keep it simple – She is pulling your leg. – He has lost his marbles. – We’re just hanging.

Dictionaries, translators & verbs • Verbs have to be conjugated correctly. – Make sure the ending matches the person you are talking about (yo, tú, él, nosotros, ellos). – Make sure the ending is in the tense (present, past) that you want. • Using a translator – put in the right English verb! – George, a very nice guy, goes to the store for me every Saturday. Yesterday he goes twice. • Dictionary - Look up an English verb & conjugate – Ate, slept • Dictionary - Look up a Spanish verb – Tuve, hablaba

Translators & wordiness • Translate as you go – You learn how to keep it simple from practice and experience. If you write a long, complicated English presentation full of errors and difficult to translate phrases, you’ll be sorry later. Write a little in English, translate it, and then move on. • Translate a little at a time – You are more likely to miss translation mistakes when you do too much at once. Long, complicated sentences and paragraphs are more likely to produce translation mistakes. • Keep your sentences short & simple – It is the opposite of English class! And you want to understand what you wrote later! • Use your own knowledge of Spanish and some common sense. Proofread. – Read your work in Spanish. Look up words that seem strange. Ask for help!

Set up for Spanish – in PPT, Word • Review - Language (set language icon) • Spanish (International Sort, Mexico, Traditional Sort, United States) • Have to set it up to start – or must block the section to be checked • You can use review, translate, too • In Word you can use Translation Screen. Tip

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