Bi-Lingual Dictionaries
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Dictionary of Languages: The Definitive Reference to More Than 400 Languages by The essential guide to the languages of the world, comprehensively detailing languages in a clear A-Z style. -
French Business Dictionary by Provides a specialist business vocabulary for translators, business people, secretaries, and students. Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of business: insurance, stock exchange, accounting, finance, and computing. -
French Dictionary and Grammar by With coverage of today's English and French, with thousands of phrases and examples guiding the user to the most appropriate translation. -
Collins Spanish Unabridged DictionaryWide-ranging coverage of contemporary Spanish and English, an ideal dictionary for advanced learners and professionals using Spanish. -
Spanish Law Dictionary by Bilingual dictionary of legal terms featuring coverage of all aspects of law, with each entry including a translation and example sentences to show how the term is used in context. -
Collins Latin DictionaryA comprehensive Latin-English dictionary, containing translations of words and phrases. -
Dictionary of Foreign Phrases and AbbreviationsLists in one alphabetical sequence foreign phrases, proverbs, maxims and abbreviations frequently used in written and spoken English. -
The Browser's Dictionary of Foreign Words and PhrasesFrom angst to zydeco, the ultimate guide to foreign terms and phrases, this practical and browsable A-to-Z reference tells you all you need to know to understand, pronounce, and appreciate the nearly 2,000 foreign words and phrases commonly used by speakers and writers of English. Covering a wide variety of subject areas and includes loan-words from more than sixty languages around the world, such as: Latin (desideratum) * the romance languages (rapprochement, macho, imbroglio) * German (gestalt) * Russian (gulag) * Hebrew (shibboleth) * Yiddish (shtick) * Persian (tambura) * Hindi (purdah) * Arabic (loofah) * Hawaiian (kanaka) * Creole French (zydeco) * and Japanese (netsuke).
European Resources
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European LibraryA free service that offers access to the resources of the 48 national libraries of Europe in 20 languages.
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EuropeanaOffers access to many of Europe's cultural collections.
Language Learning Resources
Google Translator
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DuolingoFree online language learning tutorials. Includes mobile app for Apple and Android.
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MightyVerseLanguage learning videos of people speaking from around the world
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edX LanguageThe online learning site offers several courses in language instruction.
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Transliteration of Non-Roman scriptsTransliterate titles, names, and words from non-Roman languages using the Romanization Tables from the Library of Congress.
Article databases for global studies and languages
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Fuente AcadémicaJournals from Latin America, Portugal, and Spain, covering all major subject areas with emphasis on agriculture, economics, history, literature, philosophy, psychology, religion, sociology, and more.
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World Languages Video CollectionContains language instruction titles for Chinese, French, German, Italian, and Spanish as well as titles on the culture, history, literature, and art of the countries where those languages are spoken. Many of the supplemental titles are presented in the native tongue, often with English subtitles—ideal for listening comprehension.
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French Culture Video CollectionA collection of videos on French culture, including information on authors, family life, travel, etc.
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Spanish and Hispanic Culture Video CollectionA collection of videos on Spanish and Latin American history, culture, and more.
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Culture and Customs
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Countries and Cultures GuideThis guide will introduce you to resources on countries, cultures, customs, and international business affairs.
