French Language resources

French Dictionaires and Online Translators

French ↔ English

Collins French Dictionary

www.collinsdictionary.com

Official Collins English-French Dictionary online. Over 100,000 French translations of English words and phrases.

Agriculture, food

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Portuguese
Spanish
French

AGROVOC Thesaurus / FAO

www.vocabularyserver.com

Multilingual, structured and controlled vocabulary designed to cover the terminology of all subject fields in agriculture, forestry, fisheries, food and related domains

Construction and Real Estate

English
French

Glossary of French Housing and Building Terms

www.french-property.com

Finance

English
Spanish
French
Portuguese
Italian
Swedish
Finnish

Financial crisis glossary

www.europarl.europa.eu

Arabic
Russian
French
Spanish
Portuguese
English
Chinese

IMF Multilingual Terminology Database

www.imf.org

The IMF TermBase contains over 17,000 entries and acronyms encountered in IMF documents in areas such as money and banking, public finance, balance of payments, and economic growth.

Government

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French

Glossary of Social Security Terms (French)

www.ssa.gov

English
Spanish
Portuguese
French

Index of Trade Terms

www.sice.oas.org

Foreign Trade Information System

English
Spanish
French
German
Italian
Portuguese
Swedish
Greek
Czech
Polish

Interactive Terminology for Europe

iate.europa.eu

IATE (Interactive Terminology for Europe) is the EUs terminology database. It has been used in the EU institutions and agencies since summer 2004 for the collection, dissemination and management of EU-specific terminology.

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English
French
Turkish
Polish
Arabic
Danish

ISI - INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL INSTITUTE

www.isi-web.org

The ISI glossary of statistical terms in a number of languages some of which use special acters.

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French
Chinese
Russian
Spanish
Arabic

United Nations Terminology Database

untermportal.un.org

UNTERM provides terminology and nomenclature in subjects relevant to the work of the United Nations system.

Law

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French

Company registration and filing terms

www.infogreffe.fr

Terms related to the registration of companies, company filings and coportate documents

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Spanish
French

Translated Spanish legislation

www.mjusticia.gob.es

French and English Translations of Spanish legislation

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French
German
Spanish
Chinese
Portuguese
Polish
Norwegian

World Law Dictionary

dictionary.translegal.com

Multilingual Dictionary of Legal Terms

Medicine and Health

English
Portuguese
French
Spanish

DeCS Health Sciences Descriptors

decs.bvsalud.org

A unique language in indexing articles from scientific journals, books, congress proceedings, technical reports, and other types of materials

Danish
Dutch
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Portuguese

Multilingual Glossary of technical and popular medical terms

users.ugent.be

Glosario de términos técnicos médicos -

Sport and Leisure

Chinese
English
Italian
Japanese
French
Swedish
Russian
Portuguese

Football Glossary in 8 Languages

www.scribd.com

Football glossary in 8 languages

Computing and Communications

English
Chinese
Arabic
Spanish
French
Russian

ITU Terms and Definitions

www.itu.int

Integrated Database ITU Terms and Definitions is an online database providing access to all the abbreviations and acronyms, terms and definitions contained in the ITU Publications

Shipping and Transport

English
French
Spanish
German
Russian

Terminologie maritime et halieuthique

www.ilo.int

French Style Guides

Guidelines for gender-inclusive language in French

www.un.org

These Guidelines include a number of strategies to help United Nations staff use gender-inclusive language

French Language News

How to avoid life-altering legal translation errors - Lexology

www.lexology.com

Translation errors can impact lives significantly, and this is particularly the case when they occur within the legal sector.

The French governments U-turn on regional languageS

globalvoices.org

A new law passed in May 2021 has reignited the debate around France's regional languages

What is a linguistic monopoly

www.researchinformation.info

Research institutions and funders need to be more aware of the phenomenon,

Apple Translate App Struggles to Wow Users - Slator

slator.com

Why are users disappointed with the Apple Translate app For one thing, its still only available for iPhone users.

The Best Translation Apps for iPhone

uk.pcmag.com

If you are in another country and dont speak the language, you can turn to your iPhone for help. Download an app and your device can serve as your universal translator.

Quebec announces plans to strengthen French language laws

montreal.ctvnews.ca

'Quebec was born in French, and it will stay French,' French Language Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette said at a news conference on Tuesday.

How the Infiltration of French Words Changed English

www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com

Many French words were brought into English by Normans. After two hundred years of occupations, quite a few of these French words were absorbed into the English language.

How to protect the French language without weaponizing it

cultmtl.com

Gotcha journalism may get clicks, but it doesn't protect French in Montreal or ease decades-old tensions over divisive language politics.

French language law in Canada: Part 1 - An introduction - Lexology

www.lexology.com

The Charter of the French language (R.S.Q. c. C-11) (the French Charter) was adopted in 1977 by the Quebec government

The Latest in Language Confusion: Morocco Switches Back from Arabic to French

www.al-fanarmedia.org

Morocco, which switched instruction language in schools from French to Arabic in the 1980s, is now reversing course, to the dismay of some educators.

French is the language of future

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

The ambassador of France to India Emmanuel Lenain addressed a webinar on Wednesday sharing insights on the beauty of the French language.

New Google Assistant adds 4 languages, but don't expect the same abilities as English

www.androidpolice.com

In the Pixel 4a's announcement post, Google said that the new Assistant, which had been only available in English and Japanese so far, would soon

Multilingual Journalism Could Make a Comeback Here Are Some Tools That Might Help - Global Investigative Journalism Network

gijn.org

New tools and industry trends are making it easier for media organizations to publish translations and localized adaptations of their work.

'Scum of garlic': When English translations of French menus go wrong

www.thelocal.fr

When you don't speak much French, seeing a menu with English translations can feel like a life saver... that is until you actually read iT

Certified translations: What are the rules for translating documents into French?

www.thelocal.fr

Anyone going through the process of applying for official French documentation such as a residency or health insurance card may need to have some documents translated - but what are the rules on translation?