Google translate vs. wordreference
Introducción: ¿Adonde vas para encontrar la traduccion de una palabra? (Where do you go to find the translation of a word?) ¿Google translate????? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
¿Que pasa si usas google translate? Frase original: The dog’s back hurts. -Google translate dice (says): La espalda del perro duele INCORRECTO
Vamos a usar wordreference.com This site is the best WORD (meaning not phrases) translator ever. The following slides teach you how to use it in 4 steps or ‘pasos’
Paso 1: Vaya a wordreference.com
Paso 2: Escribe una palabra en ingles
Paso 3: Look to see what kind of word it is (part of speech)
Parts of Speech: Ingles Definición Español Noun Person, Place, or Thing Sustantivo Verb Action Verbo Adjective A word that describes a noun Adjetivo Adverb A word that describes a verb Adverbio
Hay diferentes usos del ‘back’. My back hurts (human back) My dog likes when you scratch its back. I need to back up my car. Don’t talk back to me. I’ll call you back The boy in the back of the room I’m going back home *All of this ‘backs’ are different in Spanish
Paso 4: Choose the best definition Correct word for back: in this case, the animal’s back is: lomo, NOT espalda (a human’s back)
¿Que representa el simbolo ~???? Sometimes when you look for a word, you’ll see ~ in their definitions. The ~ symbol takes place of the actual word. Por ejemplo: back “My dog’s ~ means: My dog’s back.