The translator is available for download for all versions of Office but it proved to be not nearly as good as Tommy. I’m running Office 2007 because I absolutely refuse to upgrade until Microsoft does something about the way Outlook handles the animated gif and they made no such improvement in Office 2010.
CW
From: politicalforum@googlegroups.com [mailto:politicalforum@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith In Köln
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 08:49
To: politicalforum@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: OT: Anyone here fluent in French?
It is extremely difficult, and I have a girl (who is working from her home today) that is assisting us.
I have several translation programs, one that we bought back six or eight months ago, that does not do as good as Google, but has much better dictionaries, and especially legal dictionaries that are very good.
I discovered a really big, really really big secret with MS Office 2010. Microsoft now has a pretty damn good translation program that is on line, and is attached to Word and Outlook. Like I said, this one works I think as good as, if not better than Google's, (which is probably the best free translation program) and then Yahoo's Babel-Fish.
Between the three, (e.g.; the one I bought, Babylon, Google, and Microsoft, I get by, but it is long, tedious, and a pain in the ass!
On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Cold Water <coldwater000@gmail.com> wrote:
OMG! Good luck Keith! The whole thing looks like a dog’s dinner to me. If necessary I could order dinner in French but that is my limit LOL.
CW
From: politicalforum@googlegroups.com [mailto:politicalforum@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith In Köln
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 08:18
To: politicalforum@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: OT: Anyone here fluent in French?
Working with a whole lotta translations this week.....I can tell you that (1) you are correct regarding the machine translations and French Quebecois; and (2) the machine translations are only a guide, and need extensive work, (which is what I am doing at this very moment! Ugh!!!
Good to see ya CW!!
On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 1:56 PM, Cold Water <coldwater000@gmail.com> wrote:
Do you want to give it a shot Tommy? I have been advised that the reason machine translations can't cope is because: "It's Quebecois French, not International French."
Leo Ferre - La Mélancolie
La mélancolie, c'est une rue barrée, c'est c'qu'on peut pas dire
C'est dix ans d'purée dans un souvenir
C'est ce qu'on voudrait sans devoir choisir
La mélancolie, c'est un chat perdu qu'on croit retrouvé
C'est un chien de plus dans le monde qu'on sait
C'est un nom de rue où l'on va jamais
La mélancolie, c'est se r'trouver seul place de l'Opéra
Quand le flic t'engueule et qu'il ne sait pas
Que tu le dégueules en rentrant chez toi
C'est décontracté, ouvrir la télé
Et r'garder distrait un Zitrone pressé
T'parler du tiercé que tu n'a pas joué, la mélancolie
La mélancolie, c'est voir un mendiant chez l'conseil fiscal
C'est voir deux amants qui lisent le journal
C'est voir sa maman chaque fois qu'on s'voit mal
La mélancolie, c'est revoir Garbo dans la reine Christine
C'est revoir Charlot à l'âge de Chaplin
From: politicalforum@googlegroups.com [mailto:politicalforum@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tommy News
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 08:48
To: politicalforum@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: OT: Anyone here fluent in French?
Je parle Francais.
In French song, the pronunciation is quite different from the spoken word.
For example, the word Chose (Thing) is pronounced shows but it is sung
"show-zuh"
On 1/14/11, Cold Water <coldwater000@gmail.com> wrote:
> Do you know anyone, with an artistic disposition, who's fluent in both
> French and English?
>
>
>
> I'm working on producing English subs for a French film, and there's a
> sequence that's driving me crazy. It's a portion of a French song from the
> 60's... the writer was kind of legend poet figure of the time. The machine
> translation services just can't cope at all with his level of language
> usage.
>
>
>
> If you can help please contact me at:
> <mailto:jill.jilliancollins@gmail.com> jill.jilliancollins@gmail.com
>
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> CW
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