+Ymana Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I will be travelling to several countries in Europe over the next couple of months and wondering if other English speaking geocaching travellers have a quick way of translating the cache descriptions and clues. Dont have a lot of time and only want to do a few caches at some stops. Quote Link to comment
+abiherts Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Not that I've tried myself but I wonder if google translate may be of assistance? I've noticed that many cache pages in touristy areas do have their cache written in several languages, but with ones that don't google translate might help you get a rough idea of what to look for. Quote Link to comment
+stijnhommes Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Drop me a message if you need help with any caches written in Dutch. Quote Link to comment
+SKAMS Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I use the Add-on "Google Translator" for the Browser Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/google-translator-for-firefox/?src=ss The add-on adds a button to the browsers toolbar. When clicked it translates the whole page into the target language (i.e. English). Alternatively I can select some text of the web page and a button-click replaces the text with the translated version (some formatting may be lost). Quote Link to comment
bogelskeren Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I will be travelling to several countries in Europe over the next couple of months and wondering if other English speaking geocaching travellers have a quick way of translating the cache descriptions and clues. Dont have a lot of time and only want to do a few caches at some stops. Depending on which countries you'll be visiting, you may not need to do any translation as many caches already include an English version of the description and clues. If that's not the case, I second what abiherts said - google translate is a good enough tool if you have access to it while geocaching. Otherwise there are apps for smartphones that translate texts into English. The translated text will sound a bit funny, but it's usually good enough to be intelligible. Quote Link to comment
+SisqoKid Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I'll be available to help translate German listings. Drop me a message if you need help! Quote Link to comment
+FunnyNose Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I use the Add-on "Google Translator" for the Browser Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/google-translator-for-firefox/?src=ss The add-on adds a button to the browsers toolbar. When clicked it translates the whole page into the target language (i.e. English). Alternatively I can select some text of the web page and a button-click replaces the text with the translated version (some formatting may be lost). Thanks never knew about that Add-on. Seems to do a decent job. Quote Link to comment
+Ymana Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 Thanks everyone for those suggestions re translating cache pages. Quote Link to comment
+redsox_mark Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I agree that for Traditional caches, generally google translate is enough. For Multis, Puzzles etc it is harder, and you may need to get help from someone who knows the language. Quote Link to comment
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