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?)

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¿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 definitionCorrect 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.