DICTIONARIES
Monolingual Resources
In French
- Le grand dictionnaire terminologique - produced by the Office of the French Language in Quebec. It contains over 3 million French and English terms covering 200 subjects.
- Dictionnaire de l'Académie française - comprehensive although not very user friendly.
- Synonymes - produced by the Institut national de la langue française.
- Leximagne - complete list of French dictionaries and glossaries, including a comprehensive collection of French electronic dictionaries and glossaries.
- Portal of the French ministry of culture - huge number of links to general dictionaries and to specialised word lists and glossaries in French and English.
- Locutio.com - expressions in Latin.
In English
- Cambridge Dictionaries Online
- Encarta World English Dictionary
- Newbury House Online Dictionary
- Webster
- Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
- Acronym finder in English
In Portuguese
In Spanish
- Real Academia de la lengua española
- DocuTradSo en línea - Translation portal in Spanish
In Italian
- English-Italian dictionary - English-Italian dictionary, high-quality, living - growing dictionary, you can find more terms via the Italian-English forum questions & answers
Multilingual resources
- Le grand dictionnaire terminologique - Resource containing more than 3 million French and English terms covering 200 technical fields.
- EUdict : European Dictionary - A collection of online dictionaries for the languages spoken in the European Union and countries that will join the European Union.
- French-English Dictionary
- Wordreference.com - Collins Bilingual Dictionaries
- for French into English
- for English into French
- for Spanish into English
- for English into Italian
- for German into English
- Dict C.C. - English-German dictionary with a translation forum
- InterActive Terminolgy for Europe (IATE) - The unparalleled database in all European Union languages.
- LOGOS - A well-stocked multilingual database.
- Communauté française de Belgique - Database of terms used in Belgium's Official Gazette.
- Ultralingua.Net - On-line multilingual dictionaries (French, German, English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese)
- Leo - Excellent German-English dictionary
- UNTERM - United Nations Multilingual Terminology Database
- FranceTerme - Although not a multilingual dictionary as such, FranceTerme is a searchable database which provides the official French terminology for all neologisms
Encyclopaedias
Multilingual
- Wikipedia - A good source of information in 10 languages
In French
- Le Quid - Many sections but a good source of information
- Encarta - (in French)
- Universalis
- Encyclopédie Hachette
- Encylopédie de l'agora - By subject and keyword
- Wikipedia (in French) - Worth a visit
In English
- Britannica
- Encarta (in English) - A talking dictionary and a world atlas
- Wikipedia (in English) - Worth a visit
Specialised information
Agriculture, forestry, food & drink
- Woodworking - Names of trees in French, English, German, Dutch and Latin
- Gastronomical Dictionary - Cuisine
- FAO Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture
- FAO - AGROVOC - Multilingual wordlist
The arts, literature & languages
- Dictionary of literary terms : comprehensive; the best French language site for literary terms..
- Theatre glossary
Defence
- NATO dictionary of military terms
- Military Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations : The Military Lexicon table of contents includes Acronyms, Initials, and Abbreviations & Military Terminology
- Glossary of German Military Terms and Abbreviations : This glossary contains hundreds of German terms related to the armed forces of Germany during the WWII era. This glossary has been compiled from numerous sources and was written especially with the military historian in mind
- Defence iQ : Usefula Q&A forum and blogs
- US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Glossary
Law
- Juris International - three-language documentation centre on the foremost international legal instruments
- International law dictionary and directory
- Glossary of maritime law, abbreviations, definitions, terms, links, etc.
- Duhaime's Law Dictionary - The reference work in English
- Bernstein's Dictionary of Bankruptcy Terminology
Environment
- Glossary of Water Resource Terms- English definitions of water terms.
- Glossary of environmental terms : The Natural Resources Defense Council works to protect wildlife and wild places and to ensure a healthy environment for all life on earth.
- Ecology dictionary : The terms and in this glossary are important to practising biologists and paleontologists in various fields.
- Environmental Terminology and Discovery Service (ETDS) : The European Environment Agency (EEA) is an agency of the European Union. Its task is to provide sound, independent information on the environment.
- Working Words of Wildland, Natural Resource, and Land Use Planning and Management
- Εnvironment glossaries and environment dictionaries : A searchable directory of glossaries and topical dictionaries. A compendium of glossaries on various subjects so you can find the best definitions of terms in which you are interested.
- Chemistry & Environmental Dictionary : This dictionary contains definitions for most chemistry, environmental and other technical terms.
- Terms of Environment: Glossary, Abbreviations and Acronyms : More commonly used environmental terms appearing in EPA publications.
- Glossary of Environmental Terms : From the Pollution Prevention and Abatement Handbook
WORLD BANK GROUP.
- Glossary of Environmental Terms : Contains definitions for technical words.
Economics & Markets, Media & Marketing
- European Central Bank (with euro conversion tool)
- Biz/Ed Glossary : This glossary has definitions of a wide variety of economics and business terms. Each glossary term will also give any related diagrams, other related glossary items and related sections on Biz/ed. The website is for students and educators in business studies, economics, accounting, leisure, sport & recreation and travel & tourism.
- Dictionnaire de la communication publicitaire - publicity dictionary produced by the Musee de la publicite in French. Very thorough.
- Economic Glossary - the Complete Economic Terms and Definitions : Find the economic term that eludes you and its definition so as to crystalize your understanding of it.
- The Economist - Glossary : The leading source of analysis on international business and world affairs.
- Congressional Budget Office Glossary : This glossary defines economic and budgetary terms as they apply to The Budget and Economic Outlook. It also acts as a general reference for readers. In some cases, the entries sacrifice technical precision for the sake of brevity and clarity.
Education, Social science & Religion
- Human Rights Library of the University of Minnesota - in English.
- A glossary of political economy terms : In English. Thorough, updated definitions by Auburn University.
Banking, Finance & Insurance
- IMF
/ FMI Terminology -
a multilingual dictionary (terms without definitions in English,
French, Spanish, German and Portuguese)
- Financial glossary in English, French, German and Italian
- Glossary of economic terms : A short but interesting glossary of National Statistics terms. The site also provides an up-to-date, comprehensive and clear description of the UK's economy and society.
- Financial glossary : in English, French, German and Italian.
- Boursorama - financial portal in French
- Banque de France - tracks changes of several core economic and financial indicators and covers economic and financial news. Contains several links to Francophone sites.
- Ministère
des finances français - French ministry of finance
- Financial glossaries in English
- Financial Times - Your Money - in English
- Dictionary of Health Finance
- Canadian
Institute of Actuaries English-French lexicon - Without equal. The best insurance dictionary on the web.
- Glossary of the French Court of Auditors
- English, Russian and Ukrainian financial glossaries
- Extraland Dictionary - Dictionary of expressions, acronyms and abbreviations covering the concepts, methods and standards used in consultancy, the service industries and ICT.
IT & telecoms
- ITU Telecommunication Terminology Database (TERMITE)
- Néologismes de la Commission générale de terminologie - French dictionary of neologisms.
- Glosario de Terminología Informática - bilingual English-Spanish IT glossary
Healthcare, Medecine & Biology
- List of medical glossaries and reference works - in English
- Safety and Health Terms & Abbreviations
- E-Santé.net - a rich source of information on medical matters in French.
- On-line Medical Dictionary - definition of medical terms in English
- MedBioWorld - portal to online medical & science glossaries
- Medical encyclopedia - very comprehensive, in English, with detailed descriptions, symptoms, causes, treatment, etc.
- 1000 Dictionaries - portal site providing access to numerous medical dictionaries and glossaries.
- Medical online glossaries and resources - with over 900 links to useful and health-related websites in 13 languages.
- Genetic engineering -: definition of terms in French and translations in English, plus an English-French word list.
- World Health Organisation (WHO) - in English, French and Spanish
- Multilingual Glossary of technical and popular medical terms : in nine European languages.
Applied Science & Technology
- Woodworking glossary
- Home
Textile Manufacturers - to check words or phrases.
Includes a useful textile dictionary
Natural resources, natural sciences
- Water Glossary - produced by the Canadian ministry of the environment. In English and French.
- Dictionnaire français d'hydrologie - In French.
- Anatomie des dinosaures - dinosaur dictionary.
- Birdwatching terminology
- Botany glossary - in English. Glossary of botanical terms.
Sports & Leisure
- International Olympic Committee - IOC
- Hickoksports.com - glossaries on numerous sports
- Glossaries for ice hockey, soccer, basketball & football - in English
Transport & Utilities
- Le Dico du Satellite - definitions of words and expressions you can't find in the usual works of reference on satellite transmission.
Subject portals
Several sites with links to a great number of dictionaries, glossaries and lexicons in several languages.
Our favourites:
- Le Traducteur Public- excellent and very comprehensive it flags translator sites and language portals.
- Sherbrooke University, Canada - Language dictionaries, specialised dictionaries in English and French, encyclopaedias. A good source of links.
- ClicNet Dictionaries: - multilingual dictionaries, encyclopaedias and wordlists.
- 2200 glossaries in English, German and multilingual - comprehensive and good presentation.
- 1000dictionaries.com - 3 200 free online dictionaries
The Classics:
- Dicorama - directory of dictionaries and search engine facilitating search of over 670 French and multilingual dictionaries.
- YourDictionary.com - language dictionaries, specialised dictionaries and search engine
for special terms.
- Dictionary.com - links to on line dictionaries, glossaries and linguistic web sites.
- Lexicool.com - directory of bilingual and multilingual dictionaries and glossaries. Over 2000 links.
And:
- CRITER - new database of the Delegation generale de la langue française
with terminology lists. Search function for terms in French and
other languages.
- Leximagne - collection of nearly 1000 electronic dictionaries in French (University of Tennessee-Martin).
- The translator's home companion has interesting links to glossaries in a lot of languages.
- The Terminology Collection created by the University of Vaasa in Finland. Use it to find language dictionaries or particular glossaries on the Internet.
- Termisti - includes concise glossaries on subjects ranging from automobile suspension to plant viruses.
- The Glossarist - search for a glossary on a given subject
