Al, No machine assisted translator will be able to get the proper nuances, at least not yet. I've found Wordfast to work better then most.
Wordfast Anywhere site *http://www.wordfast.net/ <http://www.wordfast.net/>* On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 12:31 PM, aportugee via Azores Genealogy < [email protected]> wrote: > Al; I have pretty good luck with Google Translate. Sam in Maz > > Sent from Windows Mail > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, January 9, 2015 10:29 AM > *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > > A lot of people use Babelfish (not sure about the spelling) but in my > experience it is not very good. I often wonder what program Edna Phillips > Kerns used when she translated Book IV, Vol 1 of *Saudades da Terra. *She > claimed she could not read Portuguese. Her translation was better than what > Babelfish would have accomplished but was still inadequate. Still, I do not > know of another English translation that is better. > > Good luck, Al. > > John > > > On Friday, January 9, 2015 12:01 PM, Bigal429 via Azores Genealogy < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > I was looking for an on-line translator program. > Al Sequeira > > In a message dated 1/9/2015 11:41:10 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Al, > > Do you mean a computer on-line translator program, or a person? > If it is a person you want, contact me privately. > > John Miranda Raposo > > > On Friday, January 9, 2015 11:20 AM, Bigal429 via Azores Genealogy < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Can anyone recommend a good on-line translator > Al Sequeira > -- > For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > > -- > For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- > For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > > -- > For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- > For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- Margaret M Vicente -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
