Use case: I'm studying Polish. I watch movies, and when I hear an unfamiliar word, I switch to the browser and type in the word. Sometimes I misspell the word, for example, there are two sounds sh that come in different spellings, sz, ś, si, sometimes rz. The "did you mean XXX?" feature is very useful, but I want to see all options, not just one. And I want to see such options even if the word is found (I misspell a word, and that wrong spelling is found, but I see it is not *the* word and want to see the suggestions). At second, I want to see the citation form of the word (aka main entry word - the form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary), along with the whole dictionary entry. At third, I often want to perform backward translation. For example, "zanadrz" is translated as "bosom" (once I have got "sleeve"), but "bosom" is not translated as anything like "zanadrz" -- most likely, this is a part of an idiom. I need backward translation to find such things out, and I do not want to follow the mouse-select- copy-paste-change_direction ritual. I want it to be something single- click.
So: 1. As a user, I need single-word (single idiom, single entry) translation mode 2. The "did you mean XXX?" feature must show all available options, even for the word forms that are in dictionary. (Useful when a misspelled word is a valid word, like rite/right/write) 3. I want to see the citation form of the word that I translate, along with the whole dictionary entry (multiple entries when several words may take the form I am looking for) 4. I want single-click reversal translation of the translation 5. As to UI, I would propose a small "translate word" box below the existing "translate sentence(s)" box. This would allow to examine problematic words from the text without erasing the text. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "General" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-translate-general?hl=en.
