translate <phrase> <source-language> <output-language>
works from command line
Usage:
translate <phrase> <source-language> <output-language>
Example:
translate hello en es
See this for a list of language codes:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes
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allow multiword translations Show Sample Output
substitute "example" with desired string; tl = target language (en, fr, de, hu, ...); you can leave sl parameter as-is (autodetection works fine) Show Sample Output
Translates a string from English to Portuguese by using google translator web service. Show Sample Output
translate <some phrase> [output-language] [source-language]
1) "some phrase" should be in quotes
2) [output-language] - optional (default: English)
3) [source-language] - optional (default: auto)
translate "bonjour petit lapin"
hello little rabbit
translate "bonjour petit lapin" en
hello little rabbit
translate "bonjour petit lapin" en fr
hello little rabbit
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Any thoughts on this command? Does it work on your machine? Can you do the same thing with only 14 characters?
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