We will be traveling in France and would like to use a good off-line French-English translator on our Ipod Touch. There are so many out there! Does anyone have experience using a really good one? Merci!
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Fontainebleau, France
893 posts
It's only a dictionary (ie won't do entire phrases), but I love the Accio French/English off-line translator. It has an incredible number of words, and unlike many other dictionaries, it actually recognizes all the conjugations for verbs.
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Vernon, Canada
32352 posts
Ray, You might have a look at Word Roll for a Dictionary app. It works off-line and is available for a number of languages. It's capable of bi-directional word searches, and is more comprehensive than it looks (lots of grammatical details are shown by tapping each word). You could also look at LingoPal which is a talking Translator and Phrasebook (also works off-line, AFAIK). If you're using a first-generation iPod Touch, you won't be able to use the talking function, as that model doesn't have speakers. The phrases are fairly extensive and cover a variety of situations. There are several versions available. Cheers!