This second section of useful links and resources for translators and interpreters includes subject-specific dictionaries and glossaries. They have been divided up into the following categories:
Art / Business & Trade /
Construction & Architecture / Copywriting & Publishing /
Education / Environment & Earth Science / Fashion & Textiles /
Finance / Food & Agriculture / Health & Medical /
Humanities and Social Sciences /
Information and Communications Technology /
Insurance & Real Estate / Legal / Leisure & Entertainment / Rail /
Renewable Energy / Sport / Technical / Tourism & Travel /
The other four sections of useful links and resources for translators and interpreters on separate pages are:
general dictionaries and glossaries
translation-related tools and links
Last updated February 2023
Art
- Art & Architecture Thesaurus Online The Getty Research Institute
- Art and Popular Culture Encyclopaedia
- Art in Translation translated articles on Taylor & Francis Online
- CAMEO Conservation & Art Materials Encyclopedia Online – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Europeana EU web portal containing digitalised museum collections of over 3,000 European institutions
- Getty Search Gateway
- Glosario Gráfico es-ca-en-fr-it-pt
- Google Cultural Institute
- MetPublications The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- MoMA Art Terms Museum of Modern Art, New York
- MoMA Exhibition History Museum of Modern Art, New York
- MoMA The Collection Museum of Modern Art, New York
- WikiArt the encyclopedia of painting
Business & Trade
- Business Dictionary British and American English
Construction & Architecture
- About Dams The British Dam Society
- Art & Architecture Thesaurus Online The Getty Research Institute
- Carreteros detailed info on roads in Spanish
- Construpedia includes ca-es-en dictionary
- Diccionario de Arquitectura y Construcción
- Dictionary of Military Architecture
- Glosario para Ingenieros Civiles es-en
- Mortar and ETICS Dictionary several languages
- Paving Expert A Guide to Paving, Drainage & Hard-Landscaping
- Términos de Carreteras es only
Copywriting & Publishing
- 140 Key Copyediting Terms and What They Mean by ThoughtCo.
- A Handy Author Glossary of publishing and marketing terms by Shelf Help
- AWAI’s Ultimate Glossary of Copywriting Terms and Direct-Response Definitions
- Publishing Glossary by The Editorial Department
- Publishing Glossary by WritersServices
Education
- Glosario de Educación Física
- Glosario de Pedagogía
- The Glossary of Education Reform Great Schools Partnership (US)
Environment & Earth Science
- Climate Change Glossary ca-gl-es-en-it-fr-ro-pt
- Earth and Environment Glossaries
- GEMET Thesaurus General Multilingual Environmental Thesaurus
- Geology Dictionary and Earth Science Terms and Definitions
- Glosario de Geología RACEFN
- Glosario de GreenFacts es-en/fr
- Glossary – European Environment Agency
- Orchid Species Glossary site compiled by Jay Pfahl
- Partial Glossary of Spanish Geological Terms by US Department of the Interior
- Soil Mechanics
- Vocabulario Forestal gl-es-en
- World Reference Base for Soil Resources
Fashion & Textiles
- Glossary of Pattern Design by Artlandia
- The Vogue Fashion Glossary A-Z
Finance
- Deloitte’s IAS Plus website
- Diccionario Económico es only
- Dictionary of Banking (UBS) en-de-fr-it
- Financial Times Lexicon
- Glossary of Economics and Trade (Babel Linguistics Inc) en-es
- Glossary of IFRS Terms Wiley Online Library
- Glossary of Stock Market Terms (Nasdaq)
- IFRS Glossary International Financial Reporting Standards
- IMF (International Monetary Fund) glossaries: en and ar, de, es, fr, ja, pt, ru, zh
- Investopedia en only
- LinguaFin multilingual financial termbase (subscription only)
- Money Terms: investment & finance explained
- World Bank Glossary en-es, es-en (PDF)
- World Bank Glossary en-fr, fr-en (PDF)
Food & Agriculture
- The Cook’s Thesaurus cooking encyclopedia
- Diccionario Culinario
- Dictionary of dressings and sauces
- EFSA Glossary European Food Safety Authority
- FAO Term Portal Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Food Glossary Foods and Wines from Spain
Health & Medical
- AccessMedicine subscription-based medical content
- APA Dictionary of Psychology
- Common Medical Abbreviations and Acronyms List MedicineNet.com
- Cosnautas Resources for medical translators and writers, including several dictionaries
- Diccionario de Términos de Salud Español Inglés edited by Liliana Osorio
- Dictionary of Health Related Terms English-Spanish edited by Liliana Osorio
- English-Spanish Dictionary of Health Related Terms California-Mexico Health Initiative
- MedTerms Medical Dictionary MedicineNet.com
- Wordscope Health
Humanities and Social Sciences
- Glosario de Psicología
- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Oxford Classical Dictionary (subscription required)
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Términos Estadísticos
Information and Communications Technology
- Microsoft Terminology Search multiple languages
- Technopedia technology dictionary (comprehensive computer dictionary)
- Terminology of Telecommunications including links to other useful resources
- Webopedia online computer and Internet terms dictionary
- WhatIs.com IT encyclopedia
Insurance & Real Estate
- Diccionario Mapfre de Seguros es-en
- Glossary of Insurance and Risk Management Terms
- Lloyd’s Glossary of insurance-related terms
- Real Estate Glossary
Legal
- Definición Legal
- Enciclopedia jurídica
- EUR-Lex Access to European Union Law
- LawInsider contract database and search engine. Search clauses, contracts and the dictionary (US English)
- Summaries of EU Legislation
- Wordscope Legal
- World Law Dictionary currently English only but translations into other languages will be added ($9 per month)
Leisure & Entertainment
- Glossary of Filmographic Terms FIAF (International Federation of Film Archives)
Rail
Renewable Energy
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- Solar PV Glossary by In Balance Energy
- Vocabulario Técnico de Energías Renovables (PDF) en-es
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Sport
Technical
- Concrete Terminology Giatec
- Diccionario de la Real Academia de Ingeniería
- Diccionario politécnico de las lenguas española e inglesa, Volume 1
- Diccionario técnico: inglés-español
- Dicionário técnico inglês-português
- DIN-TERM Online de-en-fr-pl
- Electropedia: The World’s Online Electrotechnical Vocabulary – several languages
- Engineering Definitions by EPC Engineer
- French-English Glossary of Naval Technology by Steve Dyson
- Glossary of Automotive Terminology en-es by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)
- Glossary of Labelling Terms ASL Accurate Systems Labelling
- HVAC Dictionary several languages by REHVA
- HVAC Glossary of Terms
- Indoor Air Quality Glossary
- Industry Terms by EIC (Energy Industries Council)
- International System of Units NIST reference
- Multilingual Chemical Terminology ECHA
- OBP Online Browsing Platform of ISO standards
- Pulp and Paper Dictionary
- Red Eléctrica de España – Glosario/Glossary 2 glossaries, one in English and the other in Spanish
- Terminologia UPCTERM ca-en-es-fr
Tourism & Travel
- Hotel Revenue Glossary of Terms
- Hotel Revenue Management Glossary
- Revenue Management Terms
- Wordscope Travel
Translation Studies
- EST Translation Studies Glossary
- Translation research terms: A tentative glossary for moments of perplexity and dispute by Anthony Pym
Wine
- The Super Gigantic Y2K Winegrape Glossary Anthony J. Hawkins on Wine Lovers
- Wine Glossary Foods and Wines from Spain
- Wine Glossary Wine Folly
- Wine Glossary of Terms The Wine Cellar Insider
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