{"id":9036,"date":"2005-06-02T23:57:09","date_gmt":"2005-06-02T20:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2005\/06\/02\/new-default-dictionary\/"},"modified":"2005-07-04T19:21:54","modified_gmt":"2005-07-04T16:21:54","slug":"new-default-dictionary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2005\/06\/02\/new-default-dictionary\/","title":{"rendered":"New default dictionary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Until now I’ve been using http:\/\/www.rambler.ru\/dict<\/a> for all my translation needs. I realize that it might not at all be the best out there, but it is was good enough. I wanted something fast and simple. No need for phrases, just quick word translations from Russian to English, and back.<\/p>\n

I think I’ll be switching to http:\/\/lingvo.yandex.ru<\/a> now. It is also a good enough alternative. And fast enough. It also takes care of the greatest annoyance I have with the Rambler dictionary – language switching. When asking for the translation, I think, it is pretty obvious which language the original word is in. So, if I type ‘muse’ and ask for the English\/Russian translation, it is obvious that I have typed an English word and I want thus a Russian translsation. For some strange reason, with Rambler, I had to specify. But I would have minded it aswell, if not the ugly interface. Check it out<\/a>. What is the problem? Well, the language switch is after<\/strong> the submit button. That’s inconvenient.<\/p>\n

I’ve been coping with this for far too long. Enough!<\/p>\n

P.S.: Yandex dictionary has another nice feature – it shows the meaning of the word in other languages too. Educational.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n

Until now I’ve been using http:\/\/www.rambler.ru\/dict for all my translation needs. I realize that it might not at all be the best out there, but it is was good enough. I wanted something fast and simple. No need for phrases, just quick word translations from Russian to English, and back. 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