The Bottom Line
Babylon is by far the most useful, intuitive dictionary and translation tool for use with a computer. The ease with which you can call up definitions, translations and more makes this dictionary a 'must' for serious language learners and professionals.
Pros
- Translates or provides definition from any desktop application
- Translations into 17 languages
- Babylon translates by clicking on a word - no need to cut and paste
- Provides additional content from Wikipedia, Encyclopedia Britannica and Oxford Dictionary
- Writing Tools for English
Cons
- You can't take it with you to class - unless you take your laptop to class!
Description
- Simple, single click activation provides quick access to all dictionary and translation needs.
- Single click can be used with a wide variety of standard programs such as: Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
- Small window opens in program providing information required without blocking work area.
- Pronunciation icon is always available for help on correct pronunciation.
- Its translation and dictionary software offers results from a database of 1,200 sources in 50 languages.
- Extremely adaptable, Babylon provides the ability to add on encyclopedia content, specialist dictionaries.
- More than 1,200(!) free dictionaries and encyclopedias can be added on to the program.
- Babylon translates full texts into 17 languages.
- The program also provides additional user tools for writing in English.
Guide Review - Dictionary Review - Babylon - translation @ a click
I've been using Babylon for many years now and can highly recommend trying it out. Babylon offers a free trial, so it certainly is worth giving a try to find out if it can help you with your daily studies or work. The best thing about Babylon is that it provides definitions and translations directly from any web page or document. There is no need to open a separate program. Babylon runs on your computer, and when you click on a word or a phrase, up comes the definition or translation.
Babylon goes much farther than any ordinary dictionary. It provides a translation engine for full texts in 17 languages, pronunciation examples at a click, the possibility of related encyclopedia and thesaurus entries, currency, unit conversions and much more.
For some users, the price tag might be a bit high (around $70). However, for anyone who loves - or needs - to study and work on a computer, there simply is no better dictionary available.
