Where can I find a free latin to english translator?

Question

I need whole sentences translated not phrases or words.

Answer 1

There are some online translators for Latin, but the best is next to worthless. None of the translators for Latin online give anything close to a decent translation going either way. There are too many instances where you must know the context before choosing one of the four or five possible word choices. Other problems seem to arise from the high degree of inflection in Latin - the translators just do not seem to get case and number right, and the verbs are just as bad, especially the subjunctive. Seems like the translators assume all is indicative. This is probably compounded by Latin's lack of a fixed word order.

The net result is you get a bunch of nouns and verbs that may or may not be in context, and you still don't know who did what with which to whom when.


Single word translators which show you several possible choices for one word work. One of the best of those is:

http://users.erols.com/whitaker/words.ht...

Your best bet may well be to post here and ask for a translation - breaking it up in smaller sections if it's too long.

Otherwise, finding a Latin teacher or an older priest who will do it are about your only hopes. There are some sites that do it for a fee - but they're not cheap.

Answer 2

I've tried a lot of sites but the translations nearly always come back "word per word", verbatim basically...and that is not a translation as far as I'm concerned.

If you find anything good, please do let me know.

For example:

1) "Tempus perditum non rediit." - The meaning of the sentence is "Lost (or wasted) time never returns (or comes back).
This is the Latin-English translation I've received from most sites: "time ruin not to bring back".

2) The other translators just give me the latin and nothing else.

For a good "word" translator, try this:

http://archives.nd.edu/latgramm.htm

Answer 3

I agree with Susan...most are per word translation. Try this one
http://www.freelang.net these are free down loadable dictionaries. Latin is one that is avalible among their list of 89 different dictionaries