Translation German to English

jamese · 01-20-2004, 07:43 AM

Sorry about the OFF-TOPIC posting, this has nothing to do with guns

I am looking for someone who is willing to translate German to English.
I have about 60 pages on MS word documents that are memoirs of Lt. Dose commander of the 187 Infantrie Regiment from 1915 Ã¢?? 1918. The documents were made by Lt. DoseÃ¢??s son and sent to me.

My GrandfatherÃ¢??s brother served with the 187th and was KIA in Romania in 1916. I would like to get the documents translated for our family history.

I am willing to pay someone for their troubles. Send me a pm

jamesegg@bellsouth.net

Thanks
Jim

George Anderson · 01-20-2004, 08:38 AM

Jim, look at babble.com ( or something like that) it is a free internet translation tool. Next, pay some kid $5 per hour to type your document in.

It will promptly spit out a translation however it will need some cleaning up. Good luck.

John Sabato · 01-20-2004, 10:49 AM

Here you go Jim - try this link...

http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr

My advice is to open a new MS Word Document and create a two column table.

Then capture the original German text in manageable chunks and paste the chunks of German text into individual cells of the table on the left side and also feed the same chunks to this translator and then take the translation text and paste it into the appropriate right column cell of the table.

The translation won't be perfect (as nothing is) but I have found that enough of the thought process behind the original text will usually become clear with a little study... and then you can add a third column and place in it your best guess as to what the Standard english might be...

Sounds like a fun project...

Let us know how it works out... better yet, how about posting the results as a document for download for those interested? Need any help? Just ask.

jamese · 01-20-2004, 04:18 PM

Thanks for the replys,
I know about Babelfish and the translation is fair.

It works fine for short sentences, but when a document has expressions and ideas or thoughts, the translation process breaks down and you can miss the whole intent of what is being conveyed.

I was thinking maybe one of our German Members wanted a little spending money and at the same time help out another member.

Thanks for the ideas
Jim

Vlim · 01-21-2004, 10:11 AM

Jim,

Contact me if you can't find anyone. I've translated tech German to English for our oldtimer club many times in the past.

I can even translate it to Dutch for you, but I doubt it will be of much use <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

Gerben

Hugh · 01-21-2004, 02:22 PM

Jim,

Here is a company that does human translations for a fee:

https://www.tranexp.com/win/HumanTran.htm

jamese · 02-01-2004, 07:04 AM

Thank you everyone for your posts and help

Our friend "RK" Glen Grady has already done 20+ pages.

THANK YOU RK, for the Great work thus far!

If anyone would like the history of 187 Infantry Regiment Please let me know. I plan to compile the information in a PDF file.

jamesegg@bellsouth.net

Thank you everyone,
Jim

01-20-2004, 07:43 AM	#1
jamese User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: South Florida Posts: 789 Thanks: 0 Thanked 84 Times in 34 Posts	Translation German to English Sorry about the OFF-TOPIC posting, this has nothing to do with guns I am looking for someone who is willing to translate German to English. I have about 60 pages on MS word documents that are memoirs of Lt. Dose commander of the 187 Infantrie Regiment from 1915 Ã¢?? 1918. The documents were made by Lt. DoseÃ¢??s son and sent to me. My GrandfatherÃ¢??s brother served with the 187th and was KIA in Romania in 1916. I would like to get the documents translated for our family history. I am willing to pay someone for their troubles. Send me a pm jamesegg@bellsouth.net Thanks Jim __________________ The "truth" is a matter of Perception

01-20-2004, 10:49 AM	#3
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	Here you go Jim - try this link... http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr My advice is to open a new MS Word Document and create a two column table. Then capture the original German text in manageable chunks and paste the chunks of German text into individual cells of the table on the left side and also feed the same chunks to this translator and then take the translation text and paste it into the appropriate right column cell of the table. The translation won't be perfect (as nothing is) but I have found that enough of the thought process behind the original text will usually become clear with a little study... and then you can add a third column and place in it your best guess as to what the Standard english might be... Sounds like a fun project... Let us know how it works out... better yet, how about posting the results as a document for download for those interested? Need any help? Just ask. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

01-20-2004, 04:18 PM	#4
jamese User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: South Florida Posts: 789 Thanks: 0 Thanked 84 Times in 34 Posts	Thanks for the replys, I know about Babelfish and the translation is fair. It works fine for short sentences, but when a document has expressions and ideas or thoughts, the translation process breaks down and you can miss the whole intent of what is being conveyed. I was thinking maybe one of our German Members wanted a little spending money and at the same time help out another member. Thanks for the ideas Jim __________________ The "truth" is a matter of Perception

01-21-2004, 02:22 PM	#6
Hugh RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Swamp Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 2 Thanked 165 Times in 64 Posts	Jim, Here is a company that does human translations for a fee: https://www.tranexp.com/win/HumanTran.htm __________________ *TRUMP FOR PREZ IN '20!*

02-01-2004, 07:04 AM	#7
jamese User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: South Florida Posts: 789 Thanks: 0 Thanked 84 Times in 34 Posts	Thank you everyone for your posts and help Our friend "RK" Glen Grady has already done 20+ pages. THANK YOU RK, for the Great work thus far! If anyone would like the history of 187 Infantry Regiment Please let me know. I plan to compile the information in a PDF file. jamesegg@bellsouth.net Thank you everyone, Jim __________________ The "truth" is a matter of Perception

01-20-2004, 08:38 AM	#2
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,772 Thanked 2,527 Times in 786 Posts	Jim, look at babble.com ( or something like that) it is a free internet translation tool. Next, pay some kid $5 per hour to type your document in. It will promptly spit out a translation however it will need some cleaning up. Good luck.

01-21-2004, 10:11 AM	#5
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,034 Thanks: 1,020 Thanked 3,882 Times in 1,186 Posts	Jim, Contact me if you can't find anyone. I've translated tech German to English for our oldtimer club many times in the past. I can even translate it to Dutch for you, but I doubt it will be of much use <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> Gerben