# Free Professional Language Translation Sites

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-professional-language-translation-sites/434763>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 24, 2008, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-professional-language-translation-sites/434763 "2008-01-24T02:19:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![renegade21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e495f1/32.png) [@renegade21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/renegade21)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-professional-language-translation-sites/434763/1 "2008-01-24T02:19:05Z")

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Hi-I am interested in getting professional languages done, but I don’t have money to pay anyone for professional translations. I ask a lot of questions about slang and colloquialisms.

What websites out there provide professional translation help for free, in ANY aspect of language, besides [Proz.com](http://Proz.com)?

I tried [translatorscafe.com](http://translatorscafe.com), but I think they get testy if you ask too many questions-since it’s a site for professionals by professionals.

Please let me know. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![renegade21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e495f1/32.png) [@renegade21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/renegade21)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-professional-language-translation-sites/434763/2 "2008-01-24T11:42:34Z")

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I have tries [Wordreference.com](http://Wordreference.com) but I think they are too strict over there.  
Can someone please suggest some language exchanges?

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**Author:** ![missbunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@missbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missbunny)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-professional-language-translation-sites/434763/3 "2008-01-24T15:05:31Z")

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[QUOTE=renegade21]

What websites out there provide professional translation help for free, in ANY aspect of language, besides [Proz.com](http://Proz.com)?  
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I don’t think any of them do it on a consistent repeated basis. You can’t get something for nothing.

[About.com](http://About.com) has a nice French forum with many people willing to answer questions but nobody is there to provide long-term professional-quality translation services for _free_.

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**Author:** ![renegade21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e495f1/32.png) [@renegade21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/renegade21)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-professional-language-translation-sites/434763/4 "2008-01-24T19:11:43Z")

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[QUOTE=missbunny]  
I don’t think any of them do it on a consistent repeated basis. You can’t get something for nothing.

[About.com](http://About.com) has a nice French forum with many people willing to answer questions but nobody is there to provide long-term professional-quality translation services for _free_.  
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You can try linguistic forums like Unilang.org-but not everyone there knows the answers to all your questions.