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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "How often do you use the ProZ.com term search?".
This poll was originally submitted by Colin
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ProZ.com ("KudoZ") term search was recently updated. It is located at: http://www.proz.com/search
| | | | neilmac
Spain
Local time: 19:38
Spanish to English
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1) Whether I'm working or not;
2) What I'm working on (I find it very useful to compare legal and financial terms). There some fields that I don't usually even need a dictionary for, but when translating legal texts there can be big differences between the form and meaning in the different variants of Spanish so ProZ.com term search is invaluable for making comparisons, since there are a lot of L. Am. Spanish (and USA English) terms in the glossaries.
| | | | | I answer questions more often than I use the term search | May 13, 2009 |
... because:
1) usually, contexts differ, but there is just one term;
2) often, terms and/or selection of terms are/is subjective.
IMHO, Proz.com term search is just another adviser (not necessarily The Ultimate Authority!),
whereas "producing" terms is a good exercise and place for useful discussions and insights.
| | | | | Sometimes several times a day | May 13, 2009 |
The term search is often my second port of call if I can't find a term in a dictionary.
Admittedly, it doesn't always have what I'm looking for. But sometimes it has exactly what I need and other times the suggestions are sufficient to point me in the right direction.
I then usually double-check (if it's a term I'm not familiar with in English) e.g. by putting the term back into Google to see how many hits it gets and what contexts it is used in.
I find th... See more The term search is often my second port of call if I can't find a term in a dictionary.
Admittedly, it doesn't always have what I'm looking for. But sometimes it has exactly what I need and other times the suggestions are sufficient to point me in the right direction.
I then usually double-check (if it's a term I'm not familiar with in English) e.g. by putting the term back into Google to see how many hits it gets and what contexts it is used in.
I find the service very useful. It has been a help to me on numerous occasions.
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Angela Dickson (X) 
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:38
French to English
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I don't usually go to ProZ term search directly, but sometimes it comes up via a Google search. I always, always look at the question from which the glossary entry was extracted, as very often the answers by themselves are less than helpful. The process by which the answer was arrived at is usually more enlightening than the answer itself.
| | | | Niraja Nanjundan (X)
Local time: 23:08
German to English
I always keep the term search page open when I'm looking up terms, but I don't always use it, although I find it useful to cross-check terms I find elsewhere on the web. As neilmac says it's quite useful in certain specialised areas, such as legal and financial.
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I don't use it, though few times it appeared in a Google search.
| | | | Michael Harris
Germany
Local time: 19:38
Member (2006)
German to English
I tend to use it to double check difficult terms as there are some very good suggestions from very good translators there - Thanks to all of those who enter really useful terms!!!
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| All the time | May 13, 2009 |
I use the KudoZ term search like an online dictionary, and it's my first port of call (quoting Catherine) before looking anywhere else for the terms I need to find. That's why I think it's a pity that so many askers and/or answerers don't bother to enter terms in the glossary (at least in my language pairs).
| | | | Parrot
Spain
Local time: 19:38
Spanish to English
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| Part of my "rounds" | May 13, 2009 |
I must've developed a spontaneous protocol for searches. Starts with Google, includes IATE and other standard sources... but since I'm often redirected to ProZ anyway, it's now a part of the "route". I also keep a direct link because sometimes I'm SURE I've seen that expression input already.
Maybe the relevant question (if you want to assess ProZ.com term search) is, what priority in such a route it occupies. I imagine that would vary with combinations.
| | | | | Priority: key factor | May 13, 2009 |
Parrot wrote:
I must've developed a spontaneous protocol for searches. Starts with Google, includes IATE and other standard sources... but since I'm often redirected to ProZ anyway, it's now a part of the "route". I also keep a direct link because sometimes I'm SURE I've seen that expression input already.
Maybe the relevant question (if you want to assess ProZ.com term search) is, what priority in such a route it occupies. I imagine that would vary with combinations.
I follow a similar procedure as you have commented. Proz.com's term search is one of the many resources I use, but its priority depends on many other factors, which have already been commented by others in this thread.
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... and many times during the day.
The English Spanish dictionary is really complete. Almost every term I am looking for it's there. It's a wonderful help! It's incredible to see sometimes what words have been added to the Search Term feature; some are so basic that everybody should know them, I think. It's also interesting to get regional dialect variations of a certain term, especially when talking about clothing and food (banana is plátano in Peru, cambur in Venezuela, guineo i... See more ... and many times during the day.
The English Spanish dictionary is really complete. Almost every term I am looking for it's there. It's a wonderful help! It's incredible to see sometimes what words have been added to the Search Term feature; some are so basic that everybody should know them, I think. It's also interesting to get regional dialect variations of a certain term, especially when talking about clothing and food (banana is plátano in Peru, cambur in Venezuela, guineo in the Caribbean, and so on).
Unfortunately, this doesn't happen with other languages. When I am looking for the translation of a term from French to Spanish, it's almost never there so I have to set this option of "Translation to Any Language", to see if at least I find the term in English, Italian, Portuguese, etc., languages based on which I can figure out the Spanish term. I can imagine that for other combinations with less speakers in this Proz network, there is much less content. ▲ Collapse
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Angola
Local time: 19:38
English to French
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Angela Dickson wrote:
I don't usually go to ProZ term search directly, but sometimes it comes up via a Google search. I always, always look at the question from which the glossary entry was extracted, as very often the answers by themselves are less than helpful. The process by which the answer was arrived at is usually more enlightening than the answer itself.
As a matter of fact, that is how I discovered ProZ...
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Cristina Heraud-van Tol wrote:
... and many times during the day.
The English Spanish dictionary is really complete. .
Have a nice day ProZians!
Rocío
| | | | | Quite frequently - thanks to all those who enter terms | May 13, 2009 |
Michael Harris wrote:
I tend to use it to double check difficult terms as there are some very good suggestions from very good translators there - Thanks to all of those who enter really useful terms!!!
Exactly.
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