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Google search box now translates single words

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Google has added a simple language translation option to the normal search bar. Simply type "translate" followed by the word and the language you want to see.

For example "translate download into French" or "translate computer into Spanish." The tool currently works with nine languages including French, Spanish, Italian, German and even Hindi.

This is not a substitute for Google Translator. The tool will only translate one word at a time. If you run into a foreign word you can simply type translate and the word to get a result in English.

It's pretty simple and could come in handy once in awhile. You can at least learn to say hello in all nine languages while you are bored at work some day.

[Via Lifehacker]
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