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European word translator

Enter one or two lower-case English words to see translations from Google Translate.

This example demonstrates that the map should be interpreted with care; some translations have the meaning "she lasts" or "it works".

Examples:   banana     the cat     she runs

Random words:   grandmother    repeatedly

A few things to keep in mind:

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This page was inspired by the etymology maps by Bezbojnicul on reddit. It was built using D3, maps from Natural Earth, and the Google Translate API. The translations were retrieved around 2014, and unfortunately this page is not currently set up to get new translations. You can contribute a few pounds towards the web hosting costs for this site if you really want to! Contact James Trimble.