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- Electronic libraries
- Reference materials, glossaires, Russian language dictionaries
- EN>RU and RU>EN dictionaries and glossaries
- Software for translators, Translation memory (TM) tools,
MAC > PC, fonts
- Language instruments
- Translators directories
- Translators forums
- Ukrainian language resources
- Translator's Toolbox
The English language: glossaries, dictionaries etc.
- General
- Acronyms, abbreviations
- Business / economics / finance / accounting
- Medical
- Polytechnic, science
Electronic libraries
Project Gutenberg (!!!) http://promo.net/pg/
free online electronic books, much of the world's great literature
Access the Great Books (!) http://www.anova.org/
+ Access the Great Books is a compilation of over 240 great authors and their
works. From Hammurabi (18th c. BCE) to Annie Dillard (1945).
Bartleby.com (!!!) http://www.bartleby.com/
+ Huge and well-organized.Fiction, nonfiction, verses and general reference
works. Probably the best (after Gutenberg)
Blackmask Online (!!) http://www.blackmask.com/
+ Large (10064 books to choose from). The works can be downloaded in various
formats (Ms-Reader, Acrobat, Rocket eBook, Zipped format, iSilo, Mobipocket).
Various subjects: from Gothic Tales to Folklore.
Bralyn E-text Archive (!) http://www.bralyn.net/etext/
+ Searchable, vast collection.
Literature Online Home Page (!!)
http://lion.chadwyck.com
+ A fully searchable library of more than 330,000 works of English and American
poetry, drama and prose, plus biographies, bibliographies and key criticism
and reference resources.
Making of America (!) http://moa.umdl.umich.edu/
+ "Making of America" is a digital library of primary sources
in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction.
Subject areas: education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion,
science and technology. App. 8,500 books and 50,000 journal articles with
19th century imprints.
Medieval and Classical Library http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/
+ The Online Medieval and Classical Library (OMACL) is a collection of some
of the most important literary works of Classical and Medieval civilization.
Oxford Text Archive http://ota.ahds.ac.uk/
+ 2,500 texts and reference works. Most are freely available.
The Internet Public Library (!!) http://www.ipl.org/
+ Huge. Features directories of online texts, newspapers, magazines, reference
materials.
The World eText Library (!)
http://netlibrary.net/
+ The World Electronic Text Library Foundation is a global coordinated effort
to preserve and disseminate classic works of literature, serials, bibliographies,
dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference works in a number of languages
and countries around the world.
Reference materials, glossaries, Russian language
dictionaries
Reference
Glossaries
Russian language dictionaries
EN>RU, RU>EN glossaries and dictionaries
General
Special
Software for translators, Translation memory
(TM) tools, MAC > PC, fonts
Translation memory (TM)
Articles:
Software:
More:
Language tools
Translators
directories
Translators forums
Ukrainian language resources
The English language: glossaries,reference
materals etc.
General
- Dictionary.com
The biggest.
- Rhymezone
Definitions, synonyms, antonyms, rhymes, reverse lookup
- AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
Definitions, translations (English, German, Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish),
pronunciations, synonyms, examples.
- LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus
Definitions, synonyms, example phrases, usage functions, animations.
- Lexical FreeNet (word connections)
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciations, rhymes.
- WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary
Helper
Definitions, synonyms, example phrases, usage functions.
- CMU Pronouncing
Pronunciation.
- Online Plain Text English
Dictionary
Plain text, no seach, includes definitions.
- Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 10th
Edition
Definitions, pronunciation, word origins, thesaurus.
- UltraLingua English Dictionary
Definitions, synonyms, reverse lookup
- The American Heritage® Dictionary
of the English Language
Definitions, pronunciations, origins, example phrases, reverse lookup.
- Webster's
Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
Definitions, origins.
- Cambridge International Dictionary
of English
Definitions, example phrases.
- Columbia Encyclopedia, Six Edition
Definitions, pronunciation.
- The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
Definitions, synonyms, pronunciation, example phrases.
- Cambridge Dictionary of American
English
Definitions, example phrases.
- Dictionary
of English Synonymes and Synonymous or Parallel Expressions
Synonyms.
- Oxford Paperback Dictionary and Thesaurus
Definitions, antonyms, synonyms, pronunciation, thesaurus.
- Forthrights Phrontistery
- Dictionary of Obscure Words
Obscure words.
- Latin
Word List
English> Latin
- Cambridge International Dictionary
of Idioms
Definitions, example phrases
- Hobson Jobson
Dictionary of Anglo-Indian terms
Definitions, origins.
- Worthless Word For The Day
Definitions.
- The Word Spy
Definitions.
- Cambridge International Dictionary
of Phrasal Verbs
Definitions, example phrases.
- British American
For English Speaking People (British > American)
Translations (BR>US).
- All About Homonyms
Definitions.
Acronyms, abbreviations
Business and finance
General | Accounting,
Audit, Tax | Advertising | Economics | Finance | Insurance | Investing,
Stock Exchange | Management | Marketing | Real Estate | Trade, Retailing | Transportation, Logistics | Web
commerce | Misc.
General (or nonclassified)
- Accounting Glossary *****
"The following is intended to provide some general guidance..." Terms are
taken from "Financial Accounting" by K. Fred Skousen, W. Steve Albrecht,
and James D. Stice. With acronym listing. Quick and plain site compiled
by Utah CPAs.
- GAAP (Russian)
http://www.gaap.ru/glossary/
- Auditing Terms
"The words defined in this glossary all appeared in questions on the CPA
exam since 1993, so they are worth knowing if you are studying for the exam."
Excellent collection of terms but no navigation means at all.
- Financial Taxonomy
– Lynn Wheeler
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/fintax.htm
- Tax and Accounting
Glossary
Medium sized merely accounting glossary of well-known (to accountants) terms.
Obviously has the right to exist.
- Total Tax Solutions
Glossary of Terms
http://www.totaltaxsolutions.com/glossary.htm
- Barkley's comprehensive
Financial Glossary
E-version of a paper glossary.Very simple clear frame design. Cross-referenced
entries.
- BBG Financial and Legal
Dictionary
Baltic Bank Group. One of the biggest. Really quick site.
- Bloomberg
Finnancial Glossary
http://www.bloomberg.com/money/tools/bfglosa.html
- Campbell
R. Harvey's Hypertextual Finance Glossary *****
7 200 entries, 18 000 hyperlinks.
- Federal
Reserve Bank of Chicago - Glossary of Banking Terms
Small (one page), but authoritative.
- Finance-Glossary (finance-glossary.com) *****
Over 2 000 terms with full descriptions, cross-referenced, keyword searchable,
with links to related videos, graphics, books, events, courses and conferences.
Absolutely the best in this category.
- Finance Glossary *****
Campbell R.Harvey's Hypertextual Finance Glossary, over 7 200 entries. Cross
referenced.
- Financial Terminology Database
http://tradition.axone.ch/
- Futures and Options *****
Guide to Futures and Options Market Terminology from. In several languages.
English version is here
- NY
Times Glossary of Financial and Business Terms *****
Free subscription is required. Over 2500 cross-referenced entries.
- SmartMoney Financial Glossary
Searchable serious glossary from serious site.
- The Money World A-Z Glossary
of Financial Terms
"Forget the mumbo jumbo of financial jargon- here's the A-Z to what's what!".
"Mumbo jumbo" design, detailed explanation.
- The Numa Dictionary of Derivatives
Acronyms
"The FAST FOX SAFEly LEAPS over CHAPS with CHIPS on SWINGS but will DIE
and ROT to the ECHO of the buddhist OM. Understood all that? If not, refer
below!". One-page dictionary (but the page is quite big and thus slow).
- Yahoo! Financial Glossary *****
Cross-referenced, nicely organized, but why without search box?
- Англо-русский словарь
финансовых терминов
En>Ru dictionary of financial terms. http://www.rea.ru/misc/efin_dic.nsf/ListW
- Encyclopaedia of banking and
finance (Russian)
http://www.cofe.ru/Finance/
- Futures and Options
Guide to Futures and Options Market Terminology from "The Center Online".
In several languages. English version is here
- Investor words *****
Over 5000 terms, with links between related terms. Many awards.
- Investopedia *****
Truly justifies the name of the site.Searchable + term categories.The site
itself is focused on investment-related "terms".
- Invvestopaedia
http://www.ozsoft.com/glossary/glossary.htm
- Invest-o-rama Glossary *****
Searchable and alphabetized. Would be the best in the category if not for
these banners and commercial design... Offers a lot of other reference resources.
- Nasdaq Stock Market Glossary
http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/
- Smart Money.com. Glossary *****
Excellent exhaustive resource.
Retailing
- Glossary
of Retailing @
A handy dictionary and glossary of terms used in the retail industry and
retail electronic commerce.
Sailing and Shipping
Medical
Polytechnic, scientific
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