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As well suggesting to you which programs are good and useful to download, I guess it’s also a time-saving service for us to review programs which, for many reasons, are not worth your attention.

Despite claiming to have received more than a million download, Traductor LIVE fits into the above category. Glossing over the unusable interface and the lack of self-explicable icons, the application simply doesn’t do what it says. Or to be more specific, it does translate what you write in it, but so badly, you might as well invent the text in other languages on your own, even without knowing anything about them.

In case you would like to try it, what conventionally is understood to be the page-refresh icon, in this case allows you to change language. You click on this to see the flags on the top changing, until you get the combination you want. The missile icon, should give the go ahead to translate the text, unless you want to have some more fun and tick the automatic translation function, which translates what you write in real-time.

We all need good translator programs, but look elsewhere as this one is not one of those. Babylon or Lingoes are surely better alternatives.

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On the whole, Lingoes is an interesting application which combines a comprehensive dictionary with a translator service (while looking and feeling mysteriously similar to its competitor, Babylon). There are also some useful tools like the periodic table, an abbreviation chart and an irregular verbs one, plus an international time zone converter, a dialing codes directory, a weights & measures converter and to end a currency converter.

Theoretically the most useful tool is that by pressing CTRL+ right click on whatever word you have on your screen, a pop-up window should appear with the definition of that word, a search tool for a deeper definition and also an audio file with the correct pronunciation. The disappointing aspect of this feature is that it doesn't work with a lot of words (unfortunately, I have to say, the majority), even if they appear in the list of definitions that Lingoes has in its database. I think this is a major bug as it invalidates massively the application's main utility which would be to have an always-available dictionary without having to change window.

The program leans on Google for the translation function which I find to be weak as many words are not translated correctly or not even found.

Because of strange performance issues, Lingoes is not worth using if you're just looking for an on-the-fly dictionary or translator. Some of its other features are really useful, though.

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Set out on an adventurous quest around the ancient lands of Greece, Troy, Phoenicia, Babylon, Egypt, Carthage and Rome to gather the seven greatest powers of the patron god of the Atlanteans, Poseidon. Assemble magic artifacts piece by piece and place them on the Altar of Poseidon to help you raise the legendary continent of Atlantis! The Rise of Atlantis, with fantastic gameplay and unique twists, will keep you entertained for weeks!

• 77 levels.
• 7 magic artifacts.
• Excellent storyline.

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The combination of Babylon Pro 6 with the Concise Oxford English Dictionary and Thesaurus ensures that you gain simple and intuitive access to over 240,000 definitions and 365,000 synonyms and antonyms.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary

The Oxford Dictionary contains over 78,000 headwords providing coverage of more than 240,000 words, phrases and meanings. This dictionary offers rich vocabulary coverage including rare and historical terms, as well as scientific and technical vocabulary, with hundreds of helpful notes on grammar and usage.

The Concise Oxford Thesaurus

The Oxford Thesaurus contains over 17,000 headwords offering more than 365,000 synonyms covering everyday vocabulary as well as more unusual and specialist words, with clear labeling of informal, dialect, literary, and technical items. The most useful alternative words are given first, with the word closest in meaning to the word given in capitals.

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Babylon 6 is the world's leading dictionary and language translation software. Babylon offers you the most intuitive tool for all your translation needs. With Babylon you can quickly translate emails, web pages, documents, instant messages, and more. All you have to do is click on the word or text that you want to translate and a small window instantly appears with the desired results from Babylon's
extensive database of language dictionaries, glossaries and conversion tools

Single Click Activation

Just click on any text in any desktop application and a small pop-up window appears with the relevant translation, information or conversion.

Text Translation

Text translations in 17 languages all in a single click. Text translation has never been easier; no need for additional browsers or "copy/paste" Just click any word in the text you want to translate and Babylon will automatically identify the relevant text passage and translate it. Despite the fact, that no machine translation is 100% accurate or delivers results equal to human translation, this great new feature, based on the most advanced text translation technology, helps you understand texts in languages you are less familiar with.

Results from the world's leading publishers

Get single click results from the world's leading dictionaries and encyclopedias for a small additional fee. Babylon offers its users a wide range of titles from the world's premier publishing houses: Britannica, Oxford, Merriam Webster, Pons, Larousse, Langenscheidt, Taishukan, Michaelis, Van-Dale and many more.

Wikipedia content

Babylon's single click intuitive technology now offers its users results from Wikipedia the multilingual web-based encyclopedia in 9 languages with more than 2,000,000 articles.

Translation in 50 languages

Babylon's translation and dictionary software offers results from a database of 1,200 sources in 50 languages. The database includes 25 professional dictionaries in 13 languages developed by Babylon's own linguistic team: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Hebrew, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Dutch, Russian, Korean and Swedish.

Unit Conversions

Babylon converts currencies, measurements and time, just click on any value in any desktop application to get instant conversions. Babylon automatically identifies the required conversion type, based on unit symbols that appear next to the numbers.

Writing Tools for English

In addition to text translation Babylon also offers its users tools for finding just the word that they need and ensures correct conjugation. As some words can be translated in more than one way, Babylon enables users to see each possible translation with it's equivalent translation in the user's native language, ensuring that you use the most appropriate word available. Babylon also shows you all possible conjugations to guarantee that you use the correct word in the correct form.

Spelling Alternatives

An automatic spelling feature available in Babylon 6 provides solutions for common typos and wording problems.

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From the co-creator of Age of Empires, Brian Sullivan, comes an all-new action role-playing game set in the mythical worlds of ancient Greece and Egypt. Amazing visuals and fast-action gameplay deliver a true cinematic gaming experience. Lush ancient world settings crafted in near-photo realistic detail provide the player with an extraordinary canvas on which to set forth on an epic quest of the ultimate good versus evil.

The Titans, gods before the gods, have escaped from their eternal prison to wreak havoc on the world. In this titanic struggle between old and new gods it is the heroes of humankind who will ultimately determine the fate of all existence. The player quests throughout the ancient world in a race to uncover the secrets needed to once again imprison these ancient gods. Journeying to fabled locations such as the Parthenon, the maze at Knossos, the Great Pyramids, and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the player will have to overcome terrifying monsters and mythical beasts.

Brave the trials of Titan Quest alone or bring a group of friends to share the glory while playing through the thrilling story-driven campaign.

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Are you ready for an exciting quest of adventure and discovery? Embark on a journey around ancient Greece, Babylon, Carthage, Egypt and Rome in the search for one of the greatest mysteries of all time - the lost city of Atlantis.

In this classic style matching game with a dazzling new twist you will need to discover pieces of ancient artifacts that will help you find a way to your destination.

A great storyline with extremely addictive new gameplay, 76 explosive levels, exciting power-up items and numerous extra features will keep you playing for days on end!

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