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An Englishman, a Frenchman, and an Armenian walk into a bar. They don't speak each other's languages very well, but the bartender has an idea.
Polyglot Translation Tool: an adaptation of Google Translate using Google Sheets
www.9amwc.org/polyglotColumns D and E were used during the abstract presentation at 6IMCA. They demonstrate how
cut & paste can be used
to quickly enter text.
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An Englishman, a Frenchman, and an Armenian walk into a bar. They don't speak each other's languages very well, but the bartender has an idea.<= type, paste or dictate in English into the yellow box A2.
(Only enter text into the yellow box A2.
Typing into a different box might damage the code)
Cutting and pasting from another box will erase the yellow background but it is easy to fix. If you paste using shift-control-V, then it will enter plain text and keep the yellow background.		You may view your own language by clicking one of the tabs at the bottom (for selected languages)Try cutting and pasting (please use shif-CTRL-V so the yellow background in A2 is not disturbed).



Health workers can work together more effectively if we overcome language barriers.		The tabs at the bottom let you focus on a single language. They also show back translation into English so you can see whether a mistake has been made in translating.
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FrenchUn Anglais, un Français et un Arménien entrent dans un bar. Ils ne parlent pas très bien la langue des uns et des autres, mais le barman a une idée.We have addressed language barriers in our medical congresses by using live translation.Live translation is expensive and requires special equipment.
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ArmenianԱնգլիացին, ֆրանսիացին և հայը մտնում են բար։ Նրանք լավ չեն խոսում միմյանց լեզուներով, բայց բարմենը մի միտք ունի։Online automatic translation is available, and does not cost anything.
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GermanEin Engländer, ein Franzose und ein Armenier betreten eine Bar. Sie sprechen die Sprache des jeweils anderen nicht besonders gut, aber der Barkeeper hat eine Idee.The formula for Google translate is easy to use. To see it, simply click on any of the translated cells.It looks like this:

=googletranslate(A2,"en", "hy")
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SpanishUn inglés, un francés y un armenio entran en un bar. No hablan muy bien los idiomas de los demás, pero el camarero tiene una idea.It can be pasted into the cells of the Google spreadsheet and We have a choice of multiple languages.
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RussianВ бар заходят англичанин, француз и армянин. Они плохо говорят на языках друг друга, но у бармена появляется идея.Everyone who logs onto the Polyglot spreadsheet will see the updated translation in real time.
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DutchEen Engelsman, een Fransman en een Armeniër lopen een bar binnen. Ze spreken elkaars taal niet zo goed, maar de barman heeft een idee.
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Here's how it works
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Polyglot is easy to create using existing online tools, free of charge.
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You can create your own translation sheets online.
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for information about how this sheet is constructed, see
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http://www.amicnow.org/index.php/2-uncategorised/208-polyglot-translation-tool
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Ask Jerry if you want help.
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