Resources for translating common programming terms for UI into other languages

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I'm not even sure this is entirely programming related...but here goes:

I need to translate some forms into different languages, specifically Spanish and French. Obviously, it would be good if I knew these other languages fluently, but I don't. Besides doing a Google translate, babel fish, etc. are there any resources which can assist in this? Mainly I am trying to find out what the translation of OK and Cancel are.

Moreover, I looked to find some programs which have the UI written in these other languages and all I could find were language learning programs.

How do other programmers handle doing this?

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I know this is an old thread. But use Google translate – Anurag Awasthi

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Take a look at the Pootle Terminology project:

http://pootle.locamotion.org/projects/terminology/

and Microsoft's UI translations:

http://www.microsoft.com/Language/en-US/Translations.aspx

Both provide translations for common UI terminology in a range of languages.

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If you want to do it right, it seems like you need to hire a person to translate for you. Preferably a native speaker. I'm sure you can find some services through a quick google search.

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The best resource for this is probably a translator who speaks the language in question fluently and has experience translating user interfaces.

Here's just one example of a company that provides this service:

http://www.ricintl.com/software-localization-services.htm

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For spanish is ok to user: "Ok and "Cancelar"