Glossary
- WTT
- Abbreviation for "words to translate".
- decimals
- In contrast to German, English decimal numbers are separated by a point rather than a comma (e.g. 0,56 mm in German compared to 0.56 mm in English).
- billion
- German Billion translates to English trillion; English billion translates to German Milliarden, see also Long and short scales
- Summaries of TV series
- Summaries of series don't seem to be a thing in the English Wiki; there's a section about the premise instead.
- Marking published articles/drafts as translations
- Use the template translated pages to mark your article/draft as a translation
Struggles we came across
- When translating “Frau (Anrede)” from German: Ms. or Mrs.
- Whether or not to translate names that are play on words (example: Herr Taschenbier)
- How to translate rhymes?
Tips and Tricks
- If you don't know the translation of a particular place /artwork / person, etc, try finding the Wikipedia article and click on the English equivalent. This is often a better resource than simple, i.e. word-to-word, online dictionaries. And you can link your term to the article on English wikipedia.
- helpful link for translations of existing wikipedia articles (suggested by asilverling)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Translation