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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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Français		Un Anglais, un Français et un Arménien entrent dans un bar. Ils ne parlent pas très bien la langue de l'autre, 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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ՀայերենըԱնգլիացին, ֆրանսիացին և հայը մտնում են բար: Նրանք այնքան էլ լավ չեն խոսում միմյանց լեզուներով, բայց բարմենը գաղափար ունի.Online automatic translation is available, and does not cost anything.
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DeutschEin Engländer, ein Franzose und ein Armenier betreten eine Bar. Sie sprechen die Sprachen des 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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EspanolUn inglés, un francés y un armenio entran en un bar. No hablan muy bien el idioma del otro, 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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Русский Англичанин, француз и армянин заходят в бар. Они не очень хорошо говорят на языках друг друга, но у бармена есть идея.Everyone who logs onto the Polyglot spreadsheet will see the updated translation in real time.
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NederlandsEen 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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У бар заходзяць ангелец, француз і армянін. Яны дрэнна размаўляюць на мовах адзін аднаго, але ў бармэна ёсць ідэя.
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