# Dictionary

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/dictionary/12799>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [July 19, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/dictionary/12799 "2020-07-19T21:13:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Robin\_Andersson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robin_andersson/32/5397_2.png) [@Robin\_Andersson](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robin_Andersson)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/dictionary/12799/1 "2020-07-19T21:13:32Z")

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Evening! I wonder, would it be possible to make a dictionary app here, like google translate where it can translate whole texts?  
Robin

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**Author:** ![Glider](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/glider/32/9699_2.png) [@Glider](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Glider)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/dictionary/12799/2 "2020-07-19T21:38:12Z")

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@ThinhDinh has done that for me he might be able to give you help

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**Author:** ![Robin\_Andersson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robin_andersson/32/5397_2.png) [@Robin\_Andersson](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robin_Andersson)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/dictionary/12799/3 "2020-07-19T21:40:20Z")

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Cool! 🙂

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**Author:** ![Coupons\_Deal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/coupons_deal/32/9734_2.png) [@Coupons\_Deal](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Coupons_Deal)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/dictionary/12799/4 "2020-07-19T22:08:49Z")

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Below formula does the translation to give you an idea. Basically you pass the Text, Source Language and Target Language.

=GOOGLETRANSLATE(“Hello”, “en”, “es”)

Hope this helps.

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**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/dictionary/12799/5 "2020-07-20T02:02:05Z")

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If you want a Google Translate type of thing then the above formula should work.

If you want word definitions then an IMPORTXML formula will be your friend.

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**Author:** ![Robin\_Andersson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robin_andersson/32/5397_2.png) [@Robin\_Andersson](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robin_Andersson)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/dictionary/12799/6 "2020-07-20T12:35:41Z")

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Thank you all, I appreciate it.

Though what I really meant with my question was if it would be possible to make like a translator with let’s say my own made-up words, and then work like google translate.

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**Author:** ![Coupons\_Deal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/coupons_deal/32/9734_2.png) [@Coupons\_Deal](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Coupons_Deal)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/dictionary/12799/7 "2020-07-20T14:14:42Z")

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I think then its much easier. You can Original Words and Translated words in different columns and then just show in the app.  
Ex. In your spreadsheet, Have a column for English, Spanish, Arabic, Persian, French and rows with words and there translated form. Then user can pick a source and destination language, search for a word and voila the result are there.