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Wording: How to find the word you’re missing

Jan 18th, 2012 | By John | Category: Featured Articles

Isn’t it rewarding to master a foreign language? So many years spent reading grammar or learning vocabulary and finally you are there! or almost? It’s time to put an end to the age of doubts; here comes the era of certainties and bab.la is ready for it!



5 résolutions pour travailler les langues en 2012!

Jan 3rd, 2012 | By John | Category: Français

Nouvelle année, nouveau programme ! Comme tout le reste, vos aptitudes linguistiques ont besoin de soin, sans quoi elles rouillent avec le temps. Après tant d’efforts investis dans cet apprentissage, ce serait vraiment dommage de laisser l’oubli s’installer. Voici donc mes 5 résolutions pour cette année afin de raviver et améliorer vos connaissances linguistiques. 5. [...]



5 language-related resolutions for 2012!

Jan 3rd, 2012 | By John | Category: English

New Year, new programme! Your language skills need some care or they will rust sooner than you think. Take a look at these 5 resolutions to brush up and enhance your skills! What are you undertaking this year?



Machine Translation Round 2: Popularity Contest

Dec 15th, 2011 | By John | Category: English

A few weeks ago, we published two articles related to machine translation and they seemed to have inspired some of our readers who seized the opportunity to write about this topic. You will definitely want to think twice before using automatic translation.



Lost in Facebook Translation – Why the Facebook translation tool is a failure

Nov 8th, 2011 | By John | Category: English

You will soon have the possibility to translate Facebook statuses and comments in another language of your choice. The service will be powered by Bing Translator. In theory, it is a revolution. In practice…



Viennoiseries – danois, français ou autrichien ?

Nov 2nd, 2011 | By John | Category: Français

A la fin d’une journée à l’école, les écoliers français se voient souvent récompensés avec une bonne viennoiserie, fraichement sortie du four de la boulangerie avant de s’attaquer aux devoirs du soir. J’ai eu la chance de grandir avec cette tradition et je dois l’admettre, ça donnerait presque envie de faire ses exercices de maths. [...]



Viennoiseries: Danish, French or Austrian?

Nov 2nd, 2011 | By John | Category: English

Viennoiseries…French children´s favourite food ever! But who should we praise for such a delicacy? Very hard to say. Read the article to find out more!



Travelling across Europe in 15 days: Day 15 – Athens

Oct 26th, 2011 | By John | Category: English, Europe in 15 days

Were you starting to get worried about the lack of sun and beaches over the last few days? Your fears can be allayed; Greece is a typical paradisiacal destination! Welcome to sunny Athens!



Travelling across Europe in 15 days: Day 14 – Vienna

Oct 24th, 2011 | By John | Category: English, Europe in 15 days

As soon as you leave the central station, you will start to wonder if Vienna is an actual city or a museum; not only is it especially clean, but it seems almost all of the buildings are historical in some way. You will be spending a lot of time looking upwards!



Travelling across Europe in 15 days: Day 13 – Prague

Oct 21st, 2011 | By John | Category: English, Europe in 15 days

Prague Central Station. Because it is a large city, there is a lot to see and visit, therefore you will want to select the things you really don’t want to miss out on or you can simply follow our guide. Check it out!