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Om flipperföräldrar och att tjejsamla

Feb 7th, 2012 | By Daniel | Category: Svenska

Vid slutet av varje år publicerar språkrådet en lista med ord som har blivit uppfunna eller har ökat i användning under året. En titt på dessa ord och deras förklaringar är alltid ett trevligt sätt att sammanfatta året och dess händelser. För en svensk gör igenkänningsfaktorn att det blir en underhållande läsning och för en [...]



Girl Collecting and Pinball Parents

Feb 7th, 2012 | By Daniel | Category: English

At the end of each year, the Swedish language council conducts a list of words that have been invented or increased in use during the year. A glance through the words and their explanations is always a nice way of recapping the year that has passed. So, what’s on 2011’s list?



L’evoluzione della lingua italiana – Battesimi e funerali

Aug 25th, 2011 | By Chiara | Category: Italiano

Come ogni altro essere vivente di questo pianeta, le lingue nascono, crescono e muoiono. Lasciamo da parte per il momento il discorso sulla nascita e la morte delle lingue e l’annosa questione relativa alle lingue in via di estinzione, e concetriamoci sulla fase di crescita e di sviluppo di una determinata lingua. Un’introduzione generica e [...]



Italian Language Evolution – Newborns and Funerals

Aug 25th, 2011 | By Chiara | Category: English

As every other living thing on planet Earth, languages are born, grow and die. Here we speak about Italian. What about your language? Are there any new words in your language that you like? Are there any old-fashioned words you would like to save?
Share your ideas in the comments!



The power of words

Apr 28th, 2011 | By Giulia | Category: English

Not only what we say, but also how we say it, makes the difference. Especially when it comes to our feelings! The research for the best terms is not only an exercise for linguists, or a sophisticated little quirk, but a real need which could help us to improve our lives.



Il potere delle parole

Apr 28th, 2011 | By Giulia | Category: Italiano

Avete mai visto questo video, che per altro sta riscuotendo un notevole successo su Internet? Piaccia o no, credo che difficilmente possa lasciare del tutto indifferenti. Un uomo cieco chiede l’elemosina per strada, aiutandosi con un cartello dove appare la scritta: “Sono cieco, aiutatemi per favore”. Quasi nessuno si accorge di lui, finché una ragazza [...]



bab.la Starts Swedish – Heja Sverige!

May 11th, 2010 | By Christopher | Category: Featured Articles

In celebration of being online for three years bab.la has today launched Swedish as the 16th language. This puts the number of dictionaries at 26 with the Swedish-English dictionary and 27 with the Swedish-German dictionary. Of course, all the cool bab.la features are available in Swedish like looking up Swedish translations from a mobile phone [...]



bab.la på svenska – Heja Sverige!

May 11th, 2010 | By Christopher | Category: Svenska

bab.la firar idag sitt tredje år online genom att lansera den svenska versionen av hemsidan. Detta gör svenska till det 16:e språket som språkportalen finns tillgänglig på. Det svensk-engelska lexikonet är således det 26:e och det svensk-tyska lexikonet är det 27:e nätlexikonet i utbudet. Självklart kan man även komma åt alla funktioner även på svenska [...]



bab.la Dictionaries Go Twitter

Jan 21st, 2010 | By Ginette | Category: English, Featured Articles

The idea is simple: just tweet the word you want to translate to @babladict and you’ll get a reply from us with the corresponding translation.