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Glossary

Using Wikipedia Tips

Checking the name of proper nouns

When the translation of a particular place /artwork / person, etc, is unknown, 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.

Marking published articles/drafts as translations

Use the template translated pages to mark your article/draft as a translation

Tips for finding articles to translate

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

Helpful link for translations of existing Wikipedia articles (suggested by asilverling): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Translation

Notes about English - German Differences

English Mechanical Tips

Numbers

decimals

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 Billionen translates to English trillion; English billion translates to German Milliarden, see also Long and short scales

Notes about translating nouns

Translating Frau into Ms., Mrs. or, perhaps, Miss

Be aware of which form you choose

Names of laws / legislation

Names of laws like Ladenschlussgesetz are best left alone and not translated. Instead, quickly explain the purpose or effect of the law, for example using prentheses in a relative clause

Ladenschlussgesetz (shop closing law) OR

Ladenschlussgesetz, the law that dictates during what hours shops are allowed to open each day. OR

Ladenschlussgesetz (shop closing law), the law that dictates during what hours shops are allowed to open each day.

Das Pflichtexemplarrecht

German Pflichtexemplarrecht translates to English the legal deposit. We can also write a brief explanation. However, the German definition matches the definition in the English article, so we can just leave the link.

Bestand der Bibliothek

Library collection is better than library stock or holdings

Special and Common Translating Questions

Translating names that are play-on words (example: Herr Taschenbier)

Translating rhymes

Should we link to things that are "common knowledge"/"well known"? Ex: DVD