Foreign language dictionary for mobile phones

**Spodicus** · 19 October 2005, 14:29

Originally posted by Joe Black

Well the title says it all. I'm all Google'd out and I still can't find someone who sells such things. Do they exist?

What I'm refering to is simply a language dictionary, e.g. French-English, which can be installed on a Java compatible phone - and by that I mean a standard phone (Sony K750) and not one of those smartphone thingies - so I can look up words anytime I'm out and about.

Any tips/links appreciated...

A suggestion... Babelfish from your browser via GPRS...

Failing that buy a bloody smartphone...

**Sysman** · 19 October 2005, 15:12

French English dictionaries

Word list available at http://www.freelang.net/dictionary/french.html

If that doesn't work for you, then rather than clock up GPRS charges, go for a smartphone, as Spodicus suggests.

Babelfish is far from the best...

**Joe Black** · 19 October 2005, 20:44

Originally posted by Spodicus

A suggestion... Babelfish from your browser via GPRS...

Failing that buy a bloody smartphone...

I already have a bloody smartphone, or at least something similar to one, an XDA, and even though theres better, smaller more phone like kit available none of them still compares with the small size, weight or user friendliness of things like the K750/W800...

The GPRS route can also ending up costing too much, specially when roaming.

Sysman, thanks I'll check out the link and see if it helps.

**PerlOfWisdom** · 20 October 2005, 09:28

Set up a WAP site containing the dictionary in a database. I set one up for chart songs so I can cheat in pop quizzes.

**Joe Black** · 20 October 2005, 10:34

If I could get hold of a file containing all the words I'd be half tempted to download the J2ME SDK and write something myself.

Foreign language dictionary for mobile phones