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ARTFL Project: French-English Dictionary Form :: http://humanities.uchicago.edu/orgs/ARTFL/forms_unrest/FR-ENG.html

Online French-English dictionary containing about 75,000 terms.

Capoeira Glossary :: http://www.fortunecity.com/olympia/montana/94/glossary.htm

Glossary of terms used in the Brazilian martial art, capoeira.

English to Portuguese Dictionary :: http://www.if.ufrj.br/general/dictionary.html

Despite its title, this is actually an English-Portuguese glossary for travelers.

GR Junction :: http://home.iprimus.com.au/richwarm/gr/gr.htm

How to read and write Gwoyeu Romatzyh, a method of representing putonghua (Mandarin Chinese) in ASCII text while indicating tones by variations in spelling. This is probably the easiest method of representing Chinese by a Western keyboard.

Grammar of German :: http://web.wm.edu/modlang/gasmit/grammar/grammnu.html?svr=www

Get the basics of German grammar, including gender, case, modifiers and plurals with simple graphs.

The Greek Alphabet :: http://www.ibiblio.org/koine/greek/lessons/alphabet.html

Greek letters, their names, equivalent English letters, and tips for pronouncing those letters which are pronounced differently from the equivalent English letters; designed as part of a series of lessons on Koine (New Testament Greek).

Hindi 101 at Syracuse University :: http://faculty.maxwell.syr.edu/jishnu/101/default.asp

Language lessons meant to supplement, not replace, real-time instruction. Also includes animated GIFs of how to write Devanagari script.

Hindi Grammar :: http://www.itu.dk/people/pfw/hindi/index.html

A clearly organized collection of notes by a student for students.

Hungarian Verbs :: http://garfield.chem.elte.hu/Turanyi/mige.html

Some of the many different verb tenses and forms of Hungarian verbs, provided in a handy chart for students to refer to.

The Internet Handbook of German Grammar :: http://www.travlang.com/languages/german/ihgg/

A concise and comprehensive reference grammar available on the web. The standard grammar and language are anchored in referenced and reviewed literature as it evolves. In a growing trend, the standard language is used also as spoken language.

Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid :: http://www.nd.edu/~archives/latgramm.htm

Search for English definitions of 15,600 Latin words. There is also an accompanying alphabetical wordlist and grammar aid, with examples of translations for the various uses of several noun cases, and the endings for regular nouns, adjectives, active verbs, and present participles. Plenty of links to other Latin dictionary and grammar sites are included.

LEO English-German Dictionary :: http://dict.leo.org/?lang=en&lp=ende&search=

With a collection of over half a million entries and counting, one of the largest and most visited online English-German dictionaries of the World Wide Web. The site has a new vocabulary trainer that requires registration.

Lin Yutang's Chinese-English Dictionary of Modern Usage :: http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/Lindict/

Web version of the original 1972 print version. The online version uses Hanyu Pinyin for romanization, with some Zuyin Fuhao support.

MTA SZTAKI: English-Hungarian, Hungarian-English Online Dictionary :: http://dict.sztaki.hu/dict_search.php?start=1&F=0&L=ENG:HUN:EngHunDict&O=ENG&F=0

One of the Computer and Automation Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA STZAKI)'s online translating dictionaries.

Native Tongue - The Language of the Hawaiian Islands :: http://www.aloha-hawaii.com/hawaii/native+tongue/

A brief glossary of several Hawaiian words.

Online English to Portuguese to English Dictionary :: http://www.freedict.com/onldict/por.html

Another online translation dictionary from Freedict.com.

Online English to Russian to English Dictionary :: http://www.freedict.com/onldict/rus.html

Another of freedict's online dictionaries; page replete with non-blatant ads.

Romanian - English Dictionary :: http://www.dictionare.com/

Online Romanian English Dictionary.

Russian Interactive Online Reference Grammar :: http://www.alphadictionary.com/rusgrammar/index.html

A good website for beginners and people who want to explore the Russian language. Includes a tutorial about how to use the Cyrillic Alphabet.

WordReference.com :: http://www.wordreference.com/

Word Reference.com is an online translation dictionary for multiple languages. It also includes a verb conjugator and if you can't find what you need in the dictionary, there are forums where users discuss the meaning of words and phrases in context and greater detail.

Zhongwen.com: Chinese Characters and Culture :: http://zhongwen.com/

"This website counters the simplistic myth of character inferiority by translating traditional Chinese character etymologies into English to show how Chinese themselves have used and understood the symbols they created." All characters in GIF format. Uses frames. Also has lists of Chinese dynasties, Chinese names of famous Chinese-Americans, common Taiwanese pronunciations, and common Chinese surnames, among other things.