Site Translates 12 Languages If you need a quick translation, Dictionary.com offers a dozen different language translations within seconds. The Web site has a large box on the home page in which you type in the text you want to translate. Then you choose from one of the 12 different combinations offered, such as English to French, English to Portuguese or German to French. The site also alerts you that you can download Systran Personal Translation Software and "translate your private documents in seconds." So, how well does it work? Type in something, like "Wow, this is a really cool site," pick a translation combination, such as English to Portuguese, and click on the Translate button. Your translation (O wow, este e um local realmente fresco) appears in seconds under the headline: Translation in Portuguese. -- No person is your friend who demands your silence or denies your right to grow.-Alice Walker