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Translation can be a tricky business, and there will always be some who don't like the translation of some of the words. Also, sometimes a word has literal translation that doesn't match the context of how the word was used. Swedish has a fewer number of words than English, and they combine words a lot to create meaning. Also, some words are used multiple ways. Translation is usually easier and more accurate when multiple people work on it together. You might want to try [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/forumdisplay.php?f=96 FamilySearch Forums for Sweden] or another [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=9528 community tool].  
Translation can be a tricky business. Sometimes a word has literal translation that doesn't match the context. Swedish has fewer words than English, and they combine words a lot to create meaning. Also, some words are used multiple ways. Translation is usually easier and more accurate when multiple people work on it together. You might want to try [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/forumdisplay.php?f=96 FamilySearch Forums for Sweden] or another [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=9528 community tool]for help.  


If you want to work on translating Swedish words, you can try online translation tools. There are some online tools to help with the translation of Swedish. Here are some good ones with brief instructions:<br>  
If you want a general translation, you can try some online translation tools. Here are some good ones with brief instructions:<br>  


== Google Language Tools  ==
== Google Language Tools  ==
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== Dictionaries  ==
== Dictionaries  ==


For some historical and modern dictionaries see the article: [[Sweden:_Encyclopedias_and_Dictionaries|Sweden: Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]
For historical and modern dictionaries see the article: [[Sweden: Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Sweden: Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]  


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