Intercultural Zone

“Write or die”

Do you write for a living? Or write copy to promote your own work?

Do you find yourself staring at a blank word processing screen or procrastinating turning on your computer?

Are you motivated by reward (”quick wins”) or by sanction? Or a combination of both?

Then this little web app is for you. I stumbled onto Dr. Wicked’s Writing Lab this morning and am using Write or Die to compose this post. I gave myself 15 minutes and set it to Kamikaze Mode.
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On-line French-English resources

This list is not exhaustive and will continue to be enriched. Please feel free to suggest additional resources.

• General glossaries

Grand dictionnaire terminologique (Office québécois de la langue française)
Termium (now free!)
FranceTerme
Lexique des mots des affaires (AFPA)
IATE
Termium (subscription required)
Larousse
Wordreference

• Architecture and design

Muleta, European encyclopedia of urban planning and housing
If someone knows of a good on-line FR<>EN architecture and design glossary, please post a comment!

• Finance

Lexique bancaire UBS (FR, EN, DE, IT)
GDF-Suez financial glossary (English)
Institute of International Auditors
International Trade Centre glossary on trade financing terms (FR, EN, ES)
IMF multilingual directory

• Aeronautics

Skyguide Air Navigation glossary
French Civil Aviation Authority glossary
Dassault Aviation glossary

• Environment and agriculture

European Environment Agency’s Environmental Technology Discovery Service (multilingual glossaries)
FAO’s AGROVOC (multilingual)

• Energy

Petroleum and Natural Gas International Standardization glossary

• Measurement converters

Alaide (FR)

• Style guides (English)

  Online Stylebooks