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Myle Posted 19 years ago
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Dictionary running in Linux with pronunciation
I would like a program, like Cambridge Advanced Learners' Dictionary that runs in Linux and has features like pronounciation, grammar, common mistakes etc.
If you can't think of one, does anyone knows if Cambridge Advanced Learners' Dictionary runs with wine?
If you can't think of one, does anyone knows if Cambridge Advanced Learners' Dictionary runs with wine?
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Hi Myle, I heard someone managed to run some dictionaries like Merriam Webster using wine, but... installing it on a windows partition though, if I'm not mistaken. Anyway, I'm not sure how they would work...
- Hi Myle, I heard someone managed to run some dictionaries like Merriam Webster using wine, but...
- installing it on a windows partition though, if I'm not mistaken.
- Anyway, I'm not sure how they would work...
- try searching the net for someone who succeeded.
- You could get the major dictionaries as files for Stardict, for example but...
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Hi Myle,
I heard someone managed to run some dictionaries like Merriam Webster using wine, but... installing it on a windows partition though, if I'm not mistaken. Anyway, I'm not sure how they would work... try searching the net for someone who succeeded.
You could get the major dictionaries as files for Stardict, for example but... when I tried it, I couldn't find the pronunciations in
I heard someone managed to run some dictionaries like Merriam Webster using wine, but... installing it on a windows partition though, if I'm not mistaken. Anyway, I'm not sure how they would work... try searching the net for someone who succeeded.
You could get the major dictionaries as files for Stardict, for example but... when I tried it, I couldn't find the pronunciations in
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Latest versions of wine are enough powerful to run Cambridge Advanced Learner Dictionary without any problem. I have tried in Fedora 10, it works fine. Just install dictionary using its setup through wine.
For other distros, I hope that will work as desire
For other distros, I hope that will work as desire
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Update on this issue.
In Linux, you have three options:
In Linux, you have three options:
- Try to install and run a dictionary for Windows using Wine. This might not be easy, and there's probably no support online.
- Find a dictionary that runs on Linux: the only one I know supports Linux (or at least so they say) is Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. All the others only run on Windows, as far as I
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You could also check project [url=http://artha.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Home]Artha[/url] about a 'native' dictionary.
Native as far as OS is concerned. In this context, I am not using the linguistic semantics of the word, which usually refers to people.
I will give a try to Cambr
Native as far as OS is concerned. In this context, I am not using the linguistic semantics of the word, which usually refers to people.
I will give a try to Cambr
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Oxford Advanced learner's Dictionary 7th edition also runs well in Linux.
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Hi you can use online Dictionary - MSN Encarta for all your needs, it is one of the best with Pronunciation. Even if you want to work in offline you have to install Virtualbox and then windows xp after that MSN Encarta. But it is the best of all and worth to do that.
http://encart
http://encart
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there are so many excellent dictionaries online, which are also free of charge
& they also offer pronunciation
I strongly recommend
http://learnersdictionary.com/
& they also offer pronunciation
I strongly recommend
http://learnersdictionary.com/
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