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I might be missing some cool tools: Are there browser extensions to pronounce the words in some/several languages?
I know I can select a word, right-click, search, get dictionary result, and click on pronunciation. Is there a tool which makes it seamless?
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Google Translate Anywhere is available for Firefox and Chrome, and I believe for Opera as well.
Basically, it opens Google™ Translate in a frame (of a customizable size) straight over your page. You select a text, right-click to invoke a Context Menu, and choose the option. The extension captures text selection and allows to choose source/target languages, too.
Google™ Translate, in turn, has "listen" button (I highlighted it with red circles).
The integration with a ready-made service automatically provides with some nice features like remembering your recent requests in your Google account, and more.
With this extension, you can:
1) Double-click any word to view its definition in a small pop-up bubble.
2) View the complete definition of any word or phrase using the toolbar dictionary.
3) Store a history of words you've looked up, so you can practice them later.
Foreign words are automatically translated to your language of choice.
Supported dictionaries:
Arabic
Brazilian Portuguese
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Czech
Dutch
English (UK)
English (US)
French
German
Hindi
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Russian
Slovak
Spanish
Turkish
this extension does a bit more than translate words (it immerses you in vocab by switching a few words on every page to your target language), but it also does offer pronunciation. In general I've found it to be a great resource for taking vocab from the initial "learned" stage, to the "fluent" stage. Hope it helps!
