Translation Resources for Language Vendors

Please find below a compilation of various resources which will support you in performing your translation. This list will be regularly updated. Registered vendors will receive a newsletter containing information about any updates on the translation resources site.

• Wordcount standards (coming soon)

• If you would like to browse and look up approved terminology in four languages, click here to access the World Bank's Multilingual Terminology database. The visual quick-step guide that explains how to navigate and work with the database can be downloaded in pdf format by clicking here.

• Language style guides for translations: Please select one of the links below, right mouse click on it, choose "Save target as..." and download the respective language styleguide in pdf format on your desktop. 

• Arabic   (PDF 389 KB)
• English  (PDF 1,480 KB)
• French   (PDF 761 KB)
• Spanish (PDF 695 KB)

• Disclaimers for translations into Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish:

Please select one of the links below, right mouse click on it, choose "Save target as..." and download the respective language styleguide in pdf format on your desktop. 

• Quality assurance guidelines applied at the project preparation stage (PDF 247 KB)

If you have any comments or suggestions, please send an email to translation@worldbank.org.

Updated: 9/29/2009 (RRawat)