English-French and French-English Translation
- Grand Dictionnaire – A fantastic terminology resource by the Office québecois de la langue française. Includes specialized terminology in multiple fields.
- Linguee – A great search engine that shows you examples of what people have used to translate a given term in translated documents.
- Le dictionnaire de l’environnement – Translation dictionary for environmental sustainable development vocabulary.
- Word Reference – Online translation dictionary.
- Reverso – Online translation dictionary.
- Lexique anglais-français d’écologie numérique et de statistique– English-French vocabulary for numerical ecology and statistics.
- Glossaire de génétique moléculaire et genie génétique – French glossary for molecular genetics with English translations.
English Dictionaries and Glossaries by Subject
General
- Oxford Reference Online*
- Merriam-Webster Online
- Collins English Dictionary and Thesaurus*
- Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar*
- American Heritage Guide to Contemporary Style and Usage*
- The Good Word Guide*
Biology
- Biology Online Dictionary
- Oxford Biology Dictionary
- University of California Berkeley Museum of Paleontology Glossaries – Phylogenetics, geology, biochemistry, cell biology, ecology, life history, zoology, botany, and paleogeography.
Environment and Ecology
- Environment Canada Glossary
- Glossary of Terms (New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme)
- McGraw-Hill Glossary of Environmental Science
- Oxford Dictionary of Environment and Conservation*
- Oxford Dictionary of Ecology*
- University of California Berkeley Museum of Paleontology Glossaries – Phylogenetics, geology, biochemistry, cell biology, ecology, life history, zoology, botany, and paleogeography.
Environmental Economics
Forestry
- Glossary of Forestry Terms (Maryland Department of Natural Resources)
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
- Glossary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- University of California Berkeley Museum of Paleontology Glossaries – Biochemistry and cell biology.
Statistics
French Dictionaries and Glossaries by Subject
General
- Le Nouveau Petit Robert*
- Base de terminologie (Conseil international de la langue française)
- Université de Sherbrooke – Links for dictionaries and glossaries in a variety of subjects areas (seaweeds, mycology, bird names, molluscs and bivalves, gastropods, cephalopods, cetaceans, apiculture, reefs, chemistry, physics, mathematics, geology).
Biology
- Glossaire illustré des sciences biologiques – Illustrated biology dictionary.
Botany
Environment and Ecology
- Glossaire Environnement Canada
- Dictionnaire de l’environnement – Translation dictionary for vocabulary related to the environment, ecology and sustainable development.
Forestry
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
- Glossaire de génétique moléculaire et genie génétique – French molecular genetics glossary.
Environmental Economics
- Glossaire des outils économiques de l’environnement définitions et traductions anglais/français – Glossary of terminology in environmental economics including English translations.
Geography
Statistics
Other resources
- Translation Bureau – Public Works and Government Services Canada website that provides dictionaries, glossaries, and writing tools.
- TERMIUM Plus – The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.
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