Import terms to Termsoup with an Excel
Import format
Termsoup supports four data columns in an Excel:
Language code 1 (must have)
Language code 2 (must have)
note (optional)
tag (optional)
Click here for language codes.
How to import terms to Termsoup with an Excel
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What is Look up terms
When translating, translators often need to look up terms in the source texts to understand a term in depth.
In Termsoup, you can look up terms by ++highlighting source texts++ to look them up, and see the results on the same page, without having to open a new tab.
How to look up terms
Highlight the term you want to look up in the source texts. ❶
Look up results will be displayed on the "Term results" panel.
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What is share glossary with a specific user
You can share glossary with a specific Termsoup user. In this case, you'll have to know the user's Termsoup account before sharing the glossary.
How to share glossary with a specific user
Go to Glossary → Share
Click on the file name (sharing glossary is file-based).
Click on "Send."
 you want to add to glossary in the "Term results" panel. ❶
A message appear on the bottom left showing that the term is added. ❷
(Optional) To edit the term,Very popularShare terms with Termsoup users
What is sharing terms with Termsoup users
You can share terms with Termsoup users who translate the same language pairs as you do. By sharing terms with other users, we create a more cooperative translation community among translators.
How to share terms with Termsoup users
Share terms when adding them to your glossary.
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Use terms after adding them to glossary
After adding terms to your glossary, you can use terms repeatedly without looking them up again. There are two methods to use them.
Method 1: Auto-suggestion
Place your cursor in the edit area. ❶
Terms will automatically show up (auto-suggest) below the source texts when the source contains them. ❷
Click on the term to paste it into the edit area.
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What is a label
When adding a term to glossary, you can also add label(s) to categorize the term, showing which category it belongs.
For example, you might add a label called "chemistry" to this pair of bilingual term:
English: deoxyribonucleic acid
Traditional Chinese: 去氧核糖核酸
Why adding label to a term
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What is external search
When looking up a term, you can use external search to visit other dictionary or translation memory websites for more results.
How to use external search
Highlight a term in the source texts and a bar with English letters will appear on the top (external search bar). Each letter represents an external website.
Hover on a letter to see which website it stands for.
Click on the letter to visPopularRemove line break in Excel
What is line break
Line break is the end of a line of text. In Excel, it looks like this:
Inline breaks in Excel
How line break affect data import
Sometimes you may get a formatting error on Termsoup when importing an Excel data. This notification may look something like this:
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What is Netspeak
Netspeak is a simple and powerful online English collocation dictionary powered by deep learning and big data technologies.
How to use Netspeak on Termsoup
You can use Netspeak on Termsoup with simple syntax as below. As you query, the most frequently use cases will rank on the top of the list.
Find one word: ?
Use ? in your query to search for a missing word. If you input waiting ? response, here'Some readersConcordance search
What is concordance
Concordance search lets you search through your translation memories for a specific word or phrase and see how it was translated in previous documents.
How to use concordance search
Click on the "Translation Memory" ♻️ icon on the right side to open the TM panel.
Highlight the source texts to find its concordances, and they will appear on the panel (if any).
