memnoth / babelian

A dictionary on command-line

Babelian

Language learners typically use a web-browser to look for the definition of words.
But don't you think that the process of looking up is so pricky?!
For example, the steps are,

• Open a web-browser.
• Click some links until you get a online dictionary
• Type some words, then look for words.

This is a solution for looking up words quickly and easily!

Babelian is a dictionary on command-line.
You can look up words/phrases/examples without web-browsers.
This will help Developers/Students/Teachers, or 2nd languages learners.

Youtube : https://youtu.be/Za7eRZOowtw
Github : https://github.com/memnoth/babelian

Index

• Features
• Python
• Install
• Uninstall
• Quick Guide
  • -s LANG
  • -d LANG
  • -n NUM
  • -ws
  • -os
• Advanced
• API
• License

Features

• Search words.
• Search examples.
  • Examples are very important when you learn 2nd languages.
• Support ISO-639-3 codes.
• Support unicode.
• Support systems.
  • Linux (tested)
  • Mac OS X

Python

• Great than or equal Python 2.7 (tested)
• Great than or equal Python 3.4 (tested)

Install

$ git clone https://github.com/memnoth/babelian.git

$ cd babelian

$ [sudo] python setup.py install

Recommend to install it in Python Virtual Environment.

Uninstall

$ [sudo] pip uninstall babelian

All babelian modules will be removed from your system.

Quick-Guide

Usage: wrds [-h] [-s LANG] [-d LANG] [-n NUM] [-ws] [-os] word [word ...]

args	default	description
-h, --help	None	Show help message and exit.
word	None	It must be at least one word.
-s LANG	eng	ISO-639-3 code for source.
-d LANG	eng	ISO-639-3 code for destination.
-n NUM	3	A number for print limitation.
-ws	False	Search with examples.
-os	False	Search only examples.

-s LANG

$ wrds -s kor -n 1 도서관

  - Phrase  : library
  - Meaning : institution which holds books etc.

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-d LANG

$ wrds -d fra library

  - Phrase  : bibliothèque
  - Meaning : collection of books
  - Meaning : institution which holds books etc.

  ...

$

-n NUM

$ wrds -d kor -n 2 library

  - Phrase  : 도서관
  - Meaning : institution which holds books etc.
  - Meaning : Place where books and other literary materials are kept.

  - Phrase  : 라이브러리
  - Meaning : collection of subprograms
  - Meaning : A location on a SharePoint site where a collection of files
              and their associated metadata are stored.

$

-ws

$ wrds -d ara -n 1 -ws library

  - Phrase  : مكتبة
  - Meaning : institution which holds books etc.

 * Examples

  - Native  : The Satya N. Nandan Library manages the Authority's
              specialized collection of reference and research materials
              focusing on matters relating to the law of the sea, ocean
              affairs and deep seabed mining
  - Second  : تدير مكتبة ساتيا ن. ناندان مجموعة مراجع ومواد بحثية
              متخصصة تملكها السلطة وتركز على المسائل المتعلقة بقانون
              البحار وشؤون المحيطات والتعدين في قاع البحار العميقة

$

-os

$ wrds -s kor -d tur -n 1 -os 도서관
 * Examples

  - Native  : 나는 도서관에서만 공부해요.
  - Second  : Yalnızca kütüphanede çalışırım.

$

Advanced

Search sentences.

$ wrds -d tur -ws -n 1 please to meet you

 * Not found phrases.

 * Examples

  - Native  : Pleased to meet you.- Pleased to meet you
  - Second  : Tanıştığımıza sevindim- Tanıştığımıza
              sevindim

$

from Finnish to Russian.

$ wrds -s fin -d rus -n 1 kirjasto 

  - Phrase  : библиотека
  - Meaning : Место, где хранятся книги и другие написанные материалы.

$

from Turkish to Arabic.

$ wrds -s tur -d ara -n 1 kütüphane 

  - Phrase  : مكتبة

$

from Arabic to Deutsch.

$ wrds -s ara -d deu -n 1 مكتبة  

  - Phrase  : Bibliothek

$

API

Glosbe provides the API.
Thanks to Glosbe!.

License

The MIT License (MIT)

Author

Yi-Soo Thomas An