Foodictionary :: International Food & Beverage Translator app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Magenta
First release : 16 Mar 2010
App size: 18.12 Mb
Foodictionary is your fast and easy translator for food and beverage terminology. This app has been specially developed for people who want to know what they’re eating while in a foreign country. This multilingual beauty offers you 7 languages and more than 87,500 translated terms. No more mystery meals! Don’t leave home without Foodictionary. Click “…More” to learn why you should download this App today!
Okay, so you’ve saved up for years to take this great trip of a lifetime and everything is wonderful. Naturally, part of this unforgettable experience includes sampling the local fare. As you excitedly scan the menu, you realize that the only word you can make out is the one that means ‘coffee’.
Luckily, there is one picture of a meal that looks pretty tasty but what is it? You point to it when the waiter arrives to take your order, hoping there’s no shellfish in that dish. You’re allergic to shellfish.
Whether you’re sitting in a little sidewalk café in Paris, a bistro in Russia or a quaint restaurant in the mountains of Italy, Foodictionary is one indispensable travel tool you should carry with you at all times.
Foodictionary translates food and beverage terminology in 7 languages. You’ll know right away that if you order toast in English while visiting Spain, you’ll get something you probably weren’t expecting.
There are more than 87,500 terms, that’s over 12,500 for each of the 7 languages that Foodictionary translates for you. So, whatever you’re looking for in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian or Greek, you’ll undoubtedly find.
Foodictionary doesn’t need an internet connection to work for you. So, go ahead and use it from a remote roadside inn in Germany or that ancient pub high in the mountains of Spain. Use it anytime, anywhere, from your iPhone, iPod Touch for iPad.
All of the term items are grouped in categories, so you can just type in a word, search one category or all of them simultaneously. That means what when that foreign speaking waiter is standing there in front of you, you can translate what you want into a language that he can understand. No more mystery meals, you’ll always know what you’re ordering and eating.
The fantastic features you get in Foodictionary: International Food & Beverage Translator:
* Easy-to-use interface
* Translates more than 87,500 food and beverage terms for 7 languages
* Contains more than 12,500 terms per language
* Terms are grouped into categories
* Easy search function, just type a word and the app displays all entries including that text, just select the one you want
* Search one specific category or all categories simultaneously
* Save translations and terms to your favorites for easy retrieval
* Needs no internet connection after download
* The perfect, essential travel companion
What are you waiting for? Don’t take another trip without Foodictionary. Download the App now, so you’re ready to go. It’s okay to peek ahead and familiarize yourself with sumptuous foods and drinks before you leave, too.
Latest reviews of Foodictionary :: International Food & Beverage Translator app for iPhone and iPad
This app is somewhat useful , but could use several improvements. The translations are literal, but often not very descriptive. There are also many misspelled words. The biggest problem is the lack of a "search" function.. If you are looking at a menu & want to know what something is, youre out of luck if you dont know what category the item is.
Only 2 out of 10 items found from French menus on my recent trip. Poor results and not worth the money.
For the most basic definitions, e.g. "huevo" = "egg", this app does a fine job. But that is probably not what you are hoping it will do for you. If youre in Spain and you dont immediately ask for an English version of the menu, you probably already know that "huevo" translates to "egg." What you probably want is a food translation dictionary that will help you understand food terms that you might not even understand in English. This app translates "a la provenzal" as "Provenzal style." Well, thanks. I figured that much. If I dont know what "Provenzal style" means (a Google search suggests it is "cooked with green parsley and garlic, maybe spicy or not", then the app hasnt helped much. Even less helpful are some non-definitions, e.g, "Abaccio" is translated as..... "abacchio"! Annoyingly, many terms are listed two or three times - looks like they tried to merge two databases and failed to eliminate dupliates. And the Add to Favorites Star doesnt seem to work for me. Overall, a very disappointing app. Its got a decent start at a database if they could actually define the terms I care about. And to the apps credit: the search function does seem to work pretty well, unlike some other comments.
I plan to use this app on vacation in Spain. Ive done some test searches (yes, you can search through "all categories") and its very helpful. Nearly every foodie word Ive searched for is available in the off-line dictionary.