Below is a brief summary of the work tools I use on a daily basis.
dictionaries
cat tools

automatic translation
IATE (Interactive Terminology for Europe): IATE combines all the EU’s translation service terminology databases into a single, highly interactive and accessible inter-institutional database.
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Linguee: a search engine that allows you to consult existing translations of multilingual content on the Internet.
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Microsoft Language Portal: Microsoft’s terminology database containing all its terms in English translated to dozens of other languages.
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VRT Taalnet: the language service of the Flemish Radio and Television Broadcasting Organisation (VRT)..
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EUR-Lex: a database in 24 languages that contains more than 3 million EU documents. Documents can be viewed in three different languages simultaneously and you can also carry out searches.
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Synoniemen.net: a website of synonyms in Dutch that allows you to find ‘the right word’. Very useful for enriching your text.
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Woordenlijst.org: the official glossary of the Dutch language, with the official spelling of the Dutch Language Union.
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Taaldatabank van GentVertaalt: : a database that identifies the differences between the Dutch of Belgium (Flemish) and the Dutch of the Netherlands (Dutch)..
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Taaladvies.net: the language advice website of the Dutch Language Union, with answers to an infinite number of specific questions about Dutch language and spelling.
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My Memory: in its own words, “the biggest translation memory in the world”. This website uses a combination of existing ‘human’ translations and automatic translations.
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Taaltelefoon: the language service of the Flemish Government.
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Genootschap Onze Taal: : this organisation defines itself as an “association for lovers of the language”, and has its own magazine and language advice service.
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