Comments on: Expand Mac’s Dictionary App by Adding Additional Languages

By: Maria

Maria — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:58:34 +0000

PERFECT!!! Got the file from stardict.org and converted it.. It was very easy and IT WORKED!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!

By: Anton

Anton — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:47:39 +0000

I would like to grab all the words I’ve made my dictionary learn (I’m a social scientist, so we have loads of silly long jargon words, and we make up more all the time). Once grabbed, I’d like to then import them into the dictionaries on the three other macs I use regularly… Any ideas?

By: j-hing

j-hing — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:55:05 +0000

The whole of this so-called method to add a dictionary DOES NOT work at all.

It opens Dictionary with the names of the dictionaries in it, but they do not work “Format not supported” is all that you get for any search word you try.

So please don’t waist your time !!

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By: lilyyukilove

lilyyukilove — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:21:31 +0000

thanks anyway. i’ve searched this method and many of them proved it’s useful .

however, after converted the files successfully (.tar.bz2), i have not seen anything in the dictionary, as well as in the dictionary file (/library/dictionaries). i have no idea what happened.

any solutions?

By: Samuel Wåhlstedt

Samuel Wåhlstedt — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:56:55 +0000

I have the real academia española (Rae) in a dict format for debian if somone knows how to convert it to stardict i would be more than happy to share it..

also put up a file on piratebay with 150 stardict lexicons
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4902129/babylon_stardict

By: glenn

glenn — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:17:46 +0000

I went thru the full routine, but when I tried to make DictUnifier put quick_italian-english into my dictionary, nothing happened [DictUnifier reports "script / not supported
script / not supported"]. BTW, when I downloaded the .tar file and unstuffed it, DU wouldn’t allow me to choose the files generated, but following the imagine in the instructions, I pointed DU at the .tar file, and viola, it seemed to go into the .tar file for what it lists as “quick_italian-english” for “Dictionary” and for Dictionary ID. Needless to say, I’m screwing up something. Suggestions?

By: Gilberto

Gilberto — Sun, 10 May 2009 20:56:55 +0000

Thanks. I actually meant Spanish definitions!!! StarDict has several very useful bilingual dictionaries involving Spanish, as well as a couple of Spanish Grammar dictionaries. But an open source Spanish definitions dictionary is needed as well.

By: sd

sd — Sun, 10 May 2009 17:16:25 +0000

Great!
One can also browse available StarDict dictionaries on their SourceForge repository… Just search after *.tar.bz2 files…

By: Gilberto

Gilberto — Fri, 08 May 2009 19:22:54 +0000

I’ve been searching for a spanish.dict dictionary for over a year now, and haven’t managed to find one. This really sucks. I’m stuck to using the rae widget dictionary, but I have to depend on the internet for that.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:17:40 +0000

Thank you Jeffry but I’m looking for a .dict file in order to add it to the Apple Dictionary, or at the very least one that doesn’t cost $25 which is what the Apimac one costs.

Hopefully someone will find a better option…

By: Jeffry Thurana

Jeffry Thurana — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:03:53 +0000

This is the best that I could find:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/home_learning/englishspanishdictionary.html

Maybe other can help?

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:35:58 +0000

I’m also looking for a Spanish one! It’s ridiculous: such an important and widely used language and its dictionary (.dict file) is nowhere to be found. HELP!!!

By: Pedro Cassian

Pedro Cassian — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:04:24 +0000

Can´t seem to find a spanish .dict on stardict, and the persian one downloaded in .rpm which could not be converted in dictunifier.