Translated: Covid-19 terminology for translators

Oxford languages have created “Covid language phrasebooks” in multiple languages to support translators.

Covid-19 Multilingual Project

Oxford Languages recognizes the importance of establishing a standard vocabulary around Covid-19 so that information can be communicated with clarity and precision. We are making these translations freely available in order to support local efforts to provide critical health advice to various communities around the world. The translations may also be of interest to those wishing to study how different languages are evolving as a result of the pandemic.

The translated words were selected on the basis of corpus data and comprise scientific terms relating to Covid-19 from the fields of medicine, biology, and epidemiology. The list also includes words and phrases referring to government and individual actions aimed at containing the spread of the virus and mitigating its social and economic effects.

The translations for each language are available to download as PDFs below. Just click the link and on the preview page that appears, click the downward-facing arrow to the right of the preview for the 'direct download' option.

The Covid-19 Multilingual Project is a work in progress and will be updated with new words and new languages in the coming months.

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