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When the tower falls, the languages awaken.
Free multilingual dictionary with definitions, examples, conjugations & CEFR levels
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Every word is a small door. We have opened twelve million.
Definitions in the native language, CEFR levels for learners, and hyperlinked equivalents across every language. Not just translations — a web of meaning.
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A verb is a small machine. We have unmade twenty-eight thousand of them.
Full conjugation paradigms in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and English — every tense, every mood, every person. CEFR-leveled, with interactive practice for any verb. More languages in development.
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Every entry in this dictionary points back to a literature. A few fragments from those the dictionary serves.
古池や蛙飛び込む水の音
Bashō · Japanese
خاموشی صدای ماست
Rumi · Persian
Я научила женщин говорить —
Akhmatova · Russian
Y soy un eco fugitivo de mí mismo.
Macías · Spanish
床前明月光，疑是地上霜。
Li Bai · Chinese
A word is dead when it is said, some say.
Dickinson · English
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Two doors into language. Walk through either.
A complete Spanish course wrapped in a story. Free, A1 to C2, taught through Colombian ecosystems and 31 kinds of play.
Translation that listens for what the original means, not just what it says. For documents, websites, and writing where tone matters.
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What we hold to, in the work and out of it.
Language is a thing between people, not a metric. We build for the human at both ends of every word.
What we ship is the work, not the announcement. Standards stay high whether anyone is watching or not.
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Three now open. A fourth begins.
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Learn English alongside Athena, a great horned owl who cannot yet see in the dark. Walk from the British Isles to the global Canopy through six literary voices, A1 to fluency.
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When the tower falls, the languages awaken.
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