This document discusses the tools used by translators. It lists reference books, dictionaries in various formats, encyclopedias, thesauruses, and informal networking as important resources. Dictionaries come in many forms, including monolingual, bilingual, printed, and electronic. The document also acknowledges the support of the author's family and guidance from his professor.

1. Translation Studies The Translator’s Tools Maulik B. Bhatt, Roll No – 03, M.A. Part - 01, Sem – 01, Year – 2010 – 2011, Bhavnagar University.

3. Reference Books,

4. Dictionaries – An Unabridged SL Monolingual Dictionaries vs. Bilingual Dictionaries, - An up-to-date Unabridged Dictionary (Available on CD-ROM), - General SL-to-TL Dictionaries Old vs. New Dictionaries - Glossary, - Informal Networking, - A Comprehensive Multivolume Encyclopedia - A so-called Visual Dictionary in the SL (Bilingual – better), Verbal Description vs. A Drawing or Photo (unambiguous)

6. Electronic vs. Printed Dictionaries,

8. We are really indebted to Dr. Dilip Barad who has provided us with ample number of material and made us help choose our subjects also.

9. Thank You All…