Language resources and useful links for Hungarian

Our translators' pick of useful sites for Hungarian terminology, including public-service sites for terms used in context. 

 

National websites

Hungarian institutional sites

• Government site
• e-government site
• Legislation database
• National Assembly — Hungarian parliament
• Commissioner for Fundamental Rights
• President

Other links from Hungary

• Academy of Sciences
• Agricultural biotechnology center
• Central Statistical Office
• Competition Authority
• Computer and automation research institute — attached to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
• ECOSTAT — government institute for strategic research on the economy and society
• Institute of Nuclear Research
• Intellectual Property Office
• Meteorological Service
• National Bank
• Constitution Protection Office
• National Tourist Office
• Office of Mining and Geology
• Standards Institution
• State Audit Office
• Trade Licensing Office

Libraries

• Hungarian Electronic Library
• National Technical Information Centre & Library

 

Style and grammar guides, language campaigns

• How to write clearly — European Commission booklet (all EU languages) [March 2010]

 

Online dictionaries, term banks and glossaries

Dictionaries & encyclopedias

• Startlap — online dictionaries

Term banks & glossaries

• Agriculture, forestry, fisheries, food (AGROVOC)
• Civil and commercial law glossary
• EU terminology database — compiled by the Ministry of Justice (up to 2004 accession)
• Glossaries by language
• Statistics — multilingual glossary by the International Statistical Institute (ISI)
• Water (Aqua Lingua)
• Birds of Hungary