Inverting Translation Memories in Wordfast Pro

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Wordfast Pro (WFP) allows you to invert or reverse the language combination of a translation memory, i.e. to turn, say, a French to German TM into a German to French one. You can achieve this by copying the TM.

Copy TM, flipping the languages

Copy Translation Memory dialog
To create a copy of your TM, with the language combination inverted in the new TM, follow these steps:
  1. Go to Project TM tab (in Current Project view).
  2. Click on the TM you want to invert.
  3. Click on the Copy TM icon.
  4. Enter a name for the inverted TM.
  5. Specify a location to save it to by clicking on Browse….
  6. Tick the option "Flip Languages".
  7. Click Copy.