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Speech to speech (S2S) translation is a complex process designed to enable the communication between individuals that speak different languages and it represents a valuable contribution to (1) science, (2) cross-cultural interaction and (3) global business. Through S2S, a text spoken in one language is automatically recognized, translated and synthesized in another language. This paper presents an overview of our approach to Romanian-English bi-directional speech translation and we cover the methods and technologies used for implementing such a system

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