# translator.dictionary()

The `translator.dictionary()` function returns global dictionary(flattened map), optionally merged with dictionaries retrieved from [`$keys`](#usdkeys...).

{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```scss
// Sass.
@use 'sass:list';

// Modules.
@use '../../map';
@use 'dictionary';

// The `translator.dictionary()` function.
@function dictionary($keys...) {
  @return map.remove-type(
    if(
      list.length($keys) > 0,
      map.deep-merge-key(dictionary.get(), $keys...),
      dictionary.get()
    ),
    map
  );
}
```

{% endcode %}

{% embed url="<https://github.com/angular-package/sass/blob/main/translator/_translator.dictionary.function.scss>" %}

### Parameters

#### `$keys...`

Keys to merge the dictionaries under these keys with a dictionary.

### Return

The return value is a flattened map dictionary consisting of (word:translation).

## Examples

```scss
// Use.
@use '@angular-package/sass/translator';

// Variables.
$-dictionary-example: (
  general: (word: słowo, (wrapper, wrap): owijka, (technology, technologia): tech, color: c),
  class: (prefix: class-prefix, separator: class-separator, suffix: class-suffix, calendars: (calendar: cal), labels: (label: lab)),
  prefix: spectre,
  border: b,
  color: c,
  separator: '-',
  suffix: end,
  outline: o,
  var: (prefix: var-prefix, suffix: var-suffix),
);

// Examples.
// Gets the global dictionary.
@debug dictionary(); // (word: translation)

// Merge the global dictionary.
$-test: dictionary.merge(null, $-dictionary-example);

// Set the global dictionary.
$-test: dictionary.set(global, this is global translation);

// Gets the general dictionary.
@debug dictionary(general); // (word: słowo, prefix: spectre, border: b, color: c, separator: "-", suffix: end, outline: o, global: this is global translation, (wrapper, wrap): owijka, (technology, technologia): tech)

// Gets nested (class, calendars) dictionary.
@debug dictionary((class, calendars)); // (word: translation, prefix: spectre, border: b, color: c, separator: "-", suffix: end, outline: o, global: this is global translation, calendar: cal)

// Gets the general and nested (class, calendars) dictionary.
@debug dictionary(general, (class, calendars)); // (word: słowo, prefix: spectre, border: b, color: c, separator: "-", suffix: end, outline: o, global: this is global translation, (wrapper, wrap): owijka, (technology, technologia): tech, calendar: cal)

// Get multiple nested.
@debug dictionary((class, calendars), (class, labels), class); // (word: translation, prefix: class-prefix, border: b, color: c, separator: class-separator, suffix: class-suffix, outline: o, global: this is global translation, calendar: cal, label: lab)

```


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