# How to access to global i18n files in a plugin?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-access-to-global-i18n-files-in-a-plugin/167836>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 13, 2009, 4:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-access-to-global-i18n-files-in-a-plugin/167836 "2009-05-13T04:38:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Peng\_Zuo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/c89c15/32.png) [@Peng\_Zuo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Peng_Zuo)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 4:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-access-to-global-i18n-files-in-a-plugin/167836/1 "2009-05-13T04:38:11Z")

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I’m writing a rails plugin.while it has its own locale files, I want to  
use  
some of the existing translations.  
how can I do that?  
TIA

Regards,

Peng Zuo