my @dic= ( ['animal source food','aliment d’origine animale'], ['balanced diet','régime alimentaire équilibré'], ['food','aliment'], ['nutrition','nutrition'], ['nutrition assessment','évaluation de l’état nutritionnel'] ); #### foreach my $row (@glossary){ my $TermDBSource=@$row[0]; my $TermDBTarget=@$row[1]; if ($string=~ /$TermDBSource/){ print "$TermDBTarget\n"; last; } }