Online Document Translation Service "Translate"
Hi everyone! I would like to share my experience of using Translate.com online document translation service. I am often faced with the need to translate legal texts, and I was wondering how accurately this service copes with such tasks. Do you think it is worth relying on automatic translations, or is it better to use the services of professional translators? I'm also wondering what additional features Translate.com offers. Does anyone have any experience with their API?
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th bes commented
Thanks for your comments! I'm curious about Translate.com too, especially in the context of legal texts. I think for more informal documents it might work for me, but as you note, professional translation is still important in critical cases. Plus, it's always good to be able to edit the translation to make it more accurate.
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crazy thief322 commented
I have been using https://www.translate.com/services/document-translation for about a year now, and I have both positive and negative experiences. Let me start with the fact that the service is really very convenient for translating standard documents. It has a fairly intuitive interface, and you can upload files in different formats, including PDF and DOCX. I usually use it to translate marketing materials and internal documents where a high degree of accuracy is not so critical. For these tasks, Translate.com is great because it delivers results fast enough that you don't waste time. As for accuracy, it all depends on the complexity of the text. I noticed that the service copes with simple sentences and general terms, but when it comes to specialized language, such as legal or medical, the translation may not be quite correct. That's why in such cases I still prefer to contact professional translators, especially if these are important documents where there may be many nuances. Translate.com has an interesting feature - the ability to edit the translation. That is, after you get the result, you can make changes and adapt the text to your needs. This is great, especially when you know how certain terms or phrases in your field should look like. Another useful option is the support for multiple languages, which makes this service quite versatile.