Why is Google not automatically translating?
Chrome is configured to prompt you to translate foreign websites by default automatically. If the browser does not do that, you must ensure that the relevant language setting is enabled. Ensure that the switch next to ‘Offer to translate pages that aren’t in a language you read’ is set to on.
Why is Google Translate still so bad?
Probably the most troubling issue with Google Translate is that it has no accountability to its users. If it translates something inaccurately, it is under no obligation to resolve the problem. Even most disturbing is the fact that Google Translate offers no protection in terms of privacy and security.
What is wrong with Google Translate?
The Cons. With Google Translate the meaning can be “lost in translation” because there is no way to incorporate context. The complexity of the text, as well as any context which cannot be interpreted without a true knowledge of the language, makes the likelihood of errors greater.
What languages are not in Google Translate?
But there’s also Odia, the official language of the Odisha state in India, with 38 million speakers, which has no presence in Google Translate. And Oromo, a language spoken by some 34 million people, mostly in Ethiopia, which has just 772 articles in its Wikipedia.
Is Google translate better now?
Google Translate improved in 2016, when it started using a new algorithm — since then, one 2019 study found that it can be over 90 percent accurate in Spanish. But the new analysis also found that accuracy varied between languages.
Is Microsoft Translator accurate?
Microsoft Translator allows you to download the language packs for 44 languages that can be used in the offline mode. However, only 11 of these support the neural machine translation, which Microsoft says is more human like and more accurate.
Do professional translators use Google Translate?
Do professional translators use Google Translate to do their work? The answers to those questions are “yes” and “no” — in that order. Yes, professional translators do still have an important role to fill.
Is there Sanskrit in Google Translate?
Google is not currently able to translate between Sanskrit and other languages. There are other resources such as English to Sanskrit dictionaries, which can also be found online.