More Options Better Translations

Google really always do try to give us something a little better with each new app and program they introduce.  The same goes for Google Translate.  Google Translate is a nifty little app that is incredibly accurate and useful.  Who wouldn’t want to be able to translate various pieces of content into another language?

If you’ve used Google Translate before, you know just how tough a language translation can be.s you know, there are ambiguities throughout every language and particular idioms do not translate well.  The Google Translate system just got a whole lot better at making the right choices when it comes to breaking down the content and translating the text.

So, why make this change? The new feature actually allows you a couple of alternate translations for a given phrase or word.  When using Google Translate, just click the translated phrase and the possible alternates will pop up.  You’ll also see the original phrase highlighted.  We think that this can actually give you a much better translation and understanding of a possibly confusing translation.

How do they do it? The guys over at Google have learned to harness the vast knowledge contained within their statistical machine.  They’ve got quite a bit of information on how this is done on their site.  Additionally, the more people use this feature, the better Google Translate will actually get. Feedback helps the Google Translate system understand what is more accurate in the way of translations.

Source – http://googletranslate.blogspot.com/2010/12/when-one-translation-just-isnt-enough.html