Re: Automatic translation tool for web pages (Google)

[David FOXWELL <David.FOXWELL@xxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Message d'origine-----
> [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] De la part de Simon Coulter
> Envoyé : mardi 17 novembre 2009 21:43

> Automatic translation tools are OK as a first cut but you 
> need a native language speaker to edit. The Google tools do a 
> great job of translating as you can tell by translating a 
> foreign web page into English but the result, although 
> generally comprehensible, is often very strange to a native 
> speaker as you can tell by translating a foreign web page 
> into English.
>
> The result looks translated and in many cases a native 
> speaker will go WTF?


what a load of old dingo's danglies!

Translates on google into french : Qu'est-ce qu'un chargement de danglies vieux dingo.

Although the original has lost all its charm, the translation also has a certain je ne sais quoi.

It's a lot better than <couleur> that translates to <color> instead of <colour>, despite there being no <american> in the drop down list.