Computer online translation is a system that allows translating texts, documents and even the whole sites only at one click. This system is very easy to use: you should only input the text that you want to translate, then choose languages and topics and finally press the button “Translate”. And your translation is ready practically at once. Thus the aim of online translators is to break language barrier between people so that they could communicate with each other, read news, blogs, foreign websites, learn culture of other countries and travel.

However online translators have one drawback: the quality of computer translation sometimes leaves much to be desired. It depends on many factors: the size of the text, the complicacy of the sentences. On the one hand, none of computer translators can give the total-lot quality of translation. It should be checked by man. But on the other hand no one who uses it expects translation to be ideal. Computer translator is often used if someone wants to understand a text in general outline.

Translate.ru

Translate.ru is the most well-known texts, webpages, emails translator provided by company PROMT. It offers 24 language directions of the translation memory. Registration on the site allows using additional services. For example, in this case you can translate larger texts or choose the topic of your translation: common vocabulary, motor cars, banking, internet, logistics and so on. It also contains spell-checking.

ImTranslator

ImTranslator is a multifunctional online translator provided by company Smart Link Corporation. It allows translation into a lot of foreign languages, using dictionaries, spell-checking, virtual pad and also printing the results of translation and sending them by e-mail. ImTranslator offers 24 language directions. The quality of translation is evaluated as above the average.

WorldLingo

WorldLingo is a text, documents and webpages online translator. It contains 14 foreign languages; text can be inputted in any of these languages. The online translator offers more than 20 topics. The quality of translation leaves much to be desired.

Ectaco

Ectaco works with 43 foreign languages, not only with English, French and other popular languages but also with Arabic, two variants of the Chinese language, Hindi, Japan, Korean. It contains spell-checking. The spice of this system is the opportunity to listen to how the translation will be sounded. You may even regulate the speed how words are pronounced.

Google Translate

Google Translate is a service provided by Google to translate texts, webpages into another language. It works with 42 foreign languages. In contrast to other online translators that use technology SYSTRAN Google uses its own software. But like other automatic translation its tools have some limitations. This service can help a reader understand text in foreign language in general outline but it doesn’t give the exact translation. Google Translate often makes word-by-word translation paying no attention to context or any grammatical rules. It also offers additional service — search with translation. A user makes an inquiry in his native language and indicates the language one wants his inquiry to be translated into. Thus, in results one gets sites translated into the selected language.