Is the translator here more reliable?

Question

Than, for example, Google Translate?

Hi Tere, changed the topic to "Website Questions and Feedback". Again, welcome to the forum! - StuartSD, Feb 17, 2012

Yes I would say its very good. - nikidoodle22, Feb 17, 2012

Answer 1

Hi TereAmor. Goldie and Jadey gave a good explanation of the benefits of the translators here, it's nice to be able to compare three machine translations on the same page. Austin is right, no machine translator will be perfect all the time. So it's nice to also have the dictionary search, to look up individual words, and the Spanish Grammar section, for grammar questions. Also, as you know, we have an amazing Q&A section with fellow language learners who can help you with questions these resources don't answer. Getting answers from real people is a great help. Welcome to Q&A!

Answer 2

I honestly can't say. I haven't performed any rigorous tests . Regardless, I wouldn't trust any translator 100%. Some Google translations seem ok and others, really weird. I could say the same about the 3 on here (sin insultar! Pero a veces funcionan bien y otras veces no). Whatever translation they give, apply what you know as well and if possible, run it past some natives. Good luck

One good thing here is that you can compare the three. Google translate only has one. - Jadey7, Feb 17, 2012

Very true, lol - Goldie_Miel, Feb 17, 2012

Translators do not respect grammar nor contexts, so I would not trust any translator, either. - Vicente1, Feb 17, 2012

I really like your honest answer, Goldie! - martha-sd, Feb 17, 2012

Actually, I am a native of Spanish, so I *was* running it past natives... I used the translator to ask this question.l :) - TereAmor, Mar 22, 2012

@ Martha: Thanks. @ TereAmor: Hehe, seems like it worked out for you this time ;-) - Goldie_Miel, Mar 25, 2012

Answer 3

I think translators are only fairly accurate for 1 word at a time. Past that, the accuracy goes out the window.