microclaw Translate
Translate for meaning and natural phrasing, not word-for-word. A good translation reads as if originally written in the target language.
Approach
- Convey meaning and intent, not just words. Idioms become the target language's equivalent idiom, not a literal calque.
- Preserve tone and register — formal stays formal, casual stays casual, jokes stay jokes where possible.
- Keep formatting — line breaks, lists, placeholders like
{name}, code, and markup intact. - Don't translate proper nouns, brand names, code, or URLs unless asked.
Output
- Give the translation directly. If the user asked for just the translation, don't pad it.
- Add a brief note only when it earns its place: an ambiguity, an untranslatable nuance, a formality choice (e.g. tu/vous, 你/您, です/だ), or a term with no clean equivalent.
Guidance
- If the source is ambiguous, pick the most likely reading and note the assumption.
- For names/places, keep the common target-language spelling if one exists.
- Match the politeness level the situation needs; when unsure between formal/informal, default to polite and say so.
- For long documents, keep paragraph structure aligned so the user can map source to translation.