• JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social
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    21 hours ago

    before I started translating

    Did you know that you can have Google translate by images? Just thought it worth mentioning, as it’s become a way to help me understand various BD.

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      21 hours ago

      That’s what I’ve been doing, but it’s not always right. I think it’s a mix of the usual translator rigidity and sometimes struggling to read Hungarian cursive from an image.

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        21 hours ago

        It can definitely make some hilarious mistakes at times! I’ve also noticed that it does better on some languages more than others. For example, my French is only so-so, but fortunately it does a pretty strong job on BD. Meanwhile, I find its Dutch translation pretty wonky indeed. And never actually tried it on Hungarian.

        IIRC, the superior DeepL service can also do images, but it’s a paid feature.