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Excel now has a function which allows you to translate text from one language to another. Here's the syntax of the TRANSLATE function:
TRANSLATE( Text, Source Language, Target Language )
In the example below, I want to translate the title of each film from its original language into English (you can see a list of available languages here):
This formula will translate the text in cell B2 from the source language indicated in cell D2 into English.
After completing the formula and copying it down, we can compare the translated titles with the given English titles:
It seems that not every film's English title is a literal translation of the original.
You don't have to provide the source language or target language. Microsoft recommend providing a source language, especially for short text. If you omit the target language, the function uses your operating system's language.
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