Google Chrome- a functional web browser that has a lot of useful functions by default and allows you to expand its capabilities by installing add-ons. In particular, the article will discuss how you can translate pages in a browser using the standard method and using special extensions.
There are several ways to translate web pages in Google Chrome. The most popular is the built-in Google translator. When does the need arise to use alternative translators or additional features, you will first need to install them in the browser as an extension.
Method 1: Standard Method
Method 2: LinguaLeo English Translator
Many are familiar with the popular training service English language LinguaLeo. To improve skills and comfortable web surfing, the creators implemented a separate translator add-on - LinguaLeo English Translator. Here we should immediately make a reservation: the translator works exclusively with the English language.
Method 3: ImTranslator
The useful ImTranslator add-on can process up to 5,000 characters and has support for 91 languages. The extension is interesting because it works with four different text translation services, allowing you to achieve the best results when translating text.
Each solution will allow you to instantly translate both individual text fragments and entire articles into Google Chrome.
Today, the Internet combines a lot of different information. At the same time, there is a need to use foreign resources as sources of information. Not every user has specific knowledge in the field of foreign languages to work with such sources. But, nevertheless, for comfortable study of sites, special extensions have appeared that are installed directly into the browser. Thanks to this, there is no need to download cumbersome applications to your computer and you can very easily translate a page into Russian.
Translation in Yandex browser
First, it’s worth talking about the website translator built into Yandex. Users do not need to resort to assistance third party services. One of his benefits is support for most languages.
How to translate
Yandex Browser offers several options using an internal translator.
To translate a website page in Yandex into Russian, do the following:
In some cases, the browser cannot offer automatic translation, for example, when the information on the site is only half in a foreign language.
If automatic translation doesn't work:
Recently an update has been released for Yandex.Translator, a new analytical algorithm based on neural networks has been introduced into it. Now he is able to perform translations much faster and more accurately. Neural networks were able to teach the browser to detect type of posted texts.
Settings
If pages are not translated for some reason, then in this case it is necessary use the settings to enable the desired option:
Translation system for words and phrases
This system is hybrid and combines new and old technologies. This was done primarily due to the fact that the translation could not always be made readable. The operating principle is quite simple. User highlights a word or phrase, and then sends it for translation. The neural and statistical modules analyze the text, arranging it into the correct structure. Then the result is presented to the user.
The translation of phrases looks like this:
In order to enable or disable the translator in Yandex, you should perform a number of actions:
Translator in Google Chrome
Google Chrome is one of the most functional browsers today. With its help you can view foreign content without having any knowledge. On help will come built-in translator that will quickly edit the text.
Working with the service
The process is quite simple:
Settings
In order to enable page translation in Google Chrome, you must do the following:
When the function is activated, if the user visits sites containing text information written in a foreign language, the browser will suggest translate the page automatically. 
Translation in Mozilla Firefox
In the browser Mozilla Firefox There is no built-in translator module, so to translate a page in Mozilla into Russian, you need to use a third-party extension.
Addendum S3.Translator
One of the most popular page translators for Firefox is the S3 add-on. To download it, you will need to go to the Firefox Add-ons Store. After the software has been installed, you need to restart the browser.
How to use:
Working with fragments looks like this:
- on the website, select the required fragment of text or word;
- click on the selection right click mouse, select the item “ Translate selected fragment" An area will appear at the bottom of the screen where the result will be displayed.
ImTranlator extension
A small but functional add-on for Firefox that will translate text into 90 languages. At the same time, the user can flexibly customize it to suit his needs, since the range of functions is very wide.
- download and install extension;
- required after installation restart browser;
- V open window browser next to the search bar a button will appear"ImTranslator";
- go to the desired website and select the text;
- click on the translator button in the context menu and look for the service with which you want to get the result;
- paste the copied text into the window, click “ Translator" The result will be displayed in a separate window.
Google Toolbar
A small button that uses the Google Translate service. The plugin is quite functional; it can translate both small pieces of information and entire pages.
It's quite simple to use:
- open the site where the desired fragment of text is published;
- highlight a phrase or word, open the button, in the context menu click on “Translate selected text fragment”;
- To translate an entire page into Russian, simply open the plugin and select the appropriate item in the menu.
Translator extension for Opera
Unfortunately, there aren't many translation extensions for the Opera browser. But there is a Translator add-on that is the best on at the moment. It has quite a lot of parameters built into it for flexible optimization.
After installation, you need to restart the browser.
Before you start working, you must perform setup Translator:
- click on the plugin icon near the address bar;
- in the context menu select “ Settings»;
- Next, the extension settings window will open. Here you can configure at the discretion of the user. It is recommended to leave the “Default language” option unchanged. You can change the button location and the number of language pairs.
To translate a page in Opera using Translator, do the following:
There is a second method:
- open the extension by clicking on the icon on the toolbar;
- in the window that opens in the top field insert the link to the page you want to translate;
- then the redirect will be performed again.
An additional option is to select the most optimal service: "Google", "Bing", "Promt", "Babylon", "Pragma" and "Urban".
The best online services
Google Translate
Google Translator is one of the popular services that translates online websites into more than 90 various languages. It offers the ability to instantly translate and improve it. The resulting result can be sent By email and on the wall in social networks directly from the working window.
How to use the service:
Translate website
This service offers users instant transfer web pages and text fragments. It allows you to use additional tools when working with text: a dictionary, spell checker and a virtual keyboard. Additionally, Translate provides for the accuracy of the result choice of topics source text.
To translate a website online, do the following:
If your device has " Google Translate", then you can use the translation of the selected text in any application, including browsers.
Google Chrome
By default, the Chrome browser has a feature that automatically translates sites into the interface language using Google service. If it is disabled, go to “Settings” → “Advanced” → “Site Settings” → “Google Translate” and activate translation. A query will be shown at the bottom of pages in foreign languages. To make Chrome always translate sites in a certain language, you need to enable the “Always translate...” option. Google Translate supports 103 languages.
Yandex.Browser
On Android devices this mobile browser At the user's command, it translates sites into the interface language. To do this, go to the menu and click “Translate page”. You can also select another language in the left panel during translation. 94 languages are available in Yandex.Translator.
Firefox
If you use this mobile browser, you will need to install an extension such as Tap Translate to translate pages. It will translate the selected text into any of the available languages (Russian is supported).
iOS
Safari
This browser does not have a built-in page translation feature, but you can install special extensions.
Yandex.Translator
Translate for Safari
Microsoft Translator
The same can be done with the Microsoft application. In the settings you will need to choose which language to translate into in Safari. In total, the application supports more than 60 languages. By selecting the text on the translated page, you will see its original version.
Google Chrome
The ability to automatically translate websites offers Chrome browser for iOS. It uses Google Translate with 103 languages. By default, the browser offers to translate pages into the interface language. If this does not happen, you need to enable the function in the “Settings” → “Advanced” → “Content Settings” → “Google Translator” menu. To translate from a specific language without prompting, click “Always translate...”.
The Internet network is not limited only to the Ru cluster. The user can receive any information from any country in the world. The only problem is how this information perceive. It's good if you are a polyglot and know many foreign languages. But there are only a few such people in the general mass, and information is sometimes required here and now.
And if Google used to help everyone out, now everything has changed. The built-in translator for the Yandex browser will be an excellent way out of the situation. Yes, the work of a translator is sometimes far from ideal, but at least understand the meaning of the translated text with open page he will always help.
Default Settings
When installing the Yandex browser, the translator is already installed and configured by default and for free.
Important! When you open a page with content other than your native language, the browser will prompt you to translate it automatically.
Upon confirmation, the pages will be translated from English into Russian as the language that you have configured as the main one for your browser. If you need a translation to another, you will have to use the services online translator from Yandex, or configure your browser.
Distinctive feature This built-in browser application is easy to use and configure.
Characteristics
- Selecting the scope of translation (partial or complete). This option allows you to translate all the content on the page that opens, a separate fragment of text, or any unclear word.
- Second useful function the translator is automatic check spelling of the text entered into the fields. If you make a mistake, the browser will underline the incorrect word and also show dictionary hints.
- The translator in the Yandex browser, if necessary, can be disabled or prohibited from translating into a particular language. This is done in the settings of the browser itself.
Automatic translation
As already mentioned, the automatic translator is configured in such a way that it allows you to translate the written text with maximum similarity to the original. There are two ways to use this add-on:
1.Using automatic tooltip:
- To do this, open a page with content different from our default localization;
- A pop-up line will appear in the upper left corner of the browser page indicating the language of the text source and an auto-translation button.
- We press the button and within a couple of seconds we receive a translation of the entire page.
2. Using context menu. How does this work:
- If for some reason the auto-translation button does not appear, the translation can be done manually. To do this, right-click the context menu in any part of the page;
- Select the item “Translate into Russian”;
- The entire site, as in the example above, will be translated into your native language.
Sometimes it happens that the Yandex browser cannot determine the original localization and the text cannot be translated. In this case, you can manually select the language with which the auto-translator will work:
1.We also open the page with information;
2. In the upper left corner we find a pop-up line;
3.Next to the button, find the drop-down list checkbox and click on it.
4.A list will appear in front of us, where we select the item “Translate from another language” and select the desired one.
Partial translation
Sometimes there are situations when it is not necessary to translate the entire volume. Enough to understand keywords or fragments. In this case, you can use the function of partial translation of text on the page. To do this:
- We select the fragment of text that interests us;
- In this case, a line of tools will immediately appear, in which we select the button in the form of a down arrow.
- The translation of the current fragment of text will be shown in the window that opens.
- Or you can do it the old fashioned way: right-click to call up the context menu;
This method also involves manually selecting the source language for a more accurate translation. In the translation window that opens, the language will be displayed next to the text. By clicking on the button next to it, we will get access to a huge list of languages of the world.
Naturally, users have the opportunity to independently select the language. To do this, in the upper left corner of the window that opens, you need to click on the “language” button and select the required option from the menu presented.
Translation of individual words
There are situations when, while browsing pages, you come across certain words that require translation. The web browser developers have introduced an excellent opportunity to do this with just one key on the keyboard:
- We move the cursor over the desired word;
- Press the Shift key;
- The word will immediately be highlighted with an orange marker and translation options will appear next to it.
Disabling automatic translation
If you are fluent in the original language or simply do not need to translate sites, you can disable the pop-up line with the translation offer.
This is done as simply as other actions:
- On the pop-up line, press the down arrow button to open the context menu.
- Select “Never translate from ... language”, or “Never translate this site”.
The second option is to use the Yandex browser settings:
- Open the browser page;
- Press the menu button (top right);
- Go to settings;
- Scroll down and click " Additional settings»;
- Find the “Languages” section;
- Uncheck the box “Offer to translate pages whose language differs from the interface language.”
Restart the program for the changes to take effect.
Attention! By disabling any option in this section of the settings, you will no longer receive automatic translation offers. To enable the translator, follow the reverse procedure.
To summarize, we can conclude that modern technologies make our life easier in many ways. There is no need for deep learning now foreign language in order to grasp the meaning of the text. Translator in Yandex browser is an excellent extension for full surfing on the Internet. And, despite the fact that machine translation is still far from ideal, language bases are constantly being improved and every day the quality of translated content becomes better and more readable. If you have not yet downloaded and installed a browser with this option, we advise you to do so as soon as possible.
Every Internet user sooner or later encounters foreign Internet resources. And here the problem of the language barrier arises; a person who does not have knowledge of a foreign language or has insufficient knowledge of it will find it difficult to understand the menu of a particular Internet portal or understand its contents. Accordingly, there is an urgent need to translate text from a foreign resource. global network Internet.
How to translate a page in Mozilla into Russian
Unfortunately, the standard version of the Internet browser does not have an automatic function for translating the text part of a website, but this should not be a reason to change your browser.
Exists large number services for online conversion web pages from one language to another, as well as an equally extensive list software modules, capable of “teaching” the user’s browser to translate text from various foreign sites.
There are several solutions and methods to translate pages in Firefox.
Of these, we can distinguish the two most common types of translation of pages from a foreign language into Russian. The difference between them lies in the conversion of the entire website text or a specific piece of printed material that interests the user. Of course, no one talks about professional translation that takes into account all the nuances of a particular field of activity, but in order to understand the general meaning of the text of a web resource, this should be enough (especially since the average user, with a small percentage of exceptions, often does not encounter with difficult to read professional and technical documentation).
The most popular among visitors to the World Wide Web is the translator plugin for Firefox. There are quite a lot of all kinds of plugins, about six hundred pieces.
Let's consider one of the most popular options for such an add-on - S3. Google Translator.
To start with the menu Mozilla browser Firefox needs to select the Add-ons tab.
Note: It does not matter in what language this word is entered when searching.
Then we search, find the online translator we like and click on the “Install” button.
The final step for installed application, activation is required by rebooting the extension. To do this, you need to perform the “Restart now” action.
After all the above steps, to online translate the content of Internet resources, you will need to click on the translator icon and select the item of interest to convert text from a foreign language into your native language or any other language that is understandable:
Translation of a text fragment
In order to translate a piece of text, the user needs to select the text of interest and select the “Translate selected text” action. A translator window will pop up at the bottom of the page, where you need to indicate the language into which you want to translate the information of interest. Next, click the “Translate” button.