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Book translation from English to Portuguese

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I have a 200 page manuscript which I need to translate from English to Portuguese. I am looking for the best software application authors use for this purpose.

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Translation is best done by humans. There is no software available to push a button and Make This Portuguese, and even if there is, word-for-word translation simply can't capture the nuance and meaning of idioms and language-specific phrasing. Saying someone "has horns" in European countries means something very specific which doesn't exist in English, for example.

Translation services are a big deal. There are entire companies which do just this, and you should vet and review even their work and not assume it's right.

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