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French to English academic translation, beside the original.
Upload a paper written in French. Read the English beside it, paragraph by paragraph, and export the Word file when the English says what you meant.
Read closely
Where French to English needs a careful read.
These are the places a fluent translation can still miss the meaning. Tolayda puts each French paragraph beside its English, so they are checked where they happen, and a click on the English corrects it.
Words that look alike
Actuellement means currently. Éventuellement is possibly. Important often means large, and prétendre is to claim. A false friend can read fluently and still be wrong.
The impersonal on
On observe que names no one. English chooses between a passive, it was observed, and we observed, and a journal may prefer one.
Chains of de
L'analyse de la variation de la concentration de cuivre stacks one noun on another. English often rebuilds it, as the analysis of how copper concentration varies.
Numbers and spacing
French writes a decimal comma, 0,25 for 0.25, groups thousands with a space, and puts a space before a colon or question mark. None of that belongs in the English.
Questions.
Can I translate a French thesis or dissertation into English?
Yes, as a Word file (.docx), a PDF, or a LaTeX file (.tex). It works with a free student account (.ac.uk email) or your university's Tolayda licence. A licensed institution sets a limit on the size of a paper.
Will my headings and tables survive?
Translation works block by block. Headings, paragraphs, figure captions, and table cells keep their place in the English, and the Word file keeps its own name.
Can my supervisor read the English?
Yes. Share a read-only link with a lecturer. While that link is open the paper is locked, so what they read is what you left in place.
Does Tolayda certify the translation?
No. Tolayda assists the work. Scholarly review, copy-editing, and any official certification stay with the people responsible for them.
Try it with a French paper from your university.
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