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Is asking to translate a short paragraph from English to German on topic here?
No, this type of question is not acceptable.
For some reason I am pressed to find a fully relevant meta-question. However, going by our de facto policies, this type of question is typically quickly ...
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Why should somebody consult an online translation service before asking here?
Why should somebody consult an online translation service before asking here?
I think that consulting an automatic translation services should never be mandatory and given their inevitable ...
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Please do not answer proof-reading or translation requests
When you think ahead this idea, one comes to the conclusion, that answers to such questions - no matter if in comments or as real answer - should be deleted by a moderator after the question is closed ...
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Why should somebody consult an online translation service before asking here?
A principle in most SE-sites is "Show your own effort!" I think this principle rules for German SE, too. And in this sense, it is not too much to ask to use an online translator1, to look if it ...
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Sollten wir Fragen zur Übersetzung von sinnlosen Begriffen / Sätzen in der Ausgangssprache beantworten?
I believe that on the interpretation of some dictionary entries similar questions may arise. They can even be interesting when we are asked for help if any of possible translations fits to a given ...
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Please do not answer proof-reading or translation requests
General considerations
There is debate amongst the community what exactly a translation request might be. This ranges from unfortunate fellow users who carelessly use the tag translation or english-to-...
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