translation

Translate text and documents with cultural adaptation and CLDR locale formatting.

Updated Feb 17, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/Celia-12/Proyecto-Mern --skill translation-celia-12
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Skill: translation
Source: https://github.com/Celia-12/Proyecto-Mern/tree/main/frontend/.local/secondary_skills/translation
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Celia-12/Proyecto-Mern --skill translation-celia-12

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Many translations are literal and ignore context, tone, locale conventions, and technical constraints, which leads to confusing, off-brand, or even incorrect output for target audiences. This Skill helps produce translations and localizations that preserve meaning, register, formatting, placeholders, and cultural intent so content reads naturally and reliably in the target locale.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Context-aware translation: Adapt tone and formality based on audience and purpose (business, legal, marketing, casual).
  • Locale-sensitive formatting: Apply CLDR rules for dates, numbers, currencies, pluralization, and RTL vs LTR layout.
  • Transcreation & glossary support: Offer transcreation for marketing copy and inject termbases/glossaries to ensure consistency across documents.
  • QA workflows: Recommend back-translation for high-stakes content and flag ambiguous source phrasing for review.
  • Use Case: Localize an English marketing email into Mexican Spanish (es-MX), preserving tone, idioms, placeholders, and date/number formats.

Quick Start

Translate this marketing email from English (en-US) to Mexican Spanish (es-MX), preserve tone and placeholders, and format dates and numbers per local conventions.

Frequently Asked Questions about translation

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I translate UI strings and emails while preserving placeholders and formatting?

To translate UI strings and emails while preserving placeholders, apply context-aware translation that enforces CLDR locale formats and pluralization rules. This approach maintains original placeholders and formatting while adapting tone, formality, and cultural nuances for the target locale.

What is transcreation and when do I need it for marketing copy localization?

Transcreation for marketing copy localization is the process of creatively adapting content to preserve emotional impact and cultural intent rather than translating literally. You need it when translating marketing materials, ensuring idioms and tone resonate naturally with the target audience while maintaining brand voice.

How do I apply CLDR pluralization and locale formatting rules to translated documents?

Applying CLDR pluralization and locale formatting rules to translated documents involves using locale-aware rendering that automatically adjusts dates, numbers, and currencies. This ensures technical or legal documents reflect correct regional conventions, including RTL versus LTR layout, for accurate target locale rendering.

Can I use a glossary to ensure consistent terminology across multiple localized documents?

You can ensure consistent terminology across multiple localized documents by using glossary injection. This allows you to inject specific termbases into the translation process, enforcing consistent vocabulary and phrasing across emails, webpages, and technical documentation.

What is the best way to verify translation quality for high-stakes legal documents?

The best way to verify translation quality for high-stakes legal documents is implementing QA workflows with back-translation. This process translates the target text back to the source language to check for accuracy and flags ambiguous source phrasing for human review.

Does locale-aware translation support RTL and LTR layout conventions?

Locale-aware translation supports both RTL and LTR layout conventions by applying CLDR locale rules. This ensures that translated content for languages like Arabic or Hebrew renders correctly with appropriate text direction, formatting, and regional display standards.