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better specification of DeepL context
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id: machine_translation
title: Machine Translation
sidebar_label: Machine Translation
image: /img/og-images/machine-translation.png
image: /img/og-images/machine-translation.png
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import { ScreenshotWrapper } from '../shared/_ScreenshotWrapper';
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- Microsoft Azure Translator
- [AI Translator](ai_translator)

## Context for machine translations

When Tolgee requests a translation from DeepL, it also sends the key description and nearby keys (+ translations) as context. DeepL uses the description to choose the right meaning, tone and grammatical form of the translated text.

There is nothing to configure. If a key has a description, Tolgee passes it to DeepL automatically. Keys without a description are translated the same way as before.

:::tip
This helps most with short and ambiguous strings. Describe where the text appears and what it does, for example "Label of the delete button in project settings". Short and factual descriptions work best.
:::

## Machine translation suggestions

Machine translation suggestions are available in the translation editor.
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