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Why are online translators crap at capturing nuance?
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Which ones have you used / use the most / have the most gripes with? Other people might be able to point you in the right direction for a good one.
DeepL and Google trnpanslate are the two I know, and I only use deepL now. Don't remember the names of any others.
As for actually why, well I seem to remember google translate was focused on nuance but seemed to fall off or outright regress in quality since LLMs have become a thing.
They should come up with one box for literal meaning and contextual meaning. You could highlight bits and then have the interface translate just that section. The software is woefully inept for so useful a service 🥲