Phrase search engine: Never be lost for words

Many of us think in our native languages but write in English. In this process of mental translation, we sometimes get stuck when we cannot find the exact English words to convey a word or an idea from our native language.

Here’s an example of how this scenario plays out:

• You're trying to find the English word for “enquête” (the French word for “investigates”)
• You enter the following in a Translation app: enquête (French)
• The literal translation in English could end up being ungrammatical: “This study investigation” Phrase search engine has a functionality that solves this very problem for non-native writers of English.

What’s in-context translation?

Phrase search engine offers a sophisticated translation feature that lets you search for a native phrase in the English context in which you’re writing. That means you can look up a foreign phrase or a combination of English and non-English words, and you will get grammatically correct English alternatives. Unlike typical online translators, Phrase search engine will translate the foreign words and conjugate it correctly with the English context.

How can Phrase search engine’s contextual Translate Feature help?

Let’s explain with a case study. Dr. Yoshida is a senior analyst at one of the world’s leading environmental research institutes. Engaged in policy research in Japan, she writes reports and papers in English to be shared with government agencies across the world. She’s writing a paper and can’t remember the English words for a phrase.

• Her thought in Japanese:

企業に課される罰則は、環境へのリスクの数に比例すると考えられます。

• In English, she writes:
  The penalties imposed on a company should be に比例する the number of environmental red flags.
• She uses Phrase search engine to

1. Find the English phrase

2. Understands how it’s used

3. Compare usage with a similar phrase (if you need to)

Phrase search engine’s translation feature currently supports a large number of languages. Powered by a corpus of hundreds of thousands of high-quality published papers across research disciplines, the tool delivers superior results for translating technical terms from the native language to English.
Give it a spin today on Phrase search engine.