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I am not sure if this is all new and breaking or if this has been around in tests for some time but the Google Translate page appears to have got a Facelift. It’s not just a makeover but the service is getting some new features. The new inclusions will let you do more with Translate and while I haven’t tried them as yet some include:

• Help Google improve Translate.
• Google Chrome extension which will enable auto translate for pages in languages you don’t understand.
• Phrasebooks and pronunciations for your Android device to help you on your next trip to a foreign state.
• Google Translate Toolbar to help you instantly find translation for a word on a any page.

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While there is a lot that Google needs to do to improve Google Translate it continues to add more languages to its service. It’s definitely not the perfect tool but I find it very useful when it comes to going about with translation of words or phrases and even a site in another language. The service has now taken the number of languages to 51, adding nine more. Those languages include Belarusian, Icelandic, Malay, Swahili, Welsh, Yiddish, Afrikaans and Irish. Google has been expanding its features and services quite speedily and had added support for translation to its Toolbar, Gmail and even Docs and thought the translation is still quite basic it does the job pretty well.