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Use these templates on articles with translation-related cleanup issues. 

For articles with merely bad English or non-idiomatic phrases, where the issue isn't necessarily related to ''translation'' specifically, please consider a more general cleanup template as an alternative, such as {{tlx|copy edit}}:
{{copy edit}}


==Templates==
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tlrow cleanup translation Language category=Wikipedia articles needing cleanup after translation
For articles that have translation issues, but have enough acceptable Español language content that they are not subject to deletion for that reason.
tlrow yes
For user talk pages: similar to a uw 1 level advisory. 
tlrow expand Spanish source article category=Articles needing translation from Spanish Wikipedia 
For articles in English that potentially be extended with translated text from the corresponding article in other Wikipedia editions.
This is an example for Spanish. There is :Category:Expand by language Wikipedia templates a tag for each language.
Tlrow hidden translation Language1 version yes section|category=Wikipedia articles needing cleanup after translation}}
* For translated articles that may have factual errors, but where subsequent edits have polished the English without addressing translation accuracy.
{{tlrow|not English|french<!--<Language-->|article|category=Wikipedia articles needing translation}}
* For articles that are completely or almost completely in a foreign language.
* Note that if the issue isn't dealt with in two weeks, the article goes to [[WP:AFD|Articles for deletion]].
{{tlrow2|Proofreader needed|Deutsche Sprache|de}}
* For articles that are fully translated but that might need proofreading.
{{tlrow|rough translation|<Language1>|<Language2>|article|category=Rough translations}}
* For articles that have been translated into English, but poorly so.
{{tlrow|translated page}}
* Place this ''on the talk page'' when text from another language Wikipedia is translated and included on a page in the English Wikipedia. It serves as [[Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia#Translating from other language Wikimedia Projects|attribution]] under the licence requirements.
* Example: <code><nowiki>{{translated page|source language code|source page title|version=123456789|insertversion=987654321|section=name}}</nowiki></code>
{{tlrow|translatePassage|<Language>|category=Wikipedia articles needing translation}}
* For articles that are mostly in English, but have a considerable sized passage in a foreign language. Consider using {{tl|not English-inline}} instead if the passage is small.
{{tlrow|translation WIP|XX|Foo|category=Articles in translation}}
* For articles currently undergoing translation work.
{{tlrow|Unattributed translation|category=Wikipedia articles with possible unattributed translations}}
* For articles translated from [[List of Wikipedias|another Wikipedia]] or [[WP:SISTER|Wikimedia project]] and lacking [[WP:TFOLWP|proper attribution]] in the edit summary.
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===Inline with article text===
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{{tlrow|not English-inline|category=Wikipedia articles needing translation}}
* An inline version of {{tl|not English}}, to use after a single phrase or passage.
{{tlrow|whose translation|category=Wikipedia articles needing cleanup after translation}}
* For quoted passages that have been translated into English in external sources, but lack a reference indicating who the translator was.

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