Wikipedia:Template index/Translation
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 {{copy edit}}:
 | This article may require copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone, or spelling. |
Templates
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Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes) 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.
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| style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;" | {{not English}}
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 | This article needs translation from French to English. This article is written in French. If it is intended for readers from the French language community, it should be contributed to the French Wikipedia. See the list of Wikipedias. If you want to assess this article, you may want to check its Google translation. However, please do not add an automated translation to the article, since these are generally of very poor quality. |
- 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 Articles for deletion.
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| style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;" | {{Proofreader needed}}{{Proofreader needed|Deutsche Sprache|de}}
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| This article has been translated from a Wikipedia article in another language, and requires proofreading. |
| This article has been translated from the article Deutsche Sprache in the German Wikipedia, and requires proofreading. |
- For articles that are fully translated but that might need proofreading.
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| style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;" | {{rough translation}}
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| This article may be a rough translation from <Language1>. It may have been generated, in whole or in part, by a computer or by a translator without dual proficiency. |
[[Category:Wikipedia articles needing cleanup after translation from <Language1>]]
- For articles that have been translated into English, but poorly so.
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| style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;" | {{translated page}}
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 | This page contains a translation of an Unspecified article from Please provide the language code of the source wiki. |
- 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 attribution under the licence requirements.
- Example:
{{translated page|source language code|source page title|version=123456789|insertversion=987654321|section=name}}
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| style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;" | {{translatePassage}}
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| A passage in this article or section needs to be translated from <Language> into English. If you are confident enough in your fluency of English and <Language>, please feel free to add a translation. Please see this article's entry on Pages needing translation into English for discussion. If you have just labeled this page as needing translation, please add {{subst:uw-notenglish|1=Wikipedia:Template index/Translation}} ~~~~on the talk page of the author. |
- For articles that are mostly in English, but have a considerable sized passage in a foreign language. Consider using {{not English-inline}} instead if the passage is small.
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| style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;" | {{translation WIP}}
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 | This article is in the process of being translated from Foo in the xx-language Wikipedia. In order to reduce edit conflicts, please consider not editing it while translation is in progress. |
- For articles currently undergoing translation work.
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| style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;" | {{Unattributed translation}}
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 | Content in this article appears to be missing required attribution as a translation from another Wikipedia. |
- For articles translated from another Wikipedia or Wikimedia project and lacking proper attribution in the edit summary.
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| {{not English-inline}} category |
[needs translation]
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| {{whose translation}} category |
[whose translation?]
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