The Cons. With Google Translate the meaning can be “lost in translation” because there is no way to incorporate context. The complexity of the text, as well as any context which cannot be interpreted without a true knowledge of the language, makes the likelihood of errors greater.

Tone and style. Machines translate the literal words that you input, but there are a lot of other nuances to language. Facial expressions, tone of voice, and body language can all be part of accurate translation. Computers will miss these things.

If you use Google Chrome as your browser, automatic translation is enabled by default. This feature automatically translates all content on web pages that are not in your preferred language.