Can I use a free computer translation tool instead? A computer or machine translation (MT) is useful if you simply need to know what the main subject is of a Portuguese text. However automatic translation tools will not be able to provide you with a professional translation. Often the results are humorous at the very least, as punctuation is often misunderstood and words taken out of context or translated wrongly – or not translated at
Examples
Professionally translated: I offer a range of language services delivered to a high standard of professionalism, on time and at competitive rates
Machine translated: I offer a scale of the delivered services of language to a high standard of professionalism, in the competitive time and taxes.
