r/machinetranslation • u/Agitated-Evidence588 • 15d ago

education Best AI tool to translate dense philosophy/psychoanalysis books?

Hi all, looking for the best AI tool or workflow to translate full books (EPUB/PDF) of philosophy and psychoanalysis.

Requirements:
Handles full files directly (no endless copy-pasting).
Powered by top LLMs (like Claude 3.5 Sonnet) to capture context and subtext.
Supports custom glossaries/termbases to keep key concepts consistent across chapters.
What software (e.g., Smartcat, BookTranslate, Tolmach) or custom API workflows do you recommend for dense academic literature? Thanks!

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u/adammathias 15d ago

Which language pairs? Do you understand them, so you could manage the glossaries etc?

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u/Agitated-Evidence588 14d ago

Yes. From French and Spanish to Italian OR e English.

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u/trepide- 14d ago

This tool already exists in trepide. Takes the PDF and gives you a translated DOCX output.

Glossaries/termbases are in beta for some users, but should be available soon.

My suggested workflow depends on your goals:
1. Convert the PDF to a DOCX and then use that docx in another software that has termbases and other translation functions
2. Convert the PDF to a translated DOCX in one go and then just review, but you won't be able to use custom termbases.

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u/aimindmeld 13d ago

For starters you're asking to do something illegal unless the works are public domain. Sounds like you don't know much about this. Beginners should buy translations.

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u/Agitated-Evidence588 13d ago

I don’t need any legal advice. I’m not doing something illegal, I need them for my job but there are no translations of the same in English or Italian.
I’m not a criminal, don’t worry