Accurate translation is essential for ensuring that content is linguistically precise, contextually appropriate, and culturally relevant across different languages. High-quality translations must preserve the original meaning, intent, and tone, while also adhering to the grammatical and stylistic conventions of the target language.
Challenges associated with poor translation quality include:
- Loss of Meaning – Misinterpretation or distortion of the original message.
- Cultural Insensitivity – Use of phrases or expressions that do not align with cultural norms.
- Unnatural Language – Translations that are overly literal, mechanical, or awkwardly phrased.
To assess translation effectiveness, Translation Accuracy Evaluation measures how well a translation conveys the original meaning while ensuring linguistic fluency and cultural appropriateness.
Click here to read the eval definition of Translation Accuracy
a. Using Interface
- input: The original text.
- output: The translated text.
Configuration Parameters
- Check Internet: Whether to verify information using external sources for contextual validation.
Output
- Returns a score between 0 and 1, where higher values indicate superior translation quality.
b. Using SDK
Export your API key and Secret key into your environment variables.
result = evaluator.evaluate(
eval_templates="translation_accuracy",
inputs={
"input": "I would like a coffee, please",
"output": "Ich möchte bitte einen Kaffee."
},
model_name="turing_flash"
)
print(result.eval_results[0].output)
print(result.eval_results[0].reason)