Fix My Translation
Tell us what you have. We'll tell you exactly what's wrong — then repair it or rebuild it, your call.
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What's included
- A diagnostic read of your existing translation
- A plain-language explanation of what's actually wrong
- Either a targeted repair or a full retranslation — your choice, made with information
- A written error report as its own deliverable, not internal notes
- Independent second-linguist review before delivery
- 14 days of free revisions after delivery
Who it's for
- Anyone holding a translation they don't fully trust — machine-made, done by a cheap vendor, or produced by a well-meaning bilingual colleague
- Anyone who's been told something "feels off" but doesn't know what
- Anyone who needs to know, fast, whether what they have is usable or needs a rebuild
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What's actually wrong with what you have?
Before we correct a single word, we tell you which of these it is. Every diagnosis sorts into one of a small number of categories — knowing which one tells you (and us) whether this is a quick repair or a full rebuild.
False friend
A word that looks like an English word but means something else. The source's "embarazada" becoming "embarrassed" instead of "pregnant" is the classic example — sound-alike, wrong meaning.
Register collapse
A formal document translated in a casual voice, or the reverse. A shareholder notice that reads like a text message has a register problem, not a vocabulary problem.
Mistranslated idiom
An expression translated word-for-word instead of by meaning. "Cuesta un ojo de la cara" rendered as "it costs an eye of the face" instead of "it costs an arm and a leg."
Broken date & number format
Day/month order, decimal commas, or currency symbols carried over from the source convention, misread by a US audience. 03/04/2026 read as March 4 instead of April 3.
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How it works for this service
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Send us what you have.
Upload or describe the translation you're not sure about, and tell us what it's for.
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We diagnose it.
A linguist reads it against your source (if you have one) and identifies exactly what's wrong — and whether it needs a repair or a full rebuild.
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We fix it.
A qualified linguist corrects or retranslates it, matched to your subject and target audience.
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A second linguist checks it, then you get it back
With the error report explaining what we found, and 14 days to request changes.
This is the version specific to Fix My Translation. See the full process, our two-linguist QA model, turnaround table and revision policy on How It Works.
Register collapse
Before
Hey everyone, quick heads up that the annual meeting's happening on the 14th, hope to see you there!
After
Shareholders are hereby notified that the Annual General Meeting will be held on the 14th.
The source is a formal legal notice. The translation reads like a text message — the register collapsed from formal to casual, which changes how a legal notice is read and could affect its standing as an official communication.
Broken date & number format
Before
The invoice is due on 03/04/2026
After
The invoice is due on April 3, 2026
The source used day/month order and a comma as the decimal separator — both standard outside the US. Left uncorrected, "03/04" reads as March 4 to a US reader instead of April 3, and the amount looks like $1.23, not $1,234.56.
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Pricing
Repair
Recommended$0.06/word
For translations that are mostly right but have specific problems — accuracy, terminology, tone, or one section that reads wrong.
- Diagnostic read of your existing translation
- Correction of the specific issues found
- A written error report describing what was wrong
- Independent second-linguist review
Turnaround: 24 hours up to 2,000 words
Best for: A translation you already have that needs correcting, not rebuilding.
Get my quoteFull rebuild
$0.11/word
For translations wrong enough, or thin enough, that repairing them piece by piece would cost more than starting over.
- Full retranslation from your source text
- Independent second-linguist review
- A short note on why we recommended a rebuild instead of a repair
Turnaround: 24 hours up to 2,000 words (longer volumes scoped individually)
Best for: A translation that's past the point where targeted fixes make sense.
Get my quoteAdd-ons
- Expedited handling+50%
Roughly 12-hour turnaround, subject to volume and availability.
- Same-day handling+100%
Delivered the same business day, for shorter documents.
- Formatting & desktop publishingfrom $18/page
Your corrected translation laid out to match the original document's formatting.
What changes your price: word count · repair vs. full rebuild · subject complexity · turnaround selected.
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Our process
Most agencies treat a bad translation as a footnote — a discount add-on to their real business of translating from scratch. We built this service because we think diagnosing what's wrong with an existing translation is its own discipline, closer to editing than to authorship, and it deserves to be sold as one.
“We tell you what's wrong before we fix it. Every repair or post-edit order comes with a plain-language diagnosis, not just a corrected file.”
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Frequently asked questions
How do I know if my translation needs a repair or a full rebuild?
Send it to us and we'll tell you — that's the diagnosis. As a rule of thumb, if the meaning is mostly right but the wording, tone, or a handful of sections are off, it's usually a repair. If entire passages don't make sense, a rebuild is often cheaper than trying to patch them.
Will you tell me what was actually wrong with my translation?
Yes. Every repair or rebuild comes with a short written note describing the specific issues we found and fixed — not just a corrected document.
Can you fix a machine-translated document?
Yes — that's exactly what this service is for. If your document was translated by a machine tool without human review, we diagnose it the same way we would a human-made translation.
What if my document turns out to be fine as-is?
We'll tell you that too. If our diagnosis finds nothing worth fixing, we'll say so rather than charging you for changes that don't need to happen.
Do you keep the original wording where it's already correct?
Yes. A repair only touches what's actually wrong — we don't rewrite sections that already work, which keeps the cost and the turnaround down.