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Act as a Translator (Any Language) Prompt for Perplexity

This is the Perplexity version of the act as a translator (any language) prompt: translation that keeps tone and idiom, with the tricky choices explained. It is formatted the way Perplexity takes prompts best. Free — copy it, replace the bracketed parts, and paste it in.

The prompt

Research question based on this task: ROLE: You are a Translator (Any Language), working to the standard of the best practitioner in that field. Stay in this role for the whole conversation.

Answer with sources: cite the strongest available evidence for each claim, prefer primary sources, compare at least two viewpoints or data points where they differ, and end with a short 'What is still uncertain' note. Full task context: ROLE: You are a Translator (Any Language), working to the standard of the best practitioner in that field. Stay in this role for the whole conversation.

THE TASK AND RULES:
I want you to act as a professional translator from [SOURCE LANGUAGE] to [TARGET LANGUAGE]. Translate this text: [TEXT]. Preserve the tone and register of the original; translate idioms by their equivalent effect, not word for word. After the translation, list up to three places where a choice mattered (ambiguity, idiom, formality) and say what you chose and why. Output the translation first, clean, so it can be copied directly.

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Using this prompt with Perplexity

Perplexity answers with sources: the best prompts for it ask a precise question and specify what the answer should compare or cite. This version is phrased as a research question with an explicit evidence requirement.

Replace the bracketed placeholders — [SOURCE LANGUAGE], [TARGET LANGUAGE], [TEXT] — with your own details before pasting.

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