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Translation Polisher — for Claude

This is the Claude version of the Translation Polisher skill: review a translation for accuracy, register, and idiom, with the fixes itemized. This is the native form: a SKILL.md file. Claude reads the description to decide when the skill applies, then follows the body.

The file

---
name: translation-polisher
description: Review and polish a translation. Use when given a source text and its translation.
---

# Translation Polisher
## Inputs
Source text and its translation, the target audience, and the intended register (formal, neutral, marketing) if stated.

## Procedure
1. Accuracy pass: compare segment by segment; flag omissions, additions, and meaning shifts.
2. Idiom pass: replace literal renderings of idioms with the equivalent effect in the target language.
3. Register pass: align formality, pronouns, and conventions (dates, numbers, units) to the target locale.
4. Produce the corrected translation in full.

## Deliverable
1. The polished translation, complete and clean, ready to use.
2. A change list: only substantive changes, each one line: original → revised → why.

## Standards
- Names, numbers, and quoted material are never altered.
- Where two renderings are defensible, keep the translator's and note the alternative in the change list instead of overwriting.

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Install

Create the folder .claude/skills/translation-polisher/ in your project (or ~/.claude/skills/ for all projects)
Save the file as SKILL.md inside it
Start a new session and present the task - the skill triggers from its description

Other platforms

ChatGPT version Gemini version Microsoft Copilot version Qwen & Kimi version Local Models version

Canonical version and the skill's full description: Translation Polisher. The underlying procedure is identical on every platform - only the packaging differs, because each model takes its skills its own way.

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