The “not” disappeared: check the action before pasting the translation

First check what the reader would actually do

Suppose you are translating a tool message: “Do not close the window until the copy finishes.” A Spanish version preserving the instruction is “No cierres la ventana hasta que termine la copia.” “Cierra la ventana antes de que termine la copia” would order something different. The second sentence is a deliberately invented error for this exercise, not an observed Iria output.

Answer two questions: may the reader close it now, and what must happen first? The original requires waiting for the copy to finish. A result allowing closure earlier needs correction even if it sounds fluent.

Check three parts of the message

1. Action: closing the window. Check that it has not become closing a file or shutting down the computer.
2. Negation: do not prohibits that action during the period described. Find where the Spanish version expresses that prohibition.
3. Time condition: until ties permission to the copy finishing. It does not mean before.

Now try “You may close the window after the copy finishes”: “Puedes cerrar la ventana después de que termine la copia.” The wording changes, but the permitted moment still follows completion. This contrast checks meaning without requiring a word-for-word translation.

Bring the check into Iria’s short-text workflow

Iria is a Windows desktop translator. Select text and copy it twice within 1.1 seconds to open the translation, review the direction and correct the result. Text processing is local; activation, model downloads and other checks can require a network connection. See the current product facts for requirements and availability.

Before copying the result, read it again as a complete instruction. Check numbers, objects and recipients when present. A formal style or glossary does not by itself establish that a negative instruction and its condition were preserved correctly.

If you choose Replace, Iria copies the result and sends Ctrl+V to the focused app; it does not verify or restore the original selection. Check the destination before pasting and the inserted sentence afterwards. If you cannot confirm an instruction’s meaning, seek competent review before using it.

Keep one useful question for the next translation

“What would someone following this sentence do?” also works as a review question for a short support reply. It is a manual suggestion, not an automatic semantic-validation feature of Iria.

Weblate’s documentation and the Crowdin editor guide describe other translation-review workflows. This article addresses a small check before pasting a snippet. Consult Iria’s current files and terms if that workflow fits your work.