More formal does not mean a different commitment: review your translation
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Keep the commitment when changing the tone
If you want a translation to sound formal, review its commitment too. “I can review the draft” is different from “I will deliver the final version”. Choosing a style should not lead you to accept a different promise without reading it.
Iria offers natural, formal, informal and technical styles in its snippet translation workflow. They are guidance, not guarantees that every sentence preserves the exact meaning. These examples were written for this guide; they are not measured product outputs.
One message, two versions to compare
Invented Spanish source: “Puedo revisar el borrador el martes si me lo envías antes.” For this exercise, an English version we want to preserve is: “I can review the draft on Tuesday if you send it to me beforehand.”
Now imagine this proposal: “I will deliver the final version on Tuesday.” It sounds decisive, but drops the condition of receiving it beforehand, changes review to delivery and replaces a draft with the final version. The issue is not missing politeness: the task has changed.
Before choosing a version, mark three anchors:
| Anchor in this example | What must remain |
|---|---|
| Action | Review, rather than deliver something else |
| Object | A draft, rather than the final version |
| Condition | Receiving it beforehand, rather than an unconditional commitment |
Tuesday belongs only to this fiction. In your real translation, keep a date only if the source text includes it. If there is no date, add none; if it names another date, use that one. Do not infer a deadline from tone.
Give it a targeted second reading
Translate the snippet in the correct language direction with your chosen style. Read the result for those anchors first. Then check greetings, forms of address and natural phrasing. After correcting the result, check its conditions again: polishing can introduce another change.
“I would be happy to review the draft on Tuesday, provided you send it to me beforehand” is another editorial option to compare. It adds courtesy, but you still need to decide whether it reflects your intention and relationship with the recipient. It is not a universal recommendation for every audience.
Neither glossary nor style makes that decision
Iria supports a custom glossary of up to 80 entries and result correction. Glossary and style guidance are suggestions, not semantic contracts. Consistent terminology does not prove that the deadline or condition stayed intact.
If you subsequently use Replace, remember that it copies the translation to the clipboard and sends Ctrl+V to the focused application; it does not verify or restore the original selection. Check the recipient and paste destination before sending a message yourself.
Check whether it fits your workflow
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