google_translate: Translate text using Google Translate

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Translate text using Google Translate

Description

Translates input text to a specified language using the Google Translate mobile web interface. Automatically detects and preserves URLs by temporarily replacing them with placeholders.

Usage

google_translate(text, target_language = "en", source_language = "auto")

Arguments

text	This is the text that you want to translate. Can be a single string or a vector of strings.
target_language	This is the language that you want to translate the text into. The default value is "en" (English).
source_language	This is the language of the text to be translated. The default value is "auto", which attempts automatic language detection.

Value

A translated string or vector of translated strings, matching the length of the input.

Examples

# Translate a simple sentence
google_translate("I love languages", target_language = "es")

# Translate a vector of words
text_to_translate <- c("the", "quick", "brown")
google_translate(text_to_translate, "fr", "en")

# Translate text containing a URL
google_translate("Visit http://example.com for more info.", target_language = "de")

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