Use the glossary feature when translating files to ensure accurate and consistent translations. File translation is available to all logged in users on the web translator, desktop apps, and API.
- Go to www.deepl.com/translator/files
- Browse for your file or drag your file into the section
- Set the language pair for your translation
- Open the toolbar
- Select the glossary you want to use for the translation.
The selected glossary is automatically enabled. Make sure that the source and target languages match the languages in your glossary.
To disable glossaries when translating files, select None set in the glossary list of the toolbar.
- To open the file translator, select the Translate files tab
- Browse for your file or drag your file into the section
- Set the language pair for your translation
- Open Glossary next to the language selector
- Select the glossary you want to use for the translation
When a glossary is selected for file translation, the text of the glossary label is shown in blue, accompanied by a check mark. Make sure that the source and target languages match the languages in your glossary.
You can use a glossary when uploading a file for translation via the API.
- Set the glossary_id parameter.
Only glossaries created via the API can be used. Glossaries created with the DeepL website and DeepL desktop apps can be downloaded as a csv file and uploaded to a glossary created via the API. - Set the source_lang parameter.
Make sure that the source and target languages match the languages in your glossary.
Find out more on how to manage API glossaries in the API documentation.