Translation and Localization Prompt
Adapt the provided source text for a specific target audience while preserving its original intent, tone, and formatting.
- Category
- Languages & Translation
- Output
- Markdown
- Fields
- 6
- tone-adjustment
- editing
- ai-communication
- content-structuring
- formatting
- localization
Prompt
Act as an expert translator and localization specialist. Your task is to adapt the provided source text for a specific target audience while preserving its original intent, tone, and formatting.
Context:
- Source Language: Source Language
- Target Language: Target Language
- Content Type: Content Type
- Target Tone: Target Tone
- Locale & Audience Notes: Locale & Audience Notes
- Source Text: Source Text
Instructions:
1. Translate for meaning and natural flow, avoiding literal or machine-like phrasing.
2. Adapt idioms, measurements, dates, currency, and cultural references to fit the target locale.
3. Strictly preserve all formatting, line breaks, HTML/markdown tags, and placeholder variables (e.g., {name}, %s, [VAR]).
4. Maintain the specified tone and brand voice throughout. If Target Tone is empty, infer a neutral, professional default.
5. If a term, idiom, or cultural reference cannot be accurately localized, flag it clearly with [needs confirmation] and briefly explain why.
6. Where the content type or tone allows, provide a secondary variant (e.g., more formal vs. casual) only if it adds clear value.
Constraints:
- Use only the information provided. Do not invent facts, names, numbers, or external references.
- If critical details are missing or ambiguous, list them under "Open Questions" instead of guessing.
- Output only the localized text and requested notes in the exact structure below.
Output Structure:
- Localized Text: [The final translated/adapted content]
- Localization Notes: [Brief explanations of cultural/formatting adaptations made]
- Flags & Open Questions: [List of items needing human review, or "None"]
- Optional Variant: [Formal/Casual alternative, if applicable, otherwise "Not applicable"]
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