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Short answer: you can translate an entire PDF or Word document for free without copying and pasting, using Google Translate's document-upload feature, which even preserves much of the layout. For higher quality on European languages, DeepL is excellent. Here is how to translate whole documents and keep them readable. Fastest: Google Translate document upload Go to Google Translate and click the Documents tab. Upload your file (PDF, Word .docx, PowerPoint, and more are supported). Choose the target language and translate. Download or view the translated document, formatting is largely preserved. This handles the whole file at once, no copy-pasting paragraph by paragraph. For Word documents: Word's built-in translator Microsoft Word has translation built in: Review > Translate > Translate Document creates a translated copy in place, keeping the formatting. Google Docs has a similar Tools > Translate document feature, free. For higher quality: DeepL D...