Translation Brief Kit
A translation is not bought, it is briefed — and the brief you skipped is paid for in a review round nobody can close.
What it is
Turns "can you get this translated" into an instruction a professional can execute and a reviewer can be held to. Decides per asset whether the job is translation, localisation or a rewrite; strips the source of what cannot cross a language; fixes terminology, register and formality before the arguments start; and installs a rubric that separates a defect from a preference. For marketing, product and operations leads shipping into a market whose language they do not read.
What you receive
material translated so it still works — the level decision per asset (translate, localise or rewrite), the source prepared to survive translation, the one-page brief and three-column glossary that end the recurring arguments, the review loop with its named reviewer and error-versus-preference rubric, and the standing rule on where machine translation may never go
Delivered as a single, complete .md skill file — open it, paste it into any capable chat model, and work. No installation, no account with anyone but us.
Supported models
- Claude (Opus/Sonnet)
- ChatGPT (GPT-4o/5)
- Gemini
- any capable chat model
People reach for it when
- “how to brief a translator so the translation comes back usable”
- “when to use transcreation instead of translation”
- “glossary and terminology template for translating marketing copy”
- “prepare source text for translation into multiple languages”
- “is it safe to use machine translation for our website legal pages”
Record
lineage: first-party house build
gates passed: demand-evidence · function-fit · beats-the-blank-page
status: IN THE COLLECTION
Sale-time bench runs and the fix-or-refund log attach to this record when the payment room opens.
In the collection. The sale room is being fitted; this work goes on sale when it opens.
Join the house — be written to when sales openBack to the collectionLicense
Free-shelf works ship under the DolceDrago House License — use the outputs freely, personal or commercial; the work file itself stays with the house.