# Contextual AI Translation — Vitra TMS | Vitra.ai

> Translate with product, audience, and usage context. Connect adaptive memory, terminology, glossaries, style guides, and human review with Vitra TMS.

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Built around meaning · Vitra TMS

# The right translation starts before the first word.

Tell Vitra TMS what the content is for, who it speaks to, and what the product actually does. Contextual translation brings that brief together with approved memory, terminology, and style, so the output has a reason to use one phrasing instead of another.

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- Explain the audience
- Explain the product
- Explain where it will appear

See what context changes

## One word. Three very different jobs.

Translation should know what you mean before it decides what to say.

Choose the context

A battery

A payment

A legal case

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Replay

The source · English

Charge before use.

Audience
**People setting up a new device**

Product & purpose
**An instruction about battery power**

Terminology
**charge → cargar**

Style guide

Clear wording. Natural Spanish. Preserve the meaning.

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Vitra TMS

### Power, not payment.

The product context tells the reviewer that this is an action: connect the device to power.

Website

Carga el dispositivo antes de usarlo.

Example wording · for review

Video script

Antes de usarlo, carga el dispositivo.

Example wording · for review

Campaign design

Carga antes de usar.

Example wording · for review

Meaning check · English

Charge the device before using it.

Review example wording

Illustrative English-to-Spanish examples, not a live translation tool. Context helps; qualified human review still matters.

Capabilities

## What Contextual Translation does

### Explain the audience

A first-time buyer, an experienced technician, and a new employee need different language. Add that distinction to the brief.

### Explain the product

Give the translator the facts, domain, and relevant product meaning. Short labels can be ambiguous without them.

### Explain where it will appear

A button has a space constraint. A subtitle has a reading-time constraint. A document clause needs a careful review. The surface matters.

### Bring the approved language

Connect memory, terms, glossaries, and style guidance so context and past decisions work together.

### Keep the context reusable

Store the relevant audience, client, product, and domain information with your memory rather than writing the same brief for every task.

### Let people judge the result

Review the translation in its finished format. Better context is helpful evidence, not a substitute for approval.

What changes for your team

## A better brief makes a better translation possible.

The work it helps

### Remove ambiguity before it spreads

Start with the jobs your team already needs to finish.

- 01Short product labelsClarify whether 'charge' means a payment, an electrical action, or something else before choosing the target wording.
- 02Brand and campaign adaptationGive a local reviewer the purpose behind a headline, not just the sentence to translate.
- 03Technical and specialist contentBring the right domain, terminology, and audience assumptions into review from the start.

Check the claim, vocabulary, tone, and format. Keep the approved decision for future work.

Inside Vitra Universe

### Connect the brief to approved language

Add the audience, product, subject, and intended use—not a long list of vague instructions.

- Explain the audienceA first-time buyer, an experienced technician, and a new employee need different language. Add that distinction to the brief.
- Explain the productGive the translator the facts, domain, and relevant product meaning. Short labels can be ambiguous without them.
- Explain where it will appearA button has a space constraint. A subtitle has a reading-time constraint. A document clause needs a careful review. The surface matters.

How it works

## Four steps, one connected workflow

Keep the brief, language resources, and review decisions connected. Use the finished result in Universe or export it for the next step.

- 01

### Describe the job

Add the audience, product, subject, and intended use—not a long list of vague instructions.
- 02

### Connect the language resources

Select memory, terminology, glossary, and style guidance relevant to that job.
- 03

### Translate in context

Create the target-language content for the surface where it will be used.
- 04

### Review the meaning

Check the claim, vocabulary, tone, and format. Keep the approved decision for future work.

Who it is for

## Teams using Contextual Translation

### Short product labels

Clarify whether 'charge' means a payment, an electrical action, or something else before choosing the target wording.

### Brand and campaign adaptation

Give a local reviewer the purpose behind a headline, not just the sentence to translate.

### Technical and specialist content

Bring the right domain, terminology, and audience assumptions into review from the start.

FAQ

## Questions people ask

What is contextual translation?
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Contextual translation uses the audience, subject, product meaning, and intended use of content to choose suitable wording. It considers more than the source sentence on its own.

Can the same word need different translations?
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Yes. For example, 'charge' can refer to a payment, a battery, or an instruction. Product and usage context help distinguish those meanings before the team reviews the translation.

Does adding context change old translations automatically?
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Updating memory context guides new work and quality review. It does not mean every stored translation is automatically rewritten or re-approved. Review existing assets deliberately when the underlying meaning changes.

## Explore next

[Vitra TMS→](https://www.vitra.ai/vitra-tms)

[Vitra TM→](https://www.vitra.ai/features/translation-memory)

[Quality control→](https://www.vitra.ai/features/quality-control)

## Start with Contextual Translation. Grow into the whole platform.

Everything in Vitra Universe shares one translation memory, one brand kit, and one quality bar — so the work you do here makes everything you do next faster.

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