Hybrid human + AI translation with calibrated review
Hybrid translation is useful only when the workflow is clearly defined. Machine translation can provide a first version, but human review is what checks terminology, figures, consistency, omissions and sensitive passages. Targeted MTPE focuses effort where the text is most likely to fail, while the review level is chosen according to the use of the content: internal reading, bilingual verification or publication-ready editing.
What you need
➤ Faster delivery without leaving quality criteria vague
➤ Stable terminology across pages, files, releases and updates
➤ A review process matched to the actual use of each content type
➤ A route from machine-assisted draft to publishable text when the stakes require it
What we do
➤ Machine translation + MTPE: targeted intervention on errors that affect meaning, consistency or use
➤ Level 1: target-language review for grammar, flow, coherence and readability
➤ Level 2: bilingual source/target review for omissions, figures, terminology and meaning shifts
➤ Level 3: review + editing to refine structure, tone, rhythm and style before publication
What you get
➤ Quality control scaled to the content, without applying full editing by default
➤ More consistent files across updates, with fewer late corrections and version conflicts
➤ Terminology choices that are documented, applied and easy to verify
➤ When needed, a text that reads naturally and is ready for external publication
Hybrid translation: a workflow with rules, not a default setting - AI produces the draft, human review decides what can be trusted
A reliable hybrid workflow begins by identifying where the text is fragile. Figures, thresholds, exclusions, obligations, product names and small changes between versions all create risk. Before using machine translation, we define what must remain fixed, which variants are allowed, and which points require manual checks: negation, units, references, recurring phrases and terminology.
AI only saves time when the review framework is clear. Without linguistic governance, speed often moves the work downstream: late corrections, inconsistent versions and repeated decisions on the same terms. With defined rules, each update can be processed faster, compared more easily and reused with fewer discrepancies across languages.
MTPE: post-editing guided by risk and intended use
Post-editing is not a general polish applied after machine translation. It is a controlled review process with a defined purpose. For some content, the priority is to verify terminology, figures, omissions and ambiguous passages. For other files, the text must be reshaped until it is suitable for external publication. The expected use determines the checks, the level of rewriting and the time required.
Before editing starts, we clarify how the text will be used: internal reference, customer support, contractual documentation, public web page or publication-ready material. A machine-translated draft is then reviewed according to that level of exposure. This keeps the hybrid workflow focused: more control where the content carries risk, less intervention where a lighter review is sufficient.
Three review levels: the right depth of review for each type of content
Level 1 — target-language review: we review the translated text for grammar, readability, coherence and tone. This level is suitable when the aim is to remove visible issues and make the text easier to read, without checking every sentence against the source.
Level 2 — bilingual review: we compare the source and target texts to check meaning, omissions, figures, terminology, negations and content-specific constraints. This level is recommended when accuracy matters as much as readability.
Level 3 — review + editing: when the text is intended for publication, we also work on structure, rhythm and style. The information remains faithful to the source, while rigid phrasing, calques and translation-heavy wording are rewritten so the final text reads naturally in the target language.
Editing: when the text needs to be clear enough to be used
Editing is not an additional polish after review. It changes how the text is built: order of information, sentence length, transitions, instructions, arguments and emphasis. It is useful when the reader has little time or little patience — web pages, brochures, onboarding flows, UX copy — and the text has to make the next step clear without forcing a second reading.
In a hybrid workflow, editing is the level used when accuracy and readability are not enough. The text must work in its final setting: published online, sent to customers, integrated into a product journey or used in a sales or support context. We apply this level only when the content needs that degree of rewriting, not as a default treatment for every file.
