Translate PDF from Polish to French
A PDF file translates from Polish to French in full, automatically. PDF runs through a layout-preserving engine: text blocks are replaced in place at their original coordinates while images and tables stay put. The preview is free and pricing starts at 249 RUB per book.
What happens to your file
PDF runs through a layout-preserving engine: text blocks are replaced in place at their original coordinates while images and tables stay put. You get a PDF back, not a rebuilt text document.
How the translation runs
- We break the PDF into text blocks and record the coordinates of each one on the page.
- We check whether the file has a text layer. If the pages are images, there is nothing to translate and we warn you before payment.
- Each block is translated and placed back at its original position; images, tables and running heads are left untouched.
- A PDF is assembled with the same page-by-page structure as the original.
What is preserved
Translating PDF preserves:
- page-by-page layout and block positions
- images and their captions
- tables
- chapter breaks and part ordering
Polish to French: what changes
Text length barely changes when translating into French.
What makes translation into French harder:
- grammatical gender has to stay consistent across the whole book
- formal and neutral address are distinct, and a book cannot mix them
What makes the Polish original harder to read
Difficulty comes from the source language as much as the target. Here is what has to be untangled in Polish text:
- noun gender in the original does not always match the target, so agreement has to be rebuilt
- case endings carry a word's role in the sentence, and that role must be expressed by other means in translation
- politeness level is grammatically encoded and has to be recognised to keep the register right
What to keep in mind
- If the PDF is made of scans with no text layer, there is nothing to translate. We check for this before payment and warn you on the order page.
- Text length changes during translation, so pagination will not match the original.
What can go wrong
The honest weak points of this particular combination:
- The PDF is built from photographs or scanned pages. There is no text layer, so there is nothing to translate — we detect this in advance and show a warning on the order page.
- Complex typesetting — pull quotes, drop caps, two-column text — carries over approximately.
- In technical writing, terms can be rendered differently across chapters. If consistency is critical, use the Premium tier with its double pass.
- If the translation fails, you get a full refund — the request form is on the site.
What it costs
Basic is 249 RUB for a book up to 200 thousand words; Premium is 445 RUB. The exact price is calculated once the file is uploaded and the real word count is known. A free preview shows translation quality before you pay.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does it cost to translate PDF?
- From 249 RUB per book up to 200 thousand words on Basic, or 445 RUB on Premium. The exact price appears once the file is uploaded.
- What format do I get back?
- The same format — PDF.
- Will the formatting survive?
- Yes, layout is preserved page by page: text is replaced in place while images and tables stay where they were.
- Can I check the quality before paying?
- Yes. A sample of the book is translated automatically after upload so you can compare it against the original. Payment comes after that.
- How long does translating a book take?
- Usually from tens of minutes to a few hours depending on length. Progress is visible on the order page and the finished file arrives by email.
- How is this different from machine translation?
- Translation runs through large language models with surrounding context rather than word by word. The difference shows in dialogue, terminology and long descriptive passages.