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3. **Entrust the translation of your feed to the automated Translating Parrot app**
# **Entrust the translation of your feed to the automated Translating Parrot app**
[  Lukáš Horák ](https://www.mergado.com/blog/lukas-horak)
21. 4. 2021
2 minutes read
Do you want to expand abroad with your online stores? Then try the new [Translating Parrot](https://store.mergado.com/detail/translatingparrot/#about) application. It does an **automatic translation** of the XML and CSV feed that you need for your store, local marketplace, or advertising systems. See how easy it is to work with it.
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Do you want to expand abroad with your online stores? Then try the new [Translating Parrot](https://store.mergado.com/detail/translatingparrot/#about) application. It does an **automatic translation** of the XML and CSV feed that you need for your store, local marketplace, or advertising systems. See how easy it is to work with it.
## Get your online store ready for foreign customers
Expansion beyond the domestic market begins with a flawless [feed](https://www.mergado.com/tag/xml-feed). You have to translate it into the language of the target country. The translation of the feed is needed **not only for the store but also for access to local shopping engines or marketplaces**.
### In the current version of the application, you can translate the feed in this combination of languages:
- English
- German
- Hungarian
- Polish
- Czech
- Slovak
[](https://store.mergado.com/detail/translatingparrot/#about)
## How does the Translating Parrot app work?
- The application translates the feed into the required target language. You can use **automatic** **translation** (working on artificial intelligence) or define a **manual** **translator**.
- The first translation is created **in a few hours**, and its updates are already working faster.
- Translating Parrot translates new products automatically **during the normal regeneration** of the feed in Mergado. You **can also translate more** XML feeds within the online store.
### Procedure for compiling a feed with Translating Parrot:
**1.** **Set the dictionary** you want to use for translation — you can choose between automatic or user-defined dictionaries (they work similarly to the [rules for bulk editing](https://www.mergado.com/actual-mergado-rules) in Mergado).
**2. Create a translator and set which dictionary** to use for the translation. Then choose which product query and feed element you want to translate. It is usually necessary to translate 3 – 5 elements in the feed. So you need to create the same number of translators — each for one element.
3\. The translation takes place when applying the rules during the [regeneration of the feed](https://www.mergado.com/data-regeneration-options) in Mergado, i. e. every two hours.
Are you interested in options of an automatic translation from [Translating Parrot](https://store.mergado.com/detail/translatingparrot/#about)? Try it for **ten free days**. The app devs Ordelogy **will help you set it up**. [Contact](http://mailto:martin.ctvrtnicek@ordelogy.com) their consultant *Martin* *Čtvrtníček*.
### **Read more:**
[ 
### MASTER PROMPT TEMPLATE FOR ECOMMERCE
](https://www.mergado.com/blog/master-prompt-eshopy-b2c)
[ 
### How Feed Optimization Unlocked Meta Ads Performance without Increasing Ad Spend
](https://www.mergado.com/blog/feed-optimization-for-meta-ads)
[ 
### How to Sell Successfully on idealo
](https://www.mergado.com/blog/successful-sale-on-idealo)
[  ](https://www.mergado.com/blog/lukas-horak)### [ Lukáš Horák ](https://www.mergado.com/blog/lukas-horak)
Lukáš takes care of most of the Czech and English communication in Mergado. Through blogs, e‑mail, and social networks, he regularly supplies readers with e‑commerce news and news and tips from Mergado. In his time off, he enjoys simple things like badminton, digging the hidden gems of the 80’s, and seafood served with red wine.
## What you *might be interested in next*
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### MASTER PROMPT TEMPLATE FOR ECOMMERCE
](https://www.mergado.com/blog/master-prompt-eshopy-b2c)
[ 
### How Feed Optimization Unlocked Meta Ads Performance without Increasing Ad Spend
](https://www.mergado.com/blog/feed-optimization-for-meta-ads)
[ 
### How to Sell Successfully on idealo
](https://www.mergado.com/blog/successful-sale-on-idealo)
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