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Is it possible to get the alternatives of the phrase as well ? #11
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When using the translator in the website we are able to get alternatives along with the translated phrase. For example I'm translating the word friend into Czech language and I'm getting the following result:
When using deepl-node API I'm only getting a single string in return which seems to be the original translation. Is it possible to get a translation response including these alternatives ? If not, why not ?
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orbiteleven commentedon Dec 11, 2025
Coming across this now as I'm evaluating using DeepL for my own app. While I could maybe understand that DeepL considers alternative translations to be its own "secret sauce", the 2nd word I translated ("goodbye" from English to Italian) came back with the more rarely used "addio" vs the common (and expected) "arrivederci". Not being able to see alternatives and choose will severely limit my ability to use (and pay for) the DeepL API.
Has there been any further consideration on this point?
Edit: opened #73 for better visibility