One was able to overcome this before by translating the search text into the language first and perform the search for the translated text afterwards. This usually leads to additional translating as the search result pages are also in that language then.

With the announcement of Google Translated Search comes a much needed improvement in this area. Google will be rolling out the translated search feature in the coming days which will then be accessible in the search options on the results pages.

Even better is the fact that Google will not only translate the search phrase but also the search results making it a complete solution to search for results in a foreign language. Except to see the translated search option appear in the left sidebar in the coming days.

What most users do not know is that Google expanded the service recently offering not only on the fly translations but also translated search results. The new feature is called Translated Search and it works the following way.

The user enters a search term in a language of his choosing, picks his language and the language of the websites that he wants to search. Google will automatically translate the words that the user entered and perform a search on the search inventory that meet the locale requirement.

The search results will be processed and translated before they are displayed on the user’s computer screen. The results are divided into two columns. The left column contains the translated preview of the website and the right the original text.

A click on a result in the left column will load the translated version of the website while a click on the right will load the original version. This feature is excellent for users who want to search in a language that they do not speak.