Regenerate & rewrite with a direction
You can steer a translation’s wording with a plain instruction (“make every sentence warmer,” “tighten this,” “use a more formal register”) and Transept rewrites to match — no error required.
How do I regenerate a block or just one sentence?
One block — enter an optional direction in the toolbar under a translated block, then choose Regenerate. Transept creates a new version of just that block.
Many blocks — select several translated blocks and choose Regenerate on the selection bar. Add a direction in the dialog, review the block count and estimate, then confirm.
- Unlike Proofread (which only touches blocks with a real problem), Regenerate creates a new version for every block in scope.
- Regenerate works from an existing translation, so each block has to be translated first.
- Each result is saved as a new version; switch back to an earlier version at any time.
- It’s billed like any block translation, at the block’s mode: 1 word per source word in Fast or Standard, 3 in Pro. Regenerating a single sentence is free — only whole blocks spend words.
Should I regenerate every block, or run a proofread with an instruction?
It depends on whether you want every block rewritten. Regenerate creates a new version for every block in scope, and bills all of them. A Proofread also takes an optional instruction — “make every sentence warmer,” “use a more formal register” — but its pre-scan rewrites only the blocks that do not already satisfy it, so blocks that already match are skipped and cost nothing. Regenerate for a uniform redo; an instructed proofread to move only the stragglers. See Smart Proofread.
Does a regenerate still follow my glossary and styleguide?
Yes. A document’s glossary and styleguide apply to every block and every sentence — on a regenerate exactly as on the first translation. Your translation memory is passed to the model on a rewrite too, so the new version reuses your established wording; the exception is a Fast-tier model, which does not use memory. See Glossaries and Translation memory.
Can I apply the same direction to a whole document without selecting every block?
Yes — build it as a workflow. Rewrite with an instruction is a step in the workflow builder, and workflows always run on the whole document. To narrow it, put a Find blocks step in front and curate the matches: Apply & continue then runs the rest of the workflow on just the blocks you kept. See Building workflows.
Still stuck? Ask Literess in the app, or write to [email protected].