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GTRS

Category: Google Sheets compatibility function

Short alias of GOOGLETRANSLATE — translates text via Google.

Syntax

=GTRS(text, [source_language], [target_language])

Arguments

Argument Required Description
text Required text (or range) to translate
source_language Optional source language code, e.g. "en" (default "auto")
target_language Optional target language code (default: UI language)

Returns

Identical to GOOGLETRANSLATE: returns the translated text as a scalar. An HTTP request failure gives #VALUE!; service errors, invalid language codes and texts over 5000 characters return "ERROR:…" text values; empty input returns an empty string.

Examples

Formula Result Description
=GTRS("안녕하세요","ko","en") result depends on the translation service

Notes

  • Short alias of GOOGLETRANSLATE sharing the same implementation; see GOOGLETRANSLATE for details.
  • Supported: Excel 2010+. Always registered as GTRS on every Excel version.