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+#! /bin/sh
+set -euf
+
+sl=${SL:="auto"}
+tl=${TL:="en"}
+
+usage(){
+  echo 'TL= targetlanguage, valid strings are in the style of "en", "pl" or "de". default "en"'
+  echo 'SL= sourcelanguage, same TL, default is auto'
+  echo 'Example: TL="de" ./translate.google "whats up?"'
+
+  exit 0
+}
+
+translate(){
+  text=$*
+  url="http://translate.google.com/translate_a/t?client=t&sl=$sl&tl=$tl"
+  curl -A "Mozilla/5.0" -Ss "$url" --data-urlencode "text=$text" |
+    sed 's/\[\[\[\"//' |
+    cut -d \" -f 1
+}
+
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+  usage
+fi
+
+translate $*