Translated version of my articles - duplicate content issue?

Translated version of my article - duplicate content issue

[meetzah2]

Hello,

I am using Google Translate to translate some articles on my website to 5 extra languages. Can I be penalized by Google for duplicate content?

[LifeinAsia]

If it's not the same language, it's not duplicate.

But as has been discussed many times here, don't waste your time using machine translated content.

[g1smd]

Don't of make the translate of document write, otherwise document make not sense in write of translate.

(You get the idea)

[meetzah2]

I use Google to translate the text because I believe it is the most advanced free solution. I tell the visitors that the translation is machine-generated so it may not be 100% accurate.

[purplesoda]

And your website mainly use what language? Main thing I hate about the Google translate is that it translates the page text literally! Text should be transliterated not just translated for people to understand!