Highlight the idiom, acronym, or foreign paragraph
Select the exact sentence or paragraph that feels unnatural or overly dense.
Translate idioms, academic prose, and foreign passages with surrounding page context.
Literal word-for-word machine translation misses domain jargon, idioms, and tone. Highlight any passage and use Vezz me to translate or simplify it using the webpage's topic context.
Best fit
Best for non-native English readers, language learners, and professionals reading dense academic, bureaucratic, or foreign-language webpages.
On-screen walkthrough
How this looks on a real webpage.
Instead of switching tabs and rebuilding context, highlight the exact passage that slowed you down and press your shortcut (default: Ctrl+Shift+X or Cmd+Shift+X on macOS, fully customizable in settings).
1. Highlighted on page (European Central Bank Monetary Policy Statement)
The Governing Council will continue to follow a data-dependent and meeting-by-meeting approach to determining the appropriate level and duration of restriction, without pre-committing to a particular rate path.
Ctrl+Shift+X“Simplify this central bank jargon into plain everyday language.”
2. Vezz me on-screen answer overlay
Plain English: **'We are keeping interest rates high enough to slow inflation, and we won't promise any future rate cuts in advance—we will decide one meeting at a time based on the latest economic numbers.'**
Key terms unpacked:
- *Level and duration of restriction*: How high interest rates stay, and for how many months.
- *Without pre-committing to a rate path*: Refusing to give a schedule of future rate cuts.
3. Suggested follow-up questions in thread
- “Translate this explanation into Spanish while keeping the financial terms accurate.”
- “Why do central banks use phrases like 'level of restriction' instead of 'high interest rates'?”
- “Rewrite this as a 1-sentence update for a client newsletter.”
Step-by-step workflow
How to run this workflow in place.
Press Ctrl+Shift+X with context enabled
Because Vezz me knows the page title and surrounding paragraph, it translates domain terms accurately (e.g., 'yield', 'kernel', 'consideration', or 'leverage').
Ask for nuances and register
Follow up to ask why the author chose a specific idiom or how to express the same idea in a simpler or more formal tone.
Key details
Why this approach works better than switching tabs.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about language & comprehension workflow.
How is Vezz me different from Chrome's built-in 'Translate this page'?
Chrome's full-page translate replaces the entire webpage text, which often mangles code blocks, technical terms, and layout—and prevents you from seeing the original phrasing. Vezz me lets you highlight a specific sentence, see both the contextual translation and an explanation of idioms or jargon right beside the original text, and ask follow-up questions.
Can Vezz me simplify English into plainer English?
Yes! Many native speakers use Vezz me to translate dense academic, legal, medical, or bureaucratic English into clear, everyday English.
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