The Lingual Interruption
Google Chrome is deeply integrated with Google Translate. By default, whenever you navigate to a webpage that is written in a language different from your operating system’s primary language, Chrome automatically slides a large pop-up bar (or dialog box) down from the address bar, aggressively asking, “Translate this page?” While incredibly useful if you are researching foreign news, this pop-up is highly annoying if you are intentionally studying a second language, reading coding documentation with non-English variables, or if you simply prefer to view websites in their native formatting without Chrome constantly interrupting your browsing.
Silencing the Translation Prompt
To enjoy an uninterrupted browsing experience and stop Google Chrome from automatically asking to translate pages, you must disable the global translation offer in the browser’s language settings.
Click the three vertical dots (the customize menu) in the top-right corner of Chrome and select Settings. In the left-hand navigation sidebar, click on Languages. In the main panel, look for the section labelled “Google Translate.” You will see a master toggle switch explicitly named Offer to translate pages that aren’t in a language you read. Click this toggle to turn it completely Off. The distracting pop-up will never appear again. If you ever need to translate a page manually in the future, you can simply right-click anywhere on the foreign text and select “Translate to English” from the context menu.