Yeah, it's okay for languages you already understand--at least a little. I've used it to look up words or phrases I'm not familiar with. But Google Translate is kinda useless for any language you don't know at all. Thankfully, for anyone who does translating work, the human touch is still very much needed!

To be honest, the original French seems a bit convoluted to me.

Thanks for finding this, Joan. Somewhere in there is an interesting review. I'll see if I can turn it into actual English.