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Spanish to French audio translator
This Spanish to French audio translator writes down a recording in Spanish, then turns each line into French, so an interview, a seminar or a voice message becomes a French transcript you can read, quote or file, with the time each line was said.
- Free
- Spanish → French
- Nothing is stored
Drop your Spanish recording here, or Choose your Spanish recording
MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG or WebM. Up to 30 minutes of each file, 3 free files a day. Translates Spanish speech into French.
Working between Spanish and French every week? NoteOwl transcribes both on your Mac with unlimited transcription, names every speaker and keeps each conversation searchable.
How it works
How do you turn a Spanish recording into French text?
Drop the file here to translate Spanish audio to French. The page listens for Spanish only and writes the speech down in short pieces; then the transcript’s lines go for translation in batches, each keeping its time. Read the French, or switch to the Spanish original.
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Add the Spanish recording
An interview from Madrid, a seminar from Bogotá, a colleague’s voice note: MP3, M4A, WAV or OGG.
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Spanish first, French second
The speech is written down in Spanish, then each line becomes French. Up to 30 minutes of every file.
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Keep the French transcript
Copy it, or save TXT or a Word document. Switch to Original whenever you want the Spanish wording.
Does the French follow French writing conventions?
Yes, in our test. A Spanish “8:46 a. m.” came back as “8h46”, the way French writes the time, and the Spanish ¿ and ¡ disappear. In our English test lines, French also put a space before ? and !, as French typography does.
Measurements kept the speaker’s order: “105 millas por hora (165 km/h)” became “105 miles par heure (165 km/h)”, while the human French translation put the kilometres first. If your readers think in km/h, swap the two. The Spanish spelling “Misuri” came back as “Missouri”.
Which Spanish words need a second look in French?
Words whose meaning depends on the story. “Expulsaron a Piquet Jr.” meant he lost his seat on the team; the French wrote “a été expulsé”, where the human translation says “limogé”, dismissed. Set phrases can also come across too literally.
“Una multitud que había agotado los boletos” became “une foule qui avait épuisé les billets”, word for word, where French would speak of a “salle comble”. Other lines found the French turn of phrase: “un traumatismo agudo en su cabeza” became “un traumatisme crânien aigu”, and “una posición contundente” a plain “position forte”.
Will tú and usted come out as tu and vous?
Both languages have a familiar and a polite “you”, so the Spanish already shows the speaker’s choice, and ustedes and vosotros both become vous. Our English test lines all came back with vous, even “vous savez”, so read a casual chat for vous that should be tu.
French also needs il or elle where Spanish often names nobody: “Llegó tarde” could be either. The lines around it usually decide; where they don’t, the time beside the paragraph takes you to that moment in the recording.
How was Spanish to French translation tested?
With ten sentences from a public test set, each with a professional French translation beside it. The French was clear and wrote times the French way. Two lines, as they came back:
- Con frecuencia, las concentraciones elevadas de la toxina en las aguas provocan la muerte de los peces.
- FrenchFréquemment, les concentrations élevées de la toxine dans les eaux provoquent la mort des poissons.
- Se adjudicaron quince de estas rocas a la lluvia de meteoritos ocurrida en julio pasado.
- FrenchQuinze de ces roches ont été attribuées à la pluie de météores survenue en juillet dernier.
| Spanish | French |
|---|---|
| Con frecuencia, las concentraciones elevadas de la toxina en las aguas provocan la muerte de los peces. | Fréquemment, les concentrations élevées de la toxine dans les eaux provoquent la mort des poissons. |
| Se adjudicaron quince de estas rocas a la lluvia de meteoritos ocurrida en julio pasado. | Quinze de ces roches ont été attribuées à la pluie de météores survenue en juillet dernier. |
Recording in Spanish and French every week?
NoteOwl transcribes Spanish and French on your Mac with unlimited transcription, puts a name on every speaker and keeps every conversation searchable. For the Spanish words alone, use Spanish audio to text.
FAQ
Questions about turning Spanish audio into French
Does the Spanish to French audio translator cost anything?
No. 3 recordings a day are free, each up to 30 minutes long, with no account to create. The French, the Spanish original and every download come with it.
Does it handle Spanish from Spain and from Latin America?
Yes. It listens for Spanish as one language, whatever the accent, and writes it in standard spelling before the French is made. Unusual names are the likeliest slips: our Spanish test wrote “Poutukawa” for the pōhutukawa tree.
Can I save the French as a Word document?
Yes. The Word file opens with the recording’s length and “Translated: Spanish → French”, then the French paragraphs, each with its time unless you untick Times in the text.
What about a recording in both French and Spanish?
This page treats every part as Spanish. For a conversation that moves between the two languages, use the main audio translator and set the spoken language to Detect automatically.
Will it speak the French aloud?
No. You get French text: on the page, as TXT or Word, or as SRT and VTT files. There is no French voice.
Is anything kept after I translate?
No. Your browser sends short pieces of the sound to a cloud AI transcription service and the Spanish text to a cloud AI translation service, which discard them once they reply. NoteOwl keeps no copy of the audio or the words.
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