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Is it possible to leave out or add parts in a translation?

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PKFP (talkcontribs)

There are sometimes parts in an English source text, that are not relevant to any other language. How can I mark a passage of text so it won't be translated (but also not just display in English within the translated page)?

Also sometimes e.g. on our page about the rules for translating, I'd like to encourage translators to add text that isn't there in English. To stick with the example this would be used to describe how to use gender-inclusive language in languages other than English, where it's mostly not necessary. E.g. in German our translators should translate "users" to "Nutzer*innen" and "someone" to "jemensch".
Is that possible? Ideally so that translators are told what should be added there (if relevant for that language)? I guess I could just do it with a comment, like: <translate><!--Please describe the situation in your language here--></translate>.

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