The phrase "a good translator" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to someone who is skilled in translating languages effectively.
Example: "To ensure the accuracy of the document, we need to hire a good translator who is fluent in both languages."
Alternatives: "an excellent translator" or "a skilled translator".
Translating is a true skill – a good translator makes tiny modifications to the text they're working with to make it as good as it can be, taking into consideration audience, culture, and context.
When my publisher asked who would be a good translator, I suggested him.
"A good translator is not just fluent in the source language but must also know how to write an eloquent Chinese sentence," Ms. Wang said.
You'll therefore need to pay for expert advice to help you through the minefield, and unless you're completely fluent, you'll need a bilingual lawyer or a good translator.
Mr. Khemiri said that achieving that exact combination is what makes Rachel Willson-Broyles such a good translator for his works, which abound with newly constructed compound words and polyglot slang.
When he asked why the joke had gotten such an extraordinary response, he received this reply from his Japanese interpreter: "I told the audience, 'President Carter told a funny story; everyone must laugh.' " But all kidding aside, what makes a good translator of humor?
The linguistic fluency of any good translator tells them that, syntactically, "Aujourd'hui, maman est morte," is not the most fluid English sentence.
No, I have a very good translator.
The extract gives you a flavour, and note the rhetorical throat-clearing of "as it were", the progression of impossibilities (other people, nature, himself) the audacious proposal that harmony with oneself is morally impoverished, and you begin to get the idea; you also get the idea that Tim Wilkinson is a seriously good translator.
Nicosia writes about a man called only "the professor," whose love for the magic of words made him a very good translator.
In order to be a good science translator, you need a solid background in general science, and hands-on research experience in the lab really helps, no matter what discipline.
