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برای راحتی کاربران، وب‌ سایت اورنج کانتی از سرویس ترجمه رایگان گوگل استفاده می‌ کند. با کلیک روی دکمه "بعدی"، شما تأیید می‌کنید که محتوای این وب ‌سایت به زبان‌هایی غیر از انگلیسی ترجمه خواهد شد. اورنج کانتی تمام تلاش خود را برای دقت ترجمه‌ها انجام داده است، اما هیچ سامانه ترجمه ماشینی بدون خطا نیست. به عنوان مثال، این ترجمه‌ها معمولاً به زمینه‌ی متن حساس نیستند و ممکن است نتوانند معنا و مفهوم دقیق را به‌طور کامل منتقل کنند. همچنین ممکن است تفاوت‌هایی ناشی از لهجه‌ها یا ترجیحات منطقه‌ای مشاهده شود. علاوه بر این، امکان ترجمه گرافیک‌های حاوی متن، فایل‌های PDF و برخی برنامه‌های خاص در این وب‌سایت وجود ندارد. اورنج کانتی مسئول ترجمه‌ای که توسط گوگل ارائه می‌شود، نیست. نسخه اصلی این وب‌ سایت به زبان انگلیسی در دسترس است. در صورت وجود هرگونه اختلاف یا مغایرت بین نسخه انگلیسی و نسخه ترجمه‌ شده، نسخه انگلیسی معتبر و ملاک خواهد بود. با کلیک بر روی "بعدی" ، شما تأیید می‌کنید که هرگونه اختلاف یا مغایرت در ترجمه، الزام‌آور نبوده و هیچ‌گونه اثر قانونی ندارد. اورنج کانتی نمی‌ تواند دقت ترجمه ارائه ‌شده توسط گوگل را تضمین کند و هیچ‌ گونه مسئولیتی در قبال استفاده یا استناد شما به این ترجمه را بر عهده نمی‌ گیرد.

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لراحة المستخدمين، يستخدم هذا الموقع الإلكتروني التابع لمقاطعة أورانج خدمة الترجمة المجانية من Google. من خلال النقر على زر "التالي"، فإنك تقر بأن صفحات هذا الموقع سيتم عرضها بلغات غير اللغة الإنجليزية. لقد بذلت مقاطعة أورانج أقصى جهد ممكن لضمان دقة الترجمة، إلا أن الترجمة الآلية لا يمكن أن تكون دقيقة بشكل كامل دائمًا. على سبيل المثال، لا تراعي الترجمة الآلية السياق، وقد لا تتمكن من نقل المعنى الكامل للنص الأصلي. بالإضافة إلى ذلك، قد تلاحظ وجود اختلافات تتعلق باللهجات أو التفضيلات الإقليمية. كما أن الترجمة لا تشمل الصور التي تحتوي على نصوص، أو ملفات PDF، أو التطبيقات الخاصة الموجودة على هذا الموقع. لا تتحمل مقاطعة أورانج أي مسؤولية عن الترجمة التي توفرها خدمة Google. النسخة الأصلية من هذا الموقع متاحة باللغة الإنجليزية. وفي حال وجود أي تعارض أو اختلاف بين النسخة الإنجليزية والنسخة المترجمة، تُعتَمد النسخة الإنجليزية. من خلال النقر على "التالي"، فإنك تقر بأن أي تعارض أو اختلاف في الترجمة غير مُلزِم ولا يترتب عليه أي أثر قانوني. ولا تضمن مقاطعة أورانج دقة النص المُترجَم، ولا تتحمل أي مسؤولية قد تنشأ عن استخدامك أو اعتمادك على الترجمة المقدمة من Google.