I have used google translate and no its not a good site to use. It sucks, it gets them almost all wrong, and now I have to start over on my French Dialogue|||Unfortunately for you, free online translators are simply not capable of translating accurately 100% of the time - indeed, 90% of the time, their translations are crap, although they are improving with user input. However -- translating full sentences may be a bit much for a translator on the internet, but going word by word is not. If you're familiar with basic grammar and know what tense you should be using (you can also find charts of conjugations and tenses on http://french.about.com/ by searching a query such as "____ conjugations") then you should be able to get pretty far with the magic of the internet.
That being said, I think you'll regret it a few years from now if your French education is not solid and has no foundation, because you did all of your assignments with a translator. Also, what you're doing is academically dishonest -- cheating. Being bilingual is very helpful, and if you're struggling in French, I recommend getting a textbook and taking 20 minutes each day to work forward bit by bit. I guarantee that you wouldn't regret it.
Good look with your French Dialogue.|||Your brain.
That's why you are taking French class...not to learn how to use a faulty automatic translator, but to LEARN THE LANGUAGE.
How do you think you're going to learn if you do nothing but cheat?|||Bable Fish is the best I've ever found and have used it for years.|||www.wordreference.com is very helpful
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