Official statement
There is no obligation to translate the entire website to make it multilingual. You can translate as much or as little content as you wish. Google will independently index the available content in each language.
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TL;DR
Google does not require complete translation of a site to make it multilingual. Only the translated content will be indexed by Google in each language. Targeted optimization is possible for multilingual sites.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Une traduction partielle affecte-t-elle l'indexation ?
Non, chaque contenu traduit est indexé indépendamment par Google.
Puis-je traduire uniquement les pages avec le plus de trafic ?
Oui, cela peut optimiser la visibilité et l'efficacité de votre site multilingue.
Une mauvaise traduction impacte-t-elle le SEO ?
Oui, elle peut nuire à l'expérience utilisateur et, par extension, à la performance SEO.
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