diff --git a/src/cthulhu/plugins/nvda2cthulhu/README.md b/src/cthulhu/plugins/nvda2cthulhu/README.md
index 27f0e4f..79654da 100644
--- a/src/cthulhu/plugins/nvda2cthulhu/README.md
+++ b/src/cthulhu/plugins/nvda2cthulhu/README.md
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ will not start the server.
 - The server listens on 127.0.0.1 and uses the port from NVDA2SPEECHD_HOST
   if set; otherwise it defaults to 3457.
 - Toggle interrupt/no-interrupt mode with cthulhu+shift+n.
+- Toggle translation with cthulhu+control+shift+t (requires translate-shell).
diff --git a/src/cthulhu/plugins/nvda2cthulhu/plugin.py b/src/cthulhu/plugins/nvda2cthulhu/plugin.py
index 3bb74c5..8e13dad 100644
--- a/src/cthulhu/plugins/nvda2cthulhu/plugin.py
+++ b/src/cthulhu/plugins/nvda2cthulhu/plugin.py
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 import asyncio
 import logging
 import os
+import shutil
+from collections import OrderedDict
+import subprocess
 import threading
 import urllib.parse
 
@@ -49,6 +52,9 @@ from cthulhu import settings_manager
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 DEFAULT_PORT = 3457
+TRANSLATE_COMMAND = ("trans", "-no-autocorrect", "-no-warn", "-brief")
+TRANSLATE_TIMEOUT = 5.0
+TRANSLATE_CACHE_MAX = 512
 
 
 def _coerce_text(value):
@@ -92,6 +98,8 @@ class Nvda2Cthulhu(Plugin):
         self.httpServer = None
         self.ioLoop = None
         self.asyncioLoop = None
+        self.translationCache = OrderedDict()
+        self.translationCacheLock = threading.Lock()
 
     @cthulhu_hookimpl
     def activate(self, plugin=None):
@@ -105,6 +113,12 @@ class Nvda2Cthulhu(Plugin):
             "kb:cthulhu+shift+n",
             learnModeEnabled=True
         )
+        self.registerGestureByString(
+            self.toggle_translation,
+            "NVDA to Cthulhu translation",
+            "kb:cthulhu+control+shift+t",
+            learnModeEnabled=True
+        )
         if not self._dependencies_available():
             self._present_message("NVDA to Cthulhu missing dependencies: python-msgpack and python-tornado")
             logger.warning("NVDA to Cthulhu dependencies missing: msgpack or tornado")
@@ -160,6 +174,19 @@ class Nvda2Cthulhu(Plugin):
         self._present_message(f"NVDA to Cthulhu {mode}")
         return True
 
+    def toggle_translation(self, script=None, inputEvent=None):
+        if not self.settingsManager:
+            return False
+        if not self._translation_command_available():
+            self._present_message("NVDA to Cthulhu translation unavailable (missing translate-shell)")
+            return True
+        currentValue = bool(self.settingsManager.getSetting('nvda2cthulhuTranslateEnabled'))
+        newValue = not currentValue
+        self.settingsManager.setSetting('nvda2cthulhuTranslateEnabled', newValue)
+        mode = "translation enabled" if newValue else "translation disabled"
+        self._present_message(f"NVDA to Cthulhu {mode}")
+        return True
+
     def handle_message(self, message):
         request = self._parse_request(message)
         if not request:
@@ -272,6 +299,8 @@ class Nvda2Cthulhu(Plugin):
     def _handle_speak(self, text):
         if not text or not text.strip():
             return
+        if self._translation_enabled():
+            text = self._translate_text(text)
         speech.speak(text, interrupt=self.interruptEnabled)
 
     def _handle_braille(self, text):
@@ -307,3 +336,62 @@ class Nvda2Cthulhu(Plugin):
 
     def _dependencies_available(self):
         return msgpack is not None and tornado is not None
+
+    def _translation_enabled(self):
+        if not self.settingsManager:
+            return False
+        return bool(self.settingsManager.getSetting('nvda2cthulhuTranslateEnabled'))
+
+    def _translation_command_available(self):
+        return shutil.which(TRANSLATE_COMMAND[0]) is not None
+
+    def _translate_text(self, text):
+        cached = self._get_cached_translation(text)
+        if cached is not None:
+            return cached
+        if not self._translation_command_available():
+            logger.warning("NVDA to Cthulhu translation failed: translate-shell not available")
+            return text
+        try:
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                TRANSLATE_COMMAND,
+                input=text,
+                text=True,
+                capture_output=True,
+                check=False,
+                timeout=TRANSLATE_TIMEOUT
+            )
+        except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+            logger.warning("NVDA to Cthulhu translation failed: timed out")
+            return text
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logger.warning(f"NVDA to Cthulhu translation failed: {exc}")
+            return text
+
+        if result.returncode != 0:
+            stderr = result.stderr.strip()
+            if stderr:
+                logger.warning(f"NVDA to Cthulhu translation failed: {stderr}")
+            return text
+
+        output = result.stdout.strip()
+        if not output:
+            return text
+        self._set_cached_translation(text, output)
+        return output
+
+    def _get_cached_translation(self, text):
+        with self.translationCacheLock:
+            cached = self.translationCache.get(text)
+            if cached is None:
+                return None
+            self.translationCache.move_to_end(text)
+            return cached
+
+    def _set_cached_translation(self, text, translated):
+        with self.translationCacheLock:
+            if text in self.translationCache:
+                self.translationCache.move_to_end(text)
+            self.translationCache[text] = translated
+            while len(self.translationCache) > TRANSLATE_CACHE_MAX:
+                self.translationCache.popitem(last=False)
diff --git a/src/cthulhu/settings.py b/src/cthulhu/settings.py
index 082d8ba..3140d87 100644
--- a/src/cthulhu/settings.py
+++ b/src/cthulhu/settings.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ userCustomizableSettings = [
     "enableEchoBySentence",
     "enableKeyEcho",
     "gameMode",
+    "nvda2cthulhuTranslateEnabled",
     "enableAlphabeticKeys",
     "enableNumericKeys",
     "enablePunctuationKeys",
@@ -319,6 +320,7 @@ speechVerbosityLevel         = VERBOSITY_LEVEL_VERBOSE
 messagesAreDetailed          = True
 enablePauseBreaks            = True
 gameMode                     = False
+nvda2cthulhuTranslateEnabled = False
 speakDescription             = True
 speakContextBlockquote       = True
 speakContextPanel            = True