Abstract: The invention relate to a computer implemented document retrieval method comprising the steps of: a) allowing a user to input a search term in a first language, b) applying a phonetic algorithm to the search term, so that a phonetic version of the search term is obtained, c) using the output from step b) to perform a search in a plurality of electronic documents in the first language where said search identifies the most relevant document based upon the phonetic version of the search term, d) selecting a translated document that represents the document identified in step c), translated into a second language, and f) returning, to the user, the translated document.