Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for translating a source language into a target language comprising the steps of:—identifying the nature of text extracted from a source document, - filtering and storing the text formatting and structure information of the extracted text,—selecting an appropriate text translation engine based on the nature of the extracted text, —using the text translation engine for analysing and translating the extracted text into an unformatted translated text, and—using the stored text formatting and structure information to process the unformatted text for obtaining a structured translated text document in the target language.