diff --git a/src/Controllers/TranslationsController.php b/src/Controllers/TranslationsController.php
index 999db6f..d66fcdd 100644
--- a/src/Controllers/TranslationsController.php
+++ b/src/Controllers/TranslationsController.php
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ public function postStore(Request $request) {
     }
 
     public function postTranslate(Request $request) {
-        $text = TranslateClient::translate($request->input('origin'), $request->input('target'), $request->input('text'));
+        $text = preg_replace('/(:)(\w+)/', '--$2', $request->input('text'));
+        $text = TranslateClient::translate($request->input('origin'), $request->input('target'), $text);
+        $text = preg_replace('/(--)(\w+)/', ':$2', $text);
         $key = $request->input('key');
         return compact('key', 'text');
     }
@@ -104,4 +106,4 @@ public function postDelete(Request $request)
             ->where('name', strtolower($request->get('name')))->delete();
         return 'OK';
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}