System and method for multi-language search

A method, comprising:

• receiving a search query from a search user interface, the search query comprising a search term in a first language;
• determining whether execution of the search query will produce a predetermined number of search results by comparing a previously-obtained number of search results obtained through a prior execution of the search query to a predetermined number of search results;
• and
• in response to determining that the execution of the search query will not produce the predetermined number of search results:
• obtaining a first translated version of the search term from a cache that stores translated search terms previously obtained from a network-accessible remote translation service as a part of a prior execution of the search query, the first translated version of the search term being in a second language that is different from the first language;
• requesting that a search be executed by a search engine based on at least the search term and the first translated version of the search term;
• receiving a set of search results from the search engine based on the search;
• and
• returning the set of search results to the search user interface.

A computer-readable storage medium having program instructions recorded thereon that, when executed by at least one processing circuit of a computing device, perform a method, the method comprising:

• receiving a search query from a search user interface, the search query comprising a search term in a first language;
• determining whether execution of the search query will produce a predetermined number of search results by comparing a previously-obtained number of search results obtained through a prior execution of the search query to a predetermined number of desired search results;
• and
• in response to determining that the execution of the search query will not produce the predetermined number of search results:
• obtaining a first translated version of the search term from a cache that stores translated search terms previously obtained from a network-accessible remote translation service as a part of a prior execution of the search query, the first translated version of the search term being in a second language that is different from the first language;
• requesting that a search be executed by a search engine based on at least the search term and the first translated version of the search term;
• receiving a set of search results from the search engine based on the search;
• and
• returning the set of search results to the search user interface.