You want to read character by character an PDF File.
More precisely, reading the PDF into a character recognition (OCR) software, if your PDF is an all graphics file (indicated by the impossibility of highlighting text).
The results of course depend on your OCR software and the settings you apply before recognition.
In any case, the procedure is likely to involve a lot of work and only pays off if the text contains lots of repetitions and you can use a CAT software afterwards. Otherwise, just use a printout and type the translation into Word.
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Arron