Translate a Physical Item
On your Chromebook, open the Camera app, and take a picture of the document or words you are wanting to translate. Then follow the below instructions to translate the image as it is now digital.
Translate a Digital Image
Go to translate.google.com, and choose "Images" from the top row of options.
Choose "Browse your images" and find the picture or document you would like translated.
The language of your image should be automatically detected (red circle), but you can choose the language you would like the image/document translated to in the upper right (green circle).