input: from typing import List
  
  
  def translate_text(text: str, dest_lang: str) -> str:
      """ Translate the given text from English to the specified destination language using Google Translate API.
      >>> translate_text("Hello, this is a sample text to translate.", "fr")
      "Bonjour, ceci est un exemple de texte à traduire."
      """
      from googletrans import Translator
      translator = Translator()
      translation = translator.translate(text, dest=dest_lang)
      return translation.text
output:     from googletrans import Translator
      translator = Translator()
      translation = translator.translate(text, dest=dest_lang)
      return translation.text