What translation services should a client pay for? Which are the most effective or suitable? The truth is that when it comes to requesting a translation order and providing a quote thereof, there’s a plethora of options and needs that enter into play which may vary from client to client. Every case is unique and […]
Newspapers, magazines and journals are, in and of themselves, very valuable resources for translators, as reading them imbues us with a current and, more often than not, correct use of language. Moreover, the most important newspapers in the world contain additional resources in their online versions that can be incredibly helpful when getting down to […]
When translating a song, a poem or a proverb, it’s unacceptable to go about it in a literal fashion (though later on we’ll see an example where there’s no other option but to do so). In the specific case of a song, we must find a way to express the original meaning of the lyrics […]
As we’ve mentioned in other posts, Memsource is a very powerful tool for managing translation projects. A large percentage of files that project managers come across to be sent out for translation belong to the Microsoft Office suite, especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint. How can we optimize the use of Memsource to translate these files? […]
Contrary to what one may think, being bilingual is not a privilege reserved for the few. What’s more, according to official data, there are more bilingual than monolingual persons in the world. Among the causes of bilingualism, we can identify being a part of or having once been a part of a migratory process, whether […]
Anyone who becomes involved in one way or another in the world of translation, whether as a client, as someone needing to move a thought, an idea or a business across borders, or as a translator (acting as the bridge in this process), it is important to understand the relation between language and culture. Ever […]
A teary-eyed cat, a monkey covering its eyes, hearts of various colors, two twins dancing in rhythm… Most of us use emojis — those drawings that complement our messages sent over platforms such as WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook, etc. But what do they really mean? Could they become a sort of lingua franca in the future? […]
When you translate you interpret, and when you interpret you translate, but translation and interpretation are not the same thing. As professions, translation and interpretation have shared procedures and objectives which we describe and differentiate on our website: human translation and interpretation. Both translators and interpreters have to deal with idiomatic challenges in messages that […]
“I feel like learning a new language” is something we tend to hear and even think. The problem lies less in being motivated than it does in finding the motivation. Once you’ve managed to do that you’re faced with an even tougher task: finding the time to do it. If there’s scarce time to be […]
Writing a work in a non-native language is a daring task, perhaps even a bit pretentious. We all know about the limitations that this entails. Some take it as a challenge, others may feel a little more comfortable, but at the moment of writing something a little longer than just a song, things can get […]