Europe’s Hopes and Dreams and Its Linguistic Reality
The latest publication from Eurobarometer (the survey system that collects statistical data on public opinion in Europe) yielded a series of figures that point to
June 30, 2012
Translating Websites with Google
The benefits of automatic translation are beyond compare. So much so that just a few years ago (in 2009), Google launched a tool (complementary to
June 20, 2012
Trusted Marketing Translations
The translation of marketing material ranks among Trusted Translations’ main linguistic activities. Every day we get requests from customers who are looking to expand their
June 13, 2012
In Search of That Tiny Slanted Mark
It would seem that with each passing day the Spanish diacritic, or accent mark, is disappearing more and more. Go out for a walk and
June 8, 2012
New Fall-Winter Designs
Today I’d like to wrap up this series of posts on fashion-related vocabulary by turning my attention to those garments for which I had no
June 1, 2012
Effective Proofreading Tips
As we all know, a translation usually goes through three stages (in general): the translating per se, editing and proofreading (or proofing). In order to
May 25, 2012
Wearable Jargon Fall-Winter Collection
A couple of weeks ago, I published an article in this blog relating to the jargon of the clothing industry. In it, I talked about
May 17, 2012
What Would Sisyphus Say?
We would like to believe that once we finish a translation we will never think about it again. However, we know that’s not the case.
May 11, 2012
Fashionable Jargon
I recently noticed that the people who keep close watch on the various trends in clothing design tend to use a very specific vocabulary, one
May 4, 2012
Translating Is No Joke . . . or Is It?
A few weeks ago, we talked about the difficulty inherent in the translation of poetry. Along with poetry, another category of communication that is difficult
April 27, 2012
