16 Feb

Man in the middle

This week our blog features a special contribution from one of our English translators: She shares her experiences in the

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16 Feb

Keeping translators on their toes

Linguists all over the world agree that the best way to learn a new language is to immerse yourself in

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16 Feb

Understanding Linguistics: Becoming other (Pt. 04/12)

As we briefly discussed in our previous article, scores of scientists over time have extensively studied the act of phonation,

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16 Feb

Proverbs and idiomatic expressions

Translating is transposing a concept, a message, a symbolic idea into another language. It is therefore important to be aware

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16 Feb

Am I translating well if I translate a lot…

Practice makes perfect; this is particularly true of translation. The attainment of an academic qualification in translation does not instantly

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16 Feb

Tourism translations with flair

This week one of our English translators offers some advice about translating for the tourism sector. The first translations assigned

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16 Feb

Is being a native speaker enough?

Professional translators should translate from one or more foreign languages into their native tongue: this is a point on which

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16 Feb

How to proofread translations

Ensuring a quality translation requires more than extensive terminological research and grammatical accuracy. Translations should be proofread before they are

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