So your manager asks you to get some translation done for a product or service. You do a little research and the trail of breadcrumbs
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De l’utilité des normes ISO pour les traducteurs
Christine Breyel-Steiner et Thierry Grass. Une norme ISO est un standard international de qualité et de sécurité. Les entreprises, les administrations ou les institutions peuvent faire certifier des produits
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Site web touristique : les points clés d’une bonne traduction
Pour toucher les passionnés de voyages ou touristes occasionnels, il est important de pouvoir leur proposer du contenu de qualité et, autant que possible, dans
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The exciting world of translation project management
Contrary to the general notion, language service providers offer more than just linguistic services. If it were so, then it would be enough to employ
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What makes a good agency great?
Localization agencies are always on the hunt for the best clients and projects, and likewise, translators wanting to collaborate with agencies tend to flock to
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Top 5 Soft Skills for Translation Project Managers
By Irene Fuentes. https://www.gala-global.org/knowledge-center/professional-development/articles/top-5-soft-skills-translation-project-managers?utm_source=quarterly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=content
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Traduction : Que faire de toutes ces langues que vous parlez ?
Nombre d’entre nous connaissons d’autres langues que celles étudiées en master de traduction. Voyons ensemble comment les intégrer à notre pratique. Par Matilda Gascon Delqueux, étudiante M2
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Le recrutement des traducteurs en agence de traduction
Le recrutement par les agences de traduction peut s’avérer particulièrement important, notamment pour un traducteur fraîchement diplômé qui ne bénéficie pas d’un panel de clients
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Social media and translators: a survey – European Commission
When the new European Master’s in Translation reference framework, published in 2017, was in preparation, some discussion took place on the necessity to include competence
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Intelligence artificielle et traduction: quelle place pour les traducteurs humains?
UdeMNouvelles – Université de Montréal. Le traitement automatique des langues ou du langage naturel est un des domaines de prédilection de l’intelligence artificielle. La professeure
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Les mille et un pixels de la localisation de jeux vidéo
La localisation est un monde qui bouge. Avec Cultures Connection, découvrez les mille et un pixels de la localisation de jeux vidéo. culturesconnection.com
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Comment j’ai publié ma première traduction
L’Institut supérieur de traducteurs et interprètes (ISTI) de Bruxelles était une école réputée et spécialisée en matière de traduction et je m’y suis inscrit à
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STANDARDISED MODELLING AND INTERCHANGE OF LEXICAL DATA IN SPECIALISED LANGUAGE
In order for their content to be exploited to its fullest, true electronic dictionaries must be built on a very strictly defined structure with highly
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L’insertion professionnelle dans le monde de la traduction : expectations vs reality
Blog du Master “Traduction Spécialisée Multilingue” (TSM) de l’Université de Lille | ISSN 2534-5885 Par Maximilien Dusautois, étudiant M2 TSM
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Scheduling Translation Projects
Once a project involves several people, tasks, languages, components, or even competes with other projects, drawing a complete and accurate schedule is definitely a must.
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Why haven’t neural networks and deep learning managed to crack machine translation yet?
Despite several companies claiming to have achieved parity with human translation this particular frontier at present remains wild and unconquered. It’s both strange and fascinating
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How can LSPs benefit with educational partnership?
Where do project managers go to find the most qualified localization experts in the language services field? Are they looking for hands-on experience or are
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The GDPR for translators: all you need to know (and do!)
With only a few days to go, many businesses all over the world are preparing for the moment the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes
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Brazilian Portuguese: what’s the difference after all?
One of the most common misconceptions about languages is concerning language variants. American and British English, European and Latin American Spanish are some examples. Portuguese
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What is Post-Editing and Why is It So Hard?
Jörgen Danielsen describes the challenges in getting started with Machine Translation and the difficulties faced with post-editing. Modern technology now covers more than the basics,
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App Localization in 8 Simple Steps
You work at a fast-growing startup. You’re aware that it’s time to expand to international markets—more users and bigger revenues are your top priorities right
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How much do freelance translators earn? Is it enough? 2018 edition
Back in 2011, I wrote this post about how much freelance translators earn. After almost seven years, it’s still the most popular post on this
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Proofreading or revision? Two often confused terms in translation
Whenever I get asked to ‘proofread’ something that involves a translation, I make sure to ask what the client actually wants me to do. Should
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QA et LSO : quelle différence ?
Comme nous l’explique cet article du magazine Wired, lorsque l’on écrit, notre cerveau a tendance à se focaliser sur le sens des mots, et non
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Particularités de la traduction du texte de presse : le problème du titre journalistique
Le texte de presse est peut-être l’un des domaines les moins discutés du point de vue traductologique. Le vrai problème, de nos jours, est le
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Studio MT plugins and GT4T
News of an article published by Mats Linder, and GT4T, an alternative to Studio MT plugins. Machine translation (MT) is an ever-present topic on translators’
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Opinion: Why freelancers shouldn’t be charging their clients per hour
One of the most heated debates within the realm of freelancing is whether you should charge hourly or per project (flat fee). While both sides
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