(…) The presentation will give a very brief overview over the localization process for software and mobile apps before covering the quality assurance process in
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An Inside Look at Video Game Localization (Part I) – Blog
This is part one of a two-part post written by Thaís Castanheira, a Gengo Senior Translator in the English to Brazilian Portuguese language pair. When people ask what
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Comics in Translation Studies. An Overview and Suggestions for Research
Comics enjoy a prominent space in the translation world. In Italy as well as in other countries the majority of comics titles are translations (see
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5 façons de collaborer avec un traducteur
Découvrez 5 trucs faciles à appliquer pour faciliter le processus de traduction pour vous et votre traducteur! Toute entreprise gagne à entretenir de bonnes relations
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Translation Scams: Tips for Avoiding Them and Protecting Your Identity
This article will discuss a few of the common schemes targeting both buyers / end clients and translators / language services providers, including how they
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How to avoid ‘Homeland’-style translation tricksters
© The Financial Times Limited 2015. A message goes out regularly from the Financial Times picture desk: is there a Finnish or Greek or some-other-language
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Traducteurs : To CRM ou not to CRM ?
Tout d’abord, c’est quoi un CRM ? En anglais CRM signifie « Customer Relationship Management ». Il s’agit d’un logiciel qui vous permet de gérer
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Facts You Need to Know about Language Translation
Language translation essentially involves the process of translating text or words from one language into another. With the integration of global business operations and web
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Translation: an impossible art?
When you learn French at school, two of the first words you learn are tu and vous. In English both have the same translation –
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Translation Blogs
Blogs worth reading in the language industry.
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Ssh – confidentiality issues for freelance translators
CONFIDENTIALITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A LEGAL MINEFIELD FOR BOTH FREELANCERS AND FOR OUR CLIENTS. Our clients (both corporate and non-corporate) continually attempt to impose Non-Disclosure
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How Do Language Companies Train Their Translators?
Often, these questions are raised by clients and potential translation partners who are in the process of scouring for potential language companies. Translators master at
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10 worst mistakes I made as a freelancer
Thoughts of a freelance translator about translation, language teaching and freelancing. “Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss
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Proposer des tarifs de traduction différents selon les clients
Quelques remarques de marketing et de droit autour de la question de la fixation de tarifs de traduction différents selon les clients. Les agences de
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This Is Who You Should Blame For Low Translation Rates
My thoughts about translation rates, working for peanuts and learning to embrace your fears and demons. Me. Seriously, blame me. I’m that asshole who is
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Congé maternité et statut d’autoentrepreneur : comment ça marche ?
Un récap des aides allouées aux futures mamans autoentrepreneures. Voilà quatre mois que je découvre un nouveau monde, celui de la maternité. Avant de me
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Financial Translation is a Balancing Act
Financial translation is aharmony balancing act, among style, content, format, and deadlines. Translators must have solid skills — not just subject-matter knowledge and writing skills
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Translate Everything to Streamline Workflows
The best approach to using Machine Translation (MT) is to include it within your existing translation workflow. For many large Localisation Service Providers (LSPs), MT
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TMLookup: Translation Memory Concordancer
TMLookup is a free tool for searching translation memories and glossaries. It can handle large TMs and multilingual databases, containing millions of entries. TMLookup can
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Hanne Arts: 10 Essentials for Proofreading Your Own Work
As writers, we all know the importance of proofreading. Without it, a manuscript looks sloppy and unfinished and can even be so difficult or frustrating
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Translating Invented Terms
In some cases, translators will come across a word straight from the mind of a text’s author. When there’s no possible way for invented words
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Translation, localization, internationalization, globalization.
What does “localization” mean? Localization (also known as l10n) is the process of translating and adapting a website or software to a specific international language.
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Evaluación, corrección, revisión y edición
El concepto de evaluación es polisémico. El DRAE señala que evaluar consiste en ‘señalar el valor de algo’, ‘estimar, apreciar, calcular el valor de algo’
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When should we apply extra charges to translation projects?
For some, the answer is obvious. For others, it’s not that easy. I personally For some, the answer is obvious. For others, it’s not that
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L’assurance professionnelle : pouvez-vous vous en passer ?
Puisque certaines professions imposent d’être assuré pour les exercer (soignants, métiers du bâtiment, etc.), de nombreux traducteurs s’interrogent sur leurs propres obligations au moment de
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Project Management and Translation Vendors
Vendor selection and management in the translation industry. As a Project Manager you will be coordinating multiple projects – each project will have a minimum
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The Difference Between Translators, Translation Agencies, Language Services Providers (LSPs) and Language Providers (LPs)
In his book “Das Unbehagen in Der Kultur”, whose title was cleverly translated into English as “Civilization and Its Discontents”, Sigmund Freud offers an analysis
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