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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11 Myths about Translation and Translators
There’s a lot of myths about translation and translators. Sometimes they seem to contradict each other. In this post I’m going to debunk some of
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Liste des logiciels de traduction assistée par ordinateur et outils d’aide à la traduction
Aujourd’hui, les outils de traductions (CAT tools) sont légion ! Et bien sûr on parle de tout ça sur le blog d’atenao : voici une
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Why multiple screens can help you translate faster
How and why multiple screens can help you work and translate faster. Translation is not anymore about working on one file, with nothing else, but
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Post-Processing of Machine Translations, the New Money Maker of “the Translation Industry”
Translators are supposed to be, almost by definition, intelligent and educated people. After all, they must know at least two languages and many of them
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Starting out in translation? Find a mentor!
What should you not expect to learn from a mentor? How to translate! You should already know how to do that. Expect to learn things
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8 Key Steps For Streamlining The Localisation Of Your App Or Website
For some developers being just on a market is sufficient, but those who want to reach more markets with their products have to go through
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Terminology management made easy
Whether it’s choosing the correct pharmaceutical terms or product descriptions, terminology management is an important part of the translation process. The translation of a word
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Change Tracker: translation review report in just several clicks
Recently my work focus moves slowly from translation to review. And after you perform a review, you often have to document the changes, especially when
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Les tarifs en traduction, ce casse-tête
Suite à une demande récente, je me décide enfin à écrire sur un sujet vaste qui me tentait depuis quelques temps : celui des tarifs.
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My (layman’s) take on CAT tools: Wordfast Classic vs. Trados Studio 2014
I’ve been meaning to write about CAT tools for some time now, but before you all shoot me down in flames, I should start off
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Which Terminology for the European Citizen?
In the era of globalization and multilingual communication, States, companies and organizations need to establish and to share a commonly understandable terminology. Two questions have
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Why should you invest in term base creation, glossaries or style guides when ordering translation?
Building a bank of translation resources can be a wise investment If you’re interested in getting the very best out of your business translation service
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Time to Get Real
Last week, I found myself suddenly rolling out a blog post because of an unpleasant experience involving machine translation (or should I say machine pseudo-translation),
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Translation rates and charges – what you are paying for
When you request a translation quote, you are given a price you probably do not understand. You also want to know why translators ask you
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Thirteenish reasons why you might stop working for an agency
Correct me if I’m wrong, but the overriding factor causing translators to end their relationship with an agency is not being paid at all (no-brainer
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A CAT tool can also be a viable translation teaching tool? Who would have thought?
Most of the people I have met / whose thoughts I have read since being back in Translation Studies seem to view CAT (Computer –
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The usefulness of CAT tools
I find that a lot of people only use CAT tools for repetitive texts. And that is of course what they were originally developed for.
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Are formatting surcharges still viable?
A query from a colleague yesterday set me off on this train of thought: she’d proposed a PowerPoint surcharge to a long-standing agency client and
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Why Are Some Document Translation Services More Expensive Than Others? Part 1
Learn what cost factors go into a document translation services quote and the reasons for the price differences from one agency to another.
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Is your translation agency treating you fairly? Top tips for freelancers
Everybody knows that trust is paramount in all relationships, business or otherwise. But for freelance translators looking for work online it’s sometimes a tall order,
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The New Profile of A Translator
Today, a translation project leader should have some specific skills. We’ll take a look at these skills and declarations of some colleagues that have already
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Translation memories
(e-book extract) Aside from the feature that recovers existing translations, translation memory tools also help to ensure consistency within a given text, between different translation
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Project Managers and Translators share many skills
When I come to the end of my Translation Project Management courses, I usually explain to the students the main skills I expect from translation
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