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The fine line between faithfulness and cacozelia

21st August 2015 Nancy Matis Translation

Karoshi, Japanese for “to die from overwork”, has been the star at many translation forums this week. Antonio Carrillo, manager at http://www.tradux.es/, opened the debate

Managing translation feedback the right way

16th April 2015 Nancy Matis End-Clients

Once your marketing material has been translated or transcreated and proofread, it’s time for the approval cycle to commence. This stage can be tricky, we

How to Translate Company Slogans without Landing on a “Top 10 Worst” List

20th March 2015 Nancy Matis Translation

Slogans seem to be particularly susceptible to hilarious translation debacles. Read about 5 funny cases and learn how to prevent making similar mistakes.