Translations: You Get What You Pay For!
We’ve heard it said more than once in our lives, “you get what you pay for,” meaning that buying cheap stuff alludes to a false
May 12, 2017
Memsource: Watch Out for Spaces!
As we have explained on other occasions, Memsource is a CAT tool that allows us to work with text in two columns: one for the
May 5, 2017
How to Save Money on Legal Translations
There are three key factors in the production of almost any service: cost, speed and quality. Often, only two of these elements can be prioritized.
April 28, 2017
The Difficulties of Translating Comics
Drawings, cartoons, speech bubbles, onomatopoeias, visual metaphors…comic strips, comic books, manga, B.D. or bande desinée…Surely, you’ve read one. This type of artistic expression, with its
April 21, 2017
How to Translate AutoCAD
Files created in AutoCAD are mostly plans and diagrams for various applications such as architecture, engineering, mechanics and other projects that require technical and precise
April 14, 2017
“Gross” Words: Lost in Translation?
Consider the following words: phlegm, slacks, yolk, smear. If you think these are completely unconnected terms, you’re right. They only have one thing in common:
April 7, 2017
How to Translate InDesign Files
InDesign files require special attention in order to achieve an efficient and complete translation. This is because, unlike other file formats, the documents created with
March 31, 2017
March 14: Pi(e) Day?
In the mathematical community, March 14 is Pi Day, the number that expresses the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. The one we
March 24, 2017
When is Proofreading Necessary?
Every translation project is different. Some translations will need to be certified, some will come along with some sort of surprise request and will have
March 17, 2017
PDF: A Double-Edged Sword
PDF files have gained a lot of popularity in recent years since they are ideal for quickly exchanging files and easy viewing. They can be
March 10, 2017
Visual Poetry
As a reader, poetry is easy to recognize. And it’s always such a wonderful experience to hear it read out loud. Poetry is also quite
March 3, 2017
Untranslatable Words from French
There are thousands of words and expressions that, for linguistic or cultural reasons, don’t have an exact equivalent in other languages. When translating, we must
February 24, 2017
