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Upcoming Translation Conferences

Just as in almost all professional fields, it is essential to keep up with the latest information and, as far as possible, it is worthwhile to attend the various events

November 1, 2010

Words That Are Very Difficult To Translate

In 2004 a survey of thousands of linguists around the world was carried out to assess what terms, phrases, expressions, etc. were the most difficult to translate.Why are certain terms

October 29, 2010

Language knowledge is key to global competitiveness

Around 200 million school-aged children in China study English yet just 24,000 of 54 million US schoolchildren learn Chinese languages. “If the US, in the modern world, is going to

October 28, 2010

The Importance of Termbases and Glossaries

When a client asks us to translate a document, or several, two of their top priorities are quality and speed of delivery. To satisfy both, we need to meet certain

October 27, 2010

Spanish from Spain, Latin America, or “Neutral”?

People generally never take the time to think about the various aspects of their native language, what vocabulary is preferred, how sentences are formed, the use of verb tenses, and

October 26, 2010

English Subtitles for Spanish Telenovelas

The Spanish-language television networks in Southern California are concentrated on attracting and expanding their Anglophone audience. With this challenge in mind, they rely on English subtitles for the most successful

October 25, 2010

Two hours or twenty years

Two hours or twenty years? Many people are unfamiliar with the translation process and, from the moment they find out the prices, they ask for discounts. But in order to

October 22, 2010

Size of Texts in Translations

When translating from one language to another, the lengths of the source text and target text usually have some differences. In certain situations, the differences may be systematic. In general,

October 21, 2010

The Advantages of Being a Recurring Client

It is very common to see buyers browse the various options offered in the market before buying a product or service, in order to determine which one is most suitable

October 20, 2010

How to Create a TM with WinAlign

Computer-assisted translation tools (CAT tools) are often used to facilitate the translation of projects, for which we need not only files but also a translation memory. Now, what happens when

October 19, 2010

Why Is It Necessary To Translate Websites?

The answer is simple: 1. Translating provides greater sales opportunities. Clearly understanding the advantages of buying products or purchasing services is an essential condition for sales. Obviously, no one will

October 18, 2010

Automatic Translation of Latin…The “Modus Operandi” of Search Engines

We have previously discussed machine translation in relation to social networks. We talked about the interest of automatically translating tweets so you can see the content in different languages. For

October 15, 2010

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