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How to Use Two-Word Nouns in Spanish

In Spanish, in constructions made up of two nouns that form one lexical unit in which the second noun modifies the first as if it were an adjective, usually only

September 18, 2009

When Translations Get Tricky

It’s common in the translation field to come across projects that evince enormous intercultural differences, obliging the translator to come up with some sort of ingenious solution to the issue.

September 14, 2009

Video Tutorial on Importing Excel Glossaries into Multiterm

I would just like to share this instructional video on generating Mutliterm termbase files from an Excel glossary, which is the most important step in the process, in my opinion:

September 14, 2009

Pronouncing “c” and “z” in Spanish

“Seseo” consists of pronouncing the letters “c” (before “e” and “i”) and “z” with the sound normally associated with the letter “s”. If someone speaks with seseo, they would say

September 11, 2009

Unique Languages: Maltese

It is often discussed here and in many other places how English is such a unique language due to the confluence of languages from separate families that were brought together

September 7, 2009

Writing Years in Spanish

Continuing on the topic of writing dates in Spanish correctly, regarding the use of the article “el” (which includes the contraction “del“) before the expression of years, these are the

September 4, 2009

Popular Sayings

“The walls have ears”During the second half of the 16th century in France, Catherine de’ Medici had acoustic conduits built into the walls of her palace to be able to

September 4, 2009

Can’t We All Just Get Along?!

Yesterday marked the 70th anniversary of the start of the Second World War, the bloodiest and most atrocious armed conflict of the 20th century. European leaders gathered in the small

September 2, 2009

U.S. Government Looking for More Translators

As reported by the Washington Times, there is a worrisome shortage of translators in some languages that are crucial in the operations in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and other countries of the

September 1, 2009

Spanish Video on How to Import xml xdt mdb in Multiterm

Video in Spanish on how to process xml and xdt or mdb files to create a termbase in Multiterm.

August 31, 2009

How to Get Started with Trados

August 28, 2009

Use of Prepositions to Write Dates in Spanish

When writing dates in Spanish, you will use the prepositions “a“, “en” and “de“. The preposition “a” is put before the day, both when talking about the day of the

August 28, 2009

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