What is MultiTerm?
If you are a translator working with the Trados CAT tool, you may have seen a component called MultiTerm in your product package. So, just what is this tool and
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November 18, 2008
Respecting minorities in multilingual environments
The history of the European continent has defined countries that we recognize as having regional languages as well as official languages. Because of that, several countries are multilingual and it
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November 14, 2008
Machine Translations now available on YouTube
Most translators have heard of the new online machine translation option called “Google Translate”. While many would argue that machine translations have several issues regarding accuracy and the inability to
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November 11, 2008
Do not translate!
The best example of what shouldn’t be translated is in the case of names. We cannot translate the names of legal persons or physical persons. Aside from this classic example
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November 7, 2008
The Most Widely Spoken Languages
If you are a company looking to expand your market internationally, you have most likely already considered using translation services to translate your business material, but have you really thought
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November 4, 2008
Adhesion contracts
In another post, we mentioned this type of contract which is commonly used in today’s market filled with the hustle and bustle of the business world. Adhesion contracts are pre-printed
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October 31, 2008
Mark Twain’s back translation
A few weeks ago, I made a post about back translations, but this time I wanted to share a famous example of a back translation gone wrong. In 1865, Mark
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October 27, 2008
How to translate the word “agreement” in Spanish in a legal context.
First, let’s find out what an agreement actually is. In the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the following definitions are provided: 1.a. the act or fact of agreeing; 1.b. harmony of opinion, action
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October 24, 2008
The Financial Crisis and Translation
The news these days is full of market reports, minute-by-minute updates on the stock market and countless stories of small businesses being driven into bankruptcy. There is a general sense
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October 20, 2008
How to determine the quality of a translation
Frequently, we are faced with the task of determining whether or not the translation we revise is good or bad. As professionals, our opinions should be well-grounded and not a
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October 17, 2008
Many critics, no defenders
“Many critics, no defenders,translators have but two regrets:when we hit, no one remembers,when we miss, no one forgets.” -Anonymous This is a well-known verse among translators, but is it really
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October 15, 2008
The importance of information sources
In our daily task as translators, we face several different possibilities for the translation of a text, so, what is the best option when there are multiple possibilities? Some may
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October 10, 2008