Trusted Translations wishes all our colleagues a… Happy International Translation Day!
By helping bridge language and cultural gaps, you really make a difference by making this
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September 30, 2015
Although It May Not Seem like It… That’s a Language!
As project managers, we are used to receiving requests for translations to and from many languages. The most popular include English, Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese, French and German. However, on rare
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September 24, 2015
How can an Account Manager assist you?
As an Account Manager with Trusted Translations, I have the privilege of working with all types of clients and requests. Translation of personal documents, company handbooks, websites, phone apps, videos,
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September 21, 2015
Some translators who made a difference
Many writers reach stardom. Just think of Shakespeare, Moby Dick and J.K Rowling, amongst others. But can any of us name famous translators? After all, how popular would J.K Rowling’s
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September 18, 2015
Fear & Loathing in the Editing Room, pt. 1 (or: Translation Memories vs. Projects vs. Term Bases vs. Godzilla vs. Broken coffee machine)
“People engage in conversation, for it is there that news is communicated […] A molla will stand up in the middle […] and begin to preach in a loud voice,
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September 15, 2015
A Look at Translating Video Games, Comics and Movies
As mentioned in previous posts, comics, video games, gaming consoles and mobile games and apps have long since evolved from being for kids and teens only. More and more adults are
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September 4, 2015
Are Movie Titles Lost in Translation?
We all know that sometimes movie titles differ greatly to their original source when they are translated. The reason for this is not clear. Sometimes depending on the need to
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August 31, 2015
Localization of Idioms
Idioms play a part in our manner of speaking and relating. Webster’s Dictionary defines an idiom as, “an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words
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August 28, 2015
What Language Do Minions Speak?
This year’s promising film, Minions, has premiered in theaters in several countries. The film by the production company Illumination Entertainment has been a huge box office success, and Minion paraphernalia
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August 26, 2015
Kiddo, you have a God-given gift (or: Chant down Babylon – what the Vatican doesn’t want you to know)
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech (Genesis 11: 1) So either you already know the story or not, but Babylon was a city
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August 21, 2015
Translation and Adaptation
When communicating a message to a listener or reader whose mother tongue is not the same as our own, especially when that person does not even understand the language, we
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August 12, 2015
Another glance at English UK
A few weeks ago we looked at the southern British Cockney and RP varieties. Throughout the United Kingdom however, many different varieties of the English language can be found. Northern
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August 10, 2015