Anne Dacier’s Translation Legacy
In almost every discipline there are certain individuals who achieve fame and become memorable; they are admired by their peers in the field. These personalities
September 12, 2012
A menu in Spanish
Continuing with the “Olympic spirit”, I read recently that before the 2006 Olympic Games in Peking, the city carried out a translation and a “standardization”
September 5, 2012
The importance of orthotypography
Though it is generally not a well known field, orthotypography is a key part of the process of text correction. According to José Martínez de
August 27, 2012
More Colloquial Expressions from Spain
This week I devoted a few hours to transcribing a series of talks on business leadership, which were given by a Basque speaker. The experience
August 22, 2012
Chinese Translation Market
With the slowdown of China’s growth reported a few days ago, 7.6 percent in the 2nd quarter which is down from 9.5 percent just last
July 23, 2012
Europe’s Hopes and Dreams and Its Linguistic Reality
The latest publication from Eurobarometer (the survey system that collects statistical data on public opinion in Europe) yielded a series of figures that point to
June 30, 2012
Translating or Writing?
The old saying tells us that translators are privileged readers. However, I think we may venture to argue that, rather than mere readers, translators are
June 14, 2012
What Is An .ini File?
Freelance translators and translation agencies often use TagEditor, among other options, to process all sorts of files: design files from InDesign, Quark, MS PowerPoint presentations
April 16, 2012
What Is TEP and Why Is It So Important?
Although clients are not familiar with this acronym, TEP is a cornerstone of most translation agencies’ normal work flow. It simply refers to the three
March 5, 2012
Planning Large Projects
Translating a paragraph of 100 words might take 10 minutes or half an hour, depending on the complexity of the text. Following the same logic,
February 6, 2012
Translating with Trados, editing without Trados
If Trados is a tool that has already been used for many years, and the translators use it more frequently each time, there are still
December 29, 2011
Do You Know the Difference Between Pre-editing and Post-editing?
Some of you may have heard of a new translation field called post-editing. Post-editing, as described here is the “examination and correction of the text
November 23, 2011
