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Translating Children’s Stories
It is a common belief that translating a text that is highly technical for a client in the aeronautics industry, for example, is complicated and requires a wealth of knowledge of not only the...
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Fashionable Jargon
I recently noticed that the people who keep close watch on the various trends in clothing design tend to use a very specific vocabulary, one which often lies outside the areas of specialization of...
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New Fall-Winter Designs
Today I’d like to wrap up this series of posts on fashion-related vocabulary by turning my attention to those garments for which I had no space in my previous post. As we saw before, fashion design...
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Why Is It Necessary to Update Memories and Glossaries?
It is very important to keep our regular customers pleased and satisfied with our translations. For this reason, one of the Project Manager or Coordinator’s tasks is to keep the customer’s memory...
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What Are Layman’s Terms?
Have you ever read something that was so incredibly advanced, so convoluted, and so full of strange vocabulary that you downright did not understand anything? Well, rest assured, you are not the only...
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What Are Glossaries Used For?
All global and multinational companies will at some point face the need to translate their material into another language; these procedures can end up being critical elements for the success of a...
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Should We Be Borrowing Words from Different Cultures?
Language has evolved along with time and we have been increasingly incorporating new terms and definitions to our vocabulary. Furthermore, in a world so highly interconnected like that of today’s,...
View ArticleWhat Should We Keep in Mind When Interpreting?
When we must complete an interpretation job, it is essential, first and foremost, that we consult with the client or the person/company hiring our interpretation services so that they can provide us...
View ArticleInterpretation Programs in Hospitals
Nowadays, it is very common to hear about interpretation services offered within hospital environments or in situations that have to do with health or medical consultations. This is due to the fact...
View ArticleWords, Words, and More Words
Have you ever stopped to think about how many words you know and use? The average adult’s vocabulary in their native language runs into many thousands of words. Those of us who are monolingual may have...
View Article10 Key Points to Learn a New Language
Without naming names, how many people do we know that “started a language”? For those who succumbed and gave up halfway through, The Guardian’s website posted an interesting article a few days ago...
View ArticleWhy Are Translation Memories (TMs) Such a Useful Asset
From my experience in the world of translation, Translation Memories (TMs) and Term bases (TBs) are sent in mainly by clients who request to translate large projects or small projects but with frequent...
View ArticleWords Used Worldwide
There are 196 countries in the world and English is the official language in 60 of these. Even in countries where this language is not official, many English words are borrowed and used on a daily...
View ArticleQ&A- All you Need to Know about the English language
I recently discovered the Oxford Dictionary blog which features interesting posts such as “London Underground: the origins of some unusual names”. It also features a Q&A section to some really...
View ArticleThe so-called “Establishment”
Recently in newspapers I’ve come across a specific term which is being used a lot, mostly because of the politically-centered times we are living in. Yet whilst doing some research I found that the...
View ArticleNoah Webster, the Spelling Reformer
Here at Trusted Translations we receive translation requests for English US as well as English UK. Although these two “flavors/flavours” aren’t as different as say the Canadian variant of French to...
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