Translation is not only transcribing a text from one language into another. From the moment the document is received until it is sent already translated to the client there is a multi-step complex process which involves a variety of professionals.
Whether the document is 500 or 500,000 words long, its translation will always follow the same procedure. In a translation company, a project begins when the Project Manager receives the document in the original language. The Project Manager is in charge of maintaining the communication between all the parties in the process and the client. Also, other tasks the Project Manager has to fulfill include analyzing the type of document to translate, format, content, number of words/pages/lines, delivery deadline etc. After this analysis, the Manager will provide the client an estimate/quotation and if accepted, the translation step begins. Read more »
All translators know that translation is not only a final product, but a process. And in this process, the cooperation of all the parties involved is essential. However, sometimes we are faced with communication issues and, as translators, we have the responsibility of taken them into account to stand on firm ground:
1) Lack of context: sometimes, the translator does not know which is the main purpose of the text he/she is translating and, knowing if it is a marketing ad, a user manual or a product technical sheet can be very useful. Clients not always take into account the relevance of this information, but they are most of the time eager to offer extra resources, if requested. Read more »
Vigo University
The University of Vigo has three different campuses: one in Vigo, one in Pontevedra and one in Ourense.
The campus that is located in Vigo (actually Mos) and it is 20 minutes away from downtown by bus (Vitrasa U1, U2, C15 and 8). The buildings have been designed by famous architects such as Enric Miralles, Alberto Noguerol, Pilar Diez, César Portela and Gabriel Santos Zas. We can find the Bachelor degree in Translation and Interpreting in this campus. Read more »
South Africa Futball World Cup
All Football World Cups have its representative hymn and for the 2010 Cup in South Africa, the chosen one was “Waving Flag”, which belongs to the Somalian producer, musician and poet K’naan. One of his songs had already been chosen in 2006 as part of the soundtrack for the videogame FIFA 06. Read more »
Vancouver 2010
The Winter Olympic Games are a multisport event celebrated every four years since 1924, under the monitoring of the International Olympic Committe.
The city of Vancouver was elected host city of the XXI Olympic Winter Games in 2010 at the 115th IOC Session in Prague, on 2 July, 2003. Eight cities applied to host the Games: Andorra la Vella (Andorra), Bern (Switzerland), Harbin (China), Jaca (Spain), PyeongChang (Republic of Korea), Salzburg (Austria), Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina) and Vancouver (Canada). This selection was a milestone in the history of the Winter Olympic Games, since many sports were played at sea level and Vancouver will be remembered as one of the warmest cities where the Winter Games took place. Read more »
Every translator has its own resources. All translations consist of several processes: previous documentation, the translation itself, the review … In this case we have decided to focus on the final phase: reviewing. We have selected some of the most interesting resources for translators so that translations do not contain any kind of the orthographic mistakes that bother so much: Read more »
