January 14th, 2011Curious/funny word of the day
Curious/funny word
Scrobiculate: Having numerous small, shallow depressions or hollows; pitted.
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January 13th, 2011Curious/funny word of the day
Curious/funny word
Usquebae: whiskey
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June 3rd, 2010New Scam Involving Translators
Hello everybody in the Translation Comunity, we are writing this short article to warn you about a new scam that involves us all. If we spread the word, we’ll be alert and avoid being their victims.
This new scam involves a person asking for a translation, into your language pair, then sending payment with a cashier check for an amount higher than the project’s amount, and then when you get back to them, they will tell you that it was a mistake, and that they want you to transfer the rest of the money via Western Union to another person. The check has a stop payment, and it will never be credited to your account, so you lose the money from the project plus the money you have sent them.
Here is an example: Read more »
April 30th, 2010Text to Speech Tools for Translators (Part 1)
Most translators receive an original document in paper or digital format, we analyze it and then begin to translate. But, has it ever crossed our mind using a text to speech or speech to text tool as aid in our translations? Below we will see some of the most interesting tools available in the market.
First of all, these are four text to speech tools that are widely used:
1. Natural Reader (download trial)
A priori, it works like any other software of its kind and it supports Windows Vista and Office 2007. One of the ways we can make it run is to copy the text we need and to paste it in the software’s main window. Read more »
April 20th, 2010Translating PDF Files (Part 2)
In the first part of this article, we have specified the first strategy to translate documents in PDF format. In this second part, we will explain the second strategy we can use to translate such documents.
Converting a PDF file into another format
- Advantages:
o Most of the original formatting is kept after the conversion and, in many cases, the original formatting is perfectly rendered.
o We can use translation memories or similar tools for the translation.
o The probabilities of omitting text are almost non existent. Read more »
April 7th, 2010UVIGO: the University of the Future
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 »
