Globalization and the possibility of reaching more customers outside the borders of our country made it almost necessary to have our website translated to foreign languages. Today we are going to give you the tips how to do this properly. How many languages? The more language versions you have on your website, the better. However,…
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Medical translations can be divided into two categories: information and promotion. Each of them requires a different approach to translation. While the latter require more stylistic polish and need to include the sales message, the former serve information purposes only. Our target audience is another important factor which has a huge impact on the final…
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Adjusting a text to the target audience is a very important aspect of every translation process. Today we are going to present two approaches that allow translators to achieve this aim: localization and internationalization. Localization According to the Localization Industry Standards Association (LISA), localization means “taking the product and making it linguistically, technically and culturally…
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It’s been a few days since the 89th Academy Awards Ceremony was held and the most significant movies of the previous year were awarded with Oscars. The development of technology and globalization made it possible to become familiar with the achievements of cinematography from all over the world. However, whenever a new movie is to…
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The translation of legal documents is one of the most challenging tasks in the translation industry. It requires both creativity and thorough understanding of legal issues. Hence, there are certain aspects of translation that need to be taken into consideration, whenever one deals with this type of texts. Potential problems Being familiar with legal terminology…
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Learning a foreign language is not an easy task. It takes a lot of time and effort to reach the level of proficiency that would enable us to communicate with other native speakers. However, you don’t have to wait until you know the language very well to visit another country. Whenever there is a word…
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How does technology affect translation? The development of CAT. The progress of technology has changed the translation business completely. A few decades ago, translators did not use computers and had to send their work by post. Currently, they can work in any place in the world and submit their translations by e-mail. Moreover, it is…
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In our previous blog post we wrote about the international quality standards for translation. Today we want to continue the topic and talk about norms and metrics. Let’s find out about LISA! LISA (Localization Industry Standards Association) Quality Assessment Model was created to enable to structure the feedback of reviewers regarding the quality of translations.…
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Providing the best possible quality of a final draft is crucial for each professional who works in translation industry. Each translation carries two types of quality – the one carried by the work itself and the other, influenced by the applied procedures. In each case, there are certain rules that have to be taken into…
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When the inhabitants of the Great Britain voted in favor of leaving the European Union, it turned out that no other EU country has English as their official language. Therefore, after the UK completes the process to leave the European Community, it can lose its status and may not be recognized as one of the…
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