Category: Translation Services
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Translation Memory and Why You Should Use One
Everyone who is into the translation world knows that Translation Memory has given a major boost to the translation process. Nearly every field of translation can benefit from a TM. Due to its value, Translation Memory has become a basic element for any translation company or freelance translator. If you’re a rookie translator or a client who struggles to understand how a TM works,…
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Should Clients Provide Context to Their Translators?
Around the globe, many translators spend at least four years of their lives studying and analyzing the depths of language and context: learning equivalents avoiding false cognates absorbing cultural differences In other words, they are trying to learn how to think in a language rather than just speak or write in it. They work hard to…
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4 Reasons to Choose Human Translation over Machine Translation
A couple of decades ago, the idea of having a machine working in companies all over the world was something that we thought could only happen in a science fiction movie. Having a “robot-maid” like in The Jetsons that could take care of our chores was nothing but a childhood dream. One that, even if we thought…
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What is proofreading and why is it so important?
When translating any document, a translation company should use a process known as TEP. This process has 3 important steps that will ensure that the final text of the document will have great quality. The three TEP steps are: Translation Editing Proofreading It’s important to emphasize that during the translation process, each TEP step has to be done in…
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5 Advantages of Hiring a Translation Company
Translating a document or a website requires more effort than one might think. It is not simply accomplished by using a free online translator which make numerous linguistic errors. Machine translation can’t take into consideration the grammatical structure or the appropriate words for the style of text. It is a process that must be done…