Common misconceptions about translation: it’s not a real job

Being a freelance transaltor is a real and excellent job.

Most people think being a freelance translator is not a real job.

It is widely believed that being a freelance translator is not a real job.

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A translator at the gym

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A translator at the gym.

Translators think about their work even when they are at the gym.

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Translators are almost perfect.

I'm a translator...

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Translators: assignments they hate

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Some phrases will get on translators’ nerves

Some translation clients ask for assignments that are impossible to complete by a single translator in real-time.

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Thank God It’s Friday! TGIF

Translators never get to have a free weekend

What does “weekend” mean for translators?

Many translators state that it is very common to receive a translation project on Fridays, exactly when they are getting ready to take the weekend off.

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Translators have superpowers

What's your super power?

Being able to bridge the language gap is a superpower

Being able to bridge the language gap is a superpower. What’s yours?

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Translation clients — the watcher

 

 

Some translation clients believe that translations are done effortlessly, that it merely consists of having the translator retype the source text in a different language. Guess what? This is false.

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A translator at the Psychologist

A translator at the Psychologist

A translator at the Psychologist

Translators are obsessed about meeting deadlines and it is the only thing they can think about even at the Psychologist.

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Translators’ commandments: Translate as if each project was the dream project of your life

Translators' commandments: Translate as if each project was the dream project of your life.  (click on the image to enlarge)

Translators’ commandments: Translate as if each project was the dream project of your life. (click on the image to enlarge)

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Translators will always ask you to provide the context

the context in translation

Translators will always ask for the context

Be warned: whenever you ask a translator about the meaning of a word they will inevitably say “it depends on the context.”

The things-translators-always-say series is inspired by the group on Facebook Things Translators Never Say created by Erik Hansson. This series aims to depict phrases and things translators openly say.


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