Translators are almost perfect.

I'm a translator...

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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.

Do you agree? 

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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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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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If I have three dictionaries in one hand…

Three dictionaries in one hand...

Three dictionaries in one hand…

Here is a language riddle for translators

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What does an extra space mean to a translator?

What does an extra space mean to a translator? (click on the image to enlarge)

What does an extra space mean to a translator?

Translators are passionate about proper spelling, grammar, and spacing.

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International Translation Day (September 30)

International Translation Day (September 30) (click on the image to enlarge)

International Translation Day (September 30) (click on the image to enlarge)

International Translation Day is celebrated every year on 30 September on the feast of St. Jerome, the Bible translator who is considered the patron saint of translators. (Source: Wikipedia).

Happy International Translation Day. How will you celebrate?

Feliz dia do Tradutor -Feliz día del traductor – Vše nejlepší ke dni překladatelů –  С Днём переводчика! – Srećan Dan Prevodilaca -Alles Gute zum Übersetzertag –  Bon dia del traductor –  Hyvää kääntäjienpäivää – عيد مترجم سعيد

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Where do translators spend the summer?

Where do translators spend the summer? (click on the image to enlarge)

Where do translators spend the summer?

“Translators” and “going on vacation” are not usually combined in the same sentence. Guess why.

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