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False friends in business translation

Posted 3 days ago by Stephen Whiteley

Following on from our post on French false friends, here are some words to look out for when translating business documentation from/to Spanish: Firstly, the classics actualmente and eventualmente. Actual means current or present, and actualmente means ‘currently’ or ‘at …

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Adding value in translation

Posted 151 days ago by Stephen Whiteley

It is often with a certain degree in incredulity and skepticism that I get asked what the added value in translation is. “A translation is a translation, right? As long as it´s correct (see my concept of “quality” further down), …

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Industries or sectors?

Posted 171 days ago by Stephen Whiteley

In English there is a clear distinction between “industry” – a non-countable noun referring to all industrial activities, contrasting for example with “government” – and “an industry”, which is a particular activity. “Government and industry met to discuss the economic …

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Translating acronyms

Posted 200 days ago by Stephen Whiteley

RACI, also known as ARCI, is an acronym for a business technique for defining roles in which the letters stand – in English for: Responsible Accountable Consulted Informed The idea is that in any project each person involved will fall …

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Evaluating a language service provider

Posted 256 days ago by Stephen Whiteley

What may appear online as a professional, experienced company may actually be somebody working out of their home office. Make sure that you work with an experienced, established company with a verifiable track record. Some things are clearly evident at …

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