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Machine translation service vs. professional translator. Will machine translation replace professional translators one day? Let's find out.

Teleworking has exploded. While we understand why it is a necessity, it is not always easy. So here’s some working from home tips which – hopefully - will make it possible to better manage the situation and avoid many pitfalls.

Translation errors is a no go when selling a product or service abroad. Don't ruin your chance to go international!

People might question the ability of the professional translator to carry out different assignments and do them well. Is this justified?

For translators working in audio video translation, the audio video industry makes it a challenge. Indeed, it is very prone to incorporating and extending terms from the English language. This is nothing new if we take into account how familiar terms such as video on demand, streaming, trailer, etc. sound to us.

Being a self-employed translator is usually associated with positive concepts such as freedom, independence and self-management. It might seem, at first glance, that those of us who decide to be self-employed can take vacations at any time and do whatever we want. However, reality is different.

Today, bilingualism is nearly taken for granted as communicating in two or more languages ​​is almost an imperative of the society in which we live. In this way, there are people who are capable of speaking two, three or more languages ​​almost without problems.

Language certificates are an essential requirement for almost any resume. But are they useful? What do they prove?

As a legal translator, what to do when there is no Equivalence between Legal Terms in French and English?

When I heard about the benefits of meditation for mindfulness, I said it was not for me. Gee, was I wrong!

As an accounting manager for your business, how much time do you spend on your accounting routine? As a freelancer, without a team to do this for you, have you ever stopped to think about the time you spend organizing your finances?

Never two areas were as complementary as they are today, language and marketing. People with training in languages and marketing have much to offer, because they combine commercial knowledge, that is, what tools and techniques are best to sell in the digital environment, with an excellent knowledge of languages.

Knowing a second language is essential nowadays. This led me to study translation and there's not a day that goes by I regret having done that. Here's why...

You are required to translate into English a document? Find 11 tips that explain what the customer really want from you

When running a translation business, it is crucial to have good basic translator skills. If not, you take the risk of losing your current translation clients, if you are getting any clients at all.

Translating video games is part of the localization process and implies the cultural adaptation of the texts and materials into the target language

Legal Translation Services (OR The truth in Translation, nothing but the truth) - Now that's a challenge!

How to become a translator? There is no simple answer to that question. A career in translation is like a book. It is made of several chapters, many stories. It is not just a question of knowing several languages. Otherwise, many people would become a translator.

Let's talk about Videogame Translation in China. The Asian giant has now become the largest video game market in the world. That is to say there is a lot to do for a translator.

There are different types of translator. Some are a strange kind of alien. See if you recognise or can identify any you might have encountered.