There has been much debate about the translator’s invisibility. Some people argue that we should not even notice the translator’s presence in a good translation, while there are those who believe that the translator must be recognized and have their names included in the works they translate. A good translation can be defined in several ways: a book that ...

A non-disclosure agreement, NDA or confidential disclosure agreement, is a legal agreement between at least two parties that covers confidential material or knowledge that the parties wish to share for a particular purpose, but whose general use they intend to restrict. It is an agreement through which the parties agree not to disclose the information ...

One of the most common answers given by translators when someone asks them the translation of a term or a sentence is: “It depends on the context” or “What is the context?” All translations are based on a source text that is written for a given audience with the purpose of disclosing a topic, a ...

We are at the end of 2021, but the pace of both our personal and professional lives is still catching up. Fear and uncertainty still hang in the air, and this can be seen in measures that are being taken by governments, sometimes unlock measures and return to the “normal” routine; other times lockdown measures and new precautions. ...

Nowadays, one of the words we hear all the time is empathy, which involves three aspects: the affective, the cognitive and the regulatory aspects of emotions. It is an affective and cognitive exercise of trying to interact, while perceiving the situation lived by the other person (in the first person singular), in addition to one’s own situation. In the case of translation and the translation professionals, ...

Proofreader (pruːfˌriː.dər): a person who reads and corrects texts or typographic proofs before they are published. When we think of proofreaders, it is this definition that probably comes to everybody's mind. The person who corrects mistakes in a text. However, does the proofreader do just that? In the translation industry, ...

In times of pandemic, many had to analyse the way they conducted their business, not only in terms of processes, but also in terms of finances. If the word “reinvention” was on the agenda for many companies, others were only thinking about “cuts”. If it is true that a more precarious financial situation ...

As in any other field, communication during the translation process is crucial and this text intends to show how it should be carried out and with which stakeholders. Is it only relevant to communicate with the translator, if you hire an independent translator, or only with an agency’s project manager in case ...

Today, more than ever, professional events are seen as an opportunity to create business. Even though the pandemic has affected its format, that has been no excuse for people not to be able to get together and socialize, even in front of a screen. Professional events, whether organized by companies, associations or ...

Many people may think that gaming, translation and accessibility have nothing in common, but they are three disciplines that intertwine and can create magic, when properly done. Any video game from a country with a language different from the countries where it will be sold must be localized, that is, its translation ...