How to be a really good translator
As a teacher, my task and goal is it to not only confer the necessary skills required for translating to my students, but also to (hopefully) instill in them a…
A matter of the ears
Last week I had my first in-person interpreting assignment in a long time, and it was just wonderful. Everyone was so happy to be able to meet again, and with…
101 things a translator needs to know – #72
Beware of dictionariesDictionaries are great tools but rarely solve translation problems completely. That’s hardly surprising, given that ideas can be expressed in many different ways depending on the context. If…
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Last summer days
It's officially the last day of the summer holidays here in Bavaria (at least for the teachers), so I thought I'd share one of my favorite photos from my vacation…
One of those days
I don't know how your summer is going. Maybe you're off on holiday, getting away from it all (good for you!). But maybe you have to work, or there are…
The hidden Olympic discipline
Or at least one of Olympic proportions... Because without it, this international event would not have been as widely followed (or even known, in all likelihood). Of course, I'm talking…
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We made it
It's official: We have made it through this school year and summer holidays are finally here. While there is always some up and down throughout any school year, this one…
Prepared and Unprepared / Blackboard concept(Click for more)
Preparing
I recently read an article about Preparing Translations for Emergency Situations. While the focus was on natural disasters like wildfires and hurricanes in the USA and making sure that the…
What is localization…
...as opposed to "regular" translation?This is a question my students often ask me, and although the concept is clear in my head, it's not that easy to explain. Basically, it's…