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Certified Translations: What are their Characteristics?
What is a certified translation? People often use the terms ‘legal translation’ and ‘certified translations’ interchangeably, but the truth is that these two terms are different and have distinguishable characteristics. First of all, a legal translation is one containing terminology from the legal field. Documents subject to [...]
Norak Pharma: a lot more than pharmaceutical translations
Pharmaceutical translations: understanding the customer Understanding the customer and their processes: that is what makes a successful partnership between pharmaceutical companies and language service providers. Edward Davies, CEO of the new Norak Pharma division of the global localisation services provider Norak, has no doubt about this. “Translations for [...]
Pharmaceutical tanks – quality in text and technology
Pharmaceutical tanks Duplex stainless steel is rapidly becoming the material of choice for pharmaceutical tanks. But why so? What makes this material perform so well? And what types of duplex stainless steel are available? With the help of Damstahl, we have put together this overview of duplex steel [...]
Nobel Prize in Physics 2021. Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi
Nobel Prize in Physics 2021 Though nothing can bring back the hourOf splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower;We will grieve not, rather findStrength in what remains behind.William Wordsworth Nobel Prize in Physics 2021. Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded [...]
On poisons and Nobel Prizes. Benjamin List and David MacMillan
Nobel Laureates in Chemistry 2021 We were delighted to learn that the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to two scientists of enormous stature: the German Benjamin List (Frankfurt, Germany, 1968) of the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research and the US-based Scotsman David MacMillan (Bellshill, UK, [...]
Saint Jerome: the story of his female disciples
Saint Jerome, translator of the "Vulgate" Bible: the story of his female disciples Every 30 September we celebrate International Translation Day, commemorating the death of Jerome or Saint Jerome (Stridon, Dalmatia, 345-350 AD - Bethlehem, 30 September 420 AD), considered the patron saint of translators. Jerome's great feat [...]
World Humanitarian Day
In the race against the climate crisis, we can’t leave anyone behind On 19 August, the United Nations celebrates World Humanitarian Day. The history of this day dates to the Canal Hotel bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, on 19 August 2003, killing 22 people and wounding over 100, including the United [...]
PRE-EDITING AND POST-EDITING
PRE-EDITING AND POST-EDITING IN MACHINE TRANSLATION The unstoppable arrival of automatic translation engines marks a paradigm shift in the sector and also in translators’ work processes. Just as computer-assisted translation (CAT) tools represented a quantum leap and a change in workflow, translation engines also substantially change the way translators work, [...]
Nelson Mandela International Day
Nelson Mandela International Day 2021 "It is easy to break down and destroy. The heroes are those who make peace and build.” - Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was South Africa’s first democratically elected president. Before his election in 1994, he was an active participant in anti-apartheid activities, serving [...]
