catastrophic translation mistakesTranslation can save lives. Any medical interpreter, including our President and founder Sean Hopwood, is keenly aware of this. With such gravity comes a darker reality, as well: translation mistakes can cost lives. And in some cases, catastrophic translation mistakes have caused unimaginable damage to…
Translators work on a variety of printed documents that fall under specific categories. These include general, legal, literary, business, medical and technical translations. Each category involves quite a long list of document types, ranging from simple translation of messages and notes, to wills and trusts,…
Today, medical translation is not only one of the most difficult among translations services, but also the most demanded. The medical industry operates worldwide, so it is understandable that it requires medical translation services regularly. It serves various markets, which speak different languages. Aside from…
If you’ve managed to break into an international market, you already have a lot to be proud of. But now you’re facing some new dilemmas. Mainly, language barriers that require business translators on staff to smooth any miscommunication. But how do you maintain effective communication…
Have you ever posed the question of whether women make better translators than men? The gender issue often comes into play in many careers, maybe even all careers. You don’t see many women scientists, or mathematicians, just as there are fewer male preschool teachers and…
All month, Day Translations has been celebrating ten years of excellence as a translation agency. We’ve had the chance to showcase some of our incredible translators who have helped us come this far and we’ve shared in the celebrations with customers and employees alike. As…
Our anniversary translator series features some of the top translators who have been with Day Translations since the early years. Folks like English to Spanish translator, Ramiro, are the people behind our famed human powered translations. Ramiro’s expertise is part of the engine that makes Day…
To carry on with our anniversary translator feature, we’re showcasing more people working hard behind the scenes! I had the pleasure of interviewing Belén, an Argentinian English to Spanish translator who’s been with us for almost eight years. Throughout our feature series, we’ve come to…
People new to translation services often ask the question: What is a Certified Translation? A certified translation is a statement signed by a translation services company representative or the translator who carried out the translation. It attests that the final target language translation is an…
Ten years sounds like a long time, and it is, but it’s incredible how much we, as a company, have grown. No small feat, we are looking inward this month as we mark our 10-year anniversary. We began with just one employee, an English to…
The art of translation is tricky. It’s not just about changing words from one language to another, but creating efficient communication, as well as multicultural understanding. Sure enough, it’s challenging in today’s translation marketplace, a demanding and highly competitive one. For translators to stay the course,…
Time flies when you’re having fun and here we are turning 10 already! In our 10-year anniversary month, we’d like to shine a light on the people who made all this possible! Our team, the translators and language professionals who work above and beyond to…
Remember having to hustle to look up an unfamiliar word or phrase? Nimble fingers typing before your coworker realizes you don’t understand what the heck she’s saying? If you’ve ever worked with an overseas client, collaborated with colleagues in China, or picked up a project…
It requires a bit of imagination to unlock the beauty and power of translation and interpretation. And to summon a high respect for interpreters and translators whose profession honors accuracy and, at times, transcreation. Few people may think about how translation affects everyday life. But…
How does a passion for languages affect translation services? The American Translators Association (ATA) has 522 registered members while PROZ.com has 59,179 in its database, which consists of language services companies worldwide. It is to be assumed that this is not the total picture though….
There are still so many people who don’t understand what a translator or interpreter does. It is a sad fact that not many people know the vital role translators and interpreters play in life and society. They are important to education, arts, publishing, international trade,…
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