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Translator´s job: is it really that easy?

Translator´s job: is it really that easy?

Natalia Sgibneva Natalia Sgibneva
I spent five years of my professional career in a company where my boss was absolutely sure that everybody could be a tr
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How I found a tricky German term- traveling as option

How I found a tricky German term- traveling as option

Mariann Makrai Mariann Makrai
  Problems may be solved in many ways. It all depends on the means you have at hand and on time, of course.
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The Four Core Skills to Make It or Break It as a Translator

The Four Core Skills to Make It or Break It as a Translator

Beverly Hayes Beverly Hayes
For some reason, I am good at imitating people. I remember as a child driving with my family to go see great-uncle Plá
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Is the Native-Tongue Principle a True Guarantee of High-Quality?

Is the Native-Tongue Principle a True Guarantee of High-Quality?

Beverly Hayes Beverly Hayes
One of the principles that are most advertised by freelancers and agencies in general is the importance of being a n
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When You Are Hired As a Translator But You End Up Being A Guesser

When You Are Hired As a Translator But You End Up Being A Guesser

Andrea Warschun Andrea Warschun
This happened to me many times over the years. I guess most of you have found yourself there too. As we usually work fo
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Literary Translation, Art and Christopher Hampton

Literary Translation, Art and Christopher Hampton

E.S. Dempsey E.S. Dempsey
I discovered Christopher Hampton on an audio CD (L.A. Theatre Works production of Art) that I was listening to for a boo
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