Legal translation is complicated and the legal translator sometimes seems to carry the weight of the world on his shoulders. Wars, geopolitical tensions or the ousting of a miss, legal translation errors may have more or less serious consequences. […]
3000 years corresponds to the time that has gone past since the translation of the Treaty of Kadesh, one of the oldest peace treaties in the world which sealed the peace between the two superpowers of antiquity. A fine example of diplomatic translation… […]
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Spotlight on David, a freelance translator working with Cultures Connection: his experience of working as a freelance translator, a lonely task as it were… […]
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Without respite, the financial translator is adapting to the demands of the constantly changing world of finance. But how are the needs for financial translation developing ? What changes must the financial translator take into account? […]
Translating numbers from one language to another is not as easy as it seems. In financial translation, a mistake can be particularly costly if there’s a confusion. Here are the 5 most common mistakes in financial translation. […]
From deadline management to computer literacy and irregular working hours, the job of a translator is sometimes a source of stress. With a touch of humor, Mathieu tells us about the daily life of a translator. […]
A few indications as to the life of Xuan Zang, a translator who deeply affected the culture of the Middle Kingdom. […]
Herman Dalmatin was an astronomer, an astrologer, a mathematician, a writer, a philosopher, and a translator. Here, we take a look back at his life. Through his translations and travels, Dalmatin passed on the knowledge of Arab and Greek scientists during the Renaissance. […]
