Author Archives: Emma Goldsmith

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About Emma Goldsmith

Freelance ES>EN translator and writer specialised in clinical trials and research articles. Former nurse. Vice-Chair of MET. Educated in England, settled in Spain.

SDL Trados Studio and memoQ: side by side

Posted on 8 August 2014 by Emma Goldsmith

Similarities and differences between two of the biggest players on the CAT tool market: SDL Trados Studio and memoQ Continue reading →

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MedTranslate Conference October 2014

Posted on 21 July 2014 by Emma Goldsmith

News of an international conference for medical & pharmaceutical translators this October. Continue reading →

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Translating medical case reports into English: terms, templates and tenses

Posted on 15 July 2014 by Emma Goldsmith

Some tips on translating case reports from Spanish to English based on experience and findings from a corpus. Continue reading →

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Looking for pirated Trados?

Posted on 23 June 2014 by Emma Goldsmith

Why it makes sense to buy legal software and avoid the downward spiral of rock-bottom rates and pirated programs Continue reading →

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SDL Trados Studio 2014: shortcuts and the ribbon

Posted on 27 May 2014 by Emma Goldsmith

The ins and outs of the Studio ribbon and a call to action: vote for my blog! Continue reading →

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New features in Studio 2014 SP1: the good and the bad

Posted on 30 April 2014 by Emma Goldsmith

Alignment editor in SDL Trados Studio 2014 SP1. Rough and not quite ready? Continue reading →

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Alergología e inmunología: a new Cosnautas resource

Posted on 10 April 2014 by Emma Goldsmith

A brief review of the new resource on the Spanish-English Cosnautas platform. Continue reading →

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How to batch convert .doc files to .docx

Posted on 28 March 2014 by Emma Goldsmith

A time-saving macro to convert a set of .doc files to .docx in a couple of clicks. Continue reading →

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The Hunterian Museum

Posted on 13 March 2014 by Emma Goldsmith

An account of a curator-led guided tour of the Hunterian Museum, London, organised by the ITI Medical & Pharmaceutical Network Continue reading →

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A dozen must-have programs for translators: how to move them to a new computer

Posted on 25 February 2014 by Emma Goldsmith

Following on from my last post on transferring SDL Trados Studio to a new computer, here’s an account of the other must-have programs that I moved too. Continue reading →

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