Category Archives: Spanish-English translation

Switching from science to translation?

Posted on 6 September 2019 by

I often receive emails from aspiring translators who are switching from a career in the fields of science or healthcare and are seeking advice from someone with the same language combination who made a similar change, albeit several decades ago. … Continue reading →

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Three terms in clinical trial documentation

Posted on 4 March 2019 by

Three terms unravelled and a shout-out to the Cosnautas clinical trials dictionary. Continue reading →

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A new resource for Spanish to English back translators?

Posted on 27 February 2018 by

A look at the new Dictionary of Anglicisms of US Spanish and its application in informed consent forms Continue reading →

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Legalese in medical translation: a problem paragraph solved

Posted on 30 June 2017 by

How to tackle a legal paragraph in a medical text? Ask a colleague! Continue reading →

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Using corpora to query cardiology terminology

Posted on 27 April 2017 by

How a good corpus can help make translation decisions Continue reading →

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AEMPS, CEIm and REec: 3 terms in Spanish Royal Decree 1090/2015

Posted on 11 April 2017 by

The unofficial English translation of the Royal Decree on the AEMPS website: thoughts on 3 terms and a tmx version of the alignment Continue reading →

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Brexit, Clinical Trials and Medical Translators

Posted on 27 June 2016 by

Changes in clinical trial regulations in post-Brexit UK. How will medical translators be affected? Continue reading →

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