Going off at a tangent today, I’d like to share an interview that I did for Moira Monney on her blog, The Successful Linguist. Moira has launched an exiting series of video interviews with translators, to get to know them at a personal level and also to discuss interesting topics for new and seasoned translators alike. She asked me what I think about:
A new revision of the Declaration of Helsinki was published last October following the 64th World Medical Association General Assembly. The official versions in English, French and Spanish (*) are available on the WMA website. I have used the official English and Spanish versions to produce the parallel text below. Read more…
This post will walk you through your very first translation in SDL Trados Studio 2014, 2015, 2017 or 2019.
I recommend doing a test run to get familiar with the basics before you take on your first paid project with Studio. There are lots of beginners’ guides and videos out there, but most are based on sample files and existing translation memories and termbases. Let’s make it even easier. We’ll start from scratch.
The WordPress.com stats team has prepared an annual report for Signs & Symptoms of Translation. Of course, it’s just a template that a machine completes with my data, but it clearly reflects the jump in visits when Studio 2014 was released. Read more…
Following on from my recent post on genomics and personalised medicine, here is my personal Spanish-English glossary. It started as a short Excel file a few years ago when I translated a website for a Spanish company that offers genetic testing services. It has developed over time but enjoyed a growth spurt after the ITI Medical & Pharmaceutical Network workshop in November when we discussed challenging terminology in a Spanish text on pharmacogenomics. Read more…
I’ve spent an intensive week studying genomics and personalised medicine. First, I completed two genomics modules from the BMJ Learning platform and at the end of the week I attended an ITI Medical & Pharmaceutical Network workshop on personalised medicine. In between, I read The Double Helix by James D. Watson. Here’s an account of the three activities. Read more…
A quick heads-up about a BMJ Learning offer. The BMJ (British Medical Journal) has a separate CME/CPD platform called BMJ Learning. It’s 10 years old this year and for 10 days (until 27th November) you can get free access to over 1000 learning modules, plus a discount on subscriptions taken out before 16th December. Read more…
In October I went to my first MET (Mediterranean Editors & Translators) meeting. MET is an association of language professionals who work mainly into or with English. MET’s 9th annual meeting was held from 24-26 October at the beautiful Poblet Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Catalonia, Spain. The theme was Language, Culture and Identity. Read more…
I’ve enjoyed using the new online version of Fernando Navarro’s Libro Rojo since it came out a few months ago and so I was pleased to be asked if I would like to write a guest post on the Cosnautas’ blog. Read more…
If you installed Open Exchange apps in SDL Trados Studio 2011, you’ll be wondering if they’ll work in Studio 2014. Most of them will. Some may have to be updated by their developers(*), others have been updated already and will automatically appear in the Welcome View of Studio 2014, and another group of apps just need a bit of a helping hand to work in the new environment. Read more…
Spanish to English medical translator
Signs & Symptoms of Translation 