This post is a heads-up about the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI) Setting Up as a Freelance Translator (SUFT) course that starts on 11 September. If you’re an aspiring translator and are setting up your own business, this course is right up your street. Why am I mentioning SUFT on my blog? Because I’m joining the course as a tutor! Read more…
Every time a new Trados version comes out, I write about its new features. SDL Trados Studio 2019 has just been released and I’m delighted to announce that it’s not full of new features! Most improvements focus on refining existing functions and enhancing accessibility. In short, it’s all about making Studio easier for beginners and experienced users alike. Read more…
Setting up a new computer can feel like climbing a mountain. It’s a daunting task, especially if you have a full workload. Set aside a few days, and before you even start to fill the new machine with programs, spend some time getting Windows working the way you want. Read more…
This is a promotional post about a workshop I’m giving in Barcelona at 4 p.m. on Friday, 1 June at an event organised by MET (Mediterranean Editors and Translators). The 3-hour workshop is aimed at people who already use SDL Trados Studio but want to learn more. Should you go? Read more…
Following on from my earlier post on creating a new translation memory (TM) in SDL Trados Studio, here are some tips on using penalties and filters. As your TM grows bigger, some results may be less useful than others; likewise, if you use several TMs in a single project, some may be less relevant than others. Read on to learn how to make sure you see the best matches first in your TM look-ups. Read more…
A fascinating new dictionary has recently been published to reflect current usage of Anglicisms in spoken and written Spanish in the United States. Entries include crashear, ringuear and enjoyar; tícher, dedlain and muvi. How might the Diccionario de anglicismos del español estadounidense help a Spanish to English translator? Read more…
This post is for people who are not in a hurry to translate their very first file in SDL Trados Studio but want to create a translation memory (TM) carefully and conscientiously. It’s also for people who’ve already set up a translation memory (TM) with all the default settings and are now wondering whether they should have prepared it more thoroughly. (More on that at the end of this post.) Read on to learn how to define TM fields, customise abbreviations and implement other language resources, step by step. Read more…
As 2017 draws to an end, here’s a belated post to mark five years, going on six, since my first blog post back in May 2012. WordPress usually announces bloggers’ year-end statistics, but before it does, here are some of my own reflections after digging around for the figures. To round off the post, I’ve added a link to a pdf with some of my favourite posts over the years.
Following Fiona Peterson’s account of how she plucked up the courage to attend her first Mediterranean Editors and Translators Meeting (METM17 in Brescia, Italy), today’s blog post has been kindly contributed by Valerie Matarese, an avid METMite and authors’ editor. Valerie explains what makes her come back, year after year: Read more…
A year has passed since I wrote my personal account of the 12th Mediterranean Editors & Translators Meeting (METM16) in Tarragona, Spain. To change the focus this year, I’ve invited two METM17 attendees—a newbie and a veteran—to write a double post on the latest MET meeting, held 26-28 October in Brescia, Italy. Many thanks to both authors for their time and thoughts. First up is Fiona Peterson, an Italian to English translator and fellow nurse: Read more…
Spanish to English medical translator
