A translation is considered specialized when it requires the use of specific vocabulary and the content of the document is technical, scientific or meets a set of strict standards. We can determine that a translation is specialized when it is addressed to a specialized audience. We find different sectors of activity such as health, legal, IT, financial, etc.
Translating technical manuals requires specific skills, two of which stand out. On the one hand, it is necessary to have a good knowledge of the intrinsic characteristics of a technical text and, on the other hand, to know the sector of activity in question.
Everyone knows what translation is, but have you heard of localization? Localization responds to specific needs, so it is the most complete version of the translation. What is localization in translation and how can it be useful for your company?
Nowadays, whatever type of specialist translation you need, you can choose between a freelance translator and a translation agency.
The choice will largely depend on the project and your needs. For certain projects, a highly qualified, specialized, freelance translator may be the best solution.
A carefully drafted document in the mother tongue may not be adapted in itself to produce a quality translation. The consequences can range from a poor understanding of the content to a deterioration of the company's image in the target country.
If we had to give a basic definition, we would say that a translation agency is a company that puts the client in contact with the translator for the realization of a project. However, a translation agency does not simply bring the two parties together, but goes much further.
Next, we will see how a translation agency works from the first contact to the final result of the project.
Germany is the largest market in the European Union. This is a highly competitive market, but one in which many Spanish companies have an opportunity to enter. In fact, as a percentage of GDP, Germany is the second largest destination for Spanish exports: 11.28% in 2018.
As I have argued on other occasions in this blog, there is no greater specialist in your company than your own company.
If the quality of the translations done for your company is important to you, this blog post will offer some basic tips to help you achieve this goal. Whether your company's translations are done through an in-house translation department or outsourced to a translation company or freelance translator, there are measures that can be taken to help these professionals translate under the best conditions.
Managing projects that involve the translation of languages we do not know is a real challenge. When these languages use an alphabet other than the Roman alphabet, the challenge is even greater. Chinese is one of those cases where the alphabet will make us feel totally disoriented. Learning Chinese with the sole aim of being able to manage translation projects is totally unfeasible.
