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What Happens When You Use AI to Translate Your Texts?
What are the real consequences of having your business texts translated by AI or a translation agency using machine translation? Here’s the breakdown: 👉 You don’t ...
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AI Versus the Professional Translator
What’s the Real Difference Between AI and a Professional Translator for Your Translations? Initial Cost: AI appears almost free. Professional translator comes at a cost. Quality: ...
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Translation of PDF files
I am occasionally asked to translate a PDF file. This usually is not as straightforward as working from a Word file. A PDF file has been ...
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The 4 most common types of translation (and when to use them)
When you want to have a text translated, there are usually four way to have this done. 1. Machine translation (MT) Translation by a computer programme ...
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Mock-up of files for translation
In medium to big-sized companies manuals, brochures, presentations etc. are usually drafted in English first. This work can be done internally, but can also be outsourced, ...
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Revision: the holy grail
Revision is the most important element in the translation process. It is also where things usually go wrong. According to the dictionary definition, revision is the ...
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The Integrity Threshold
Before I started working as a freelancer, I worked as a project manager for fifteen years in a number of Belgian translation agencies. While I don’t ...
General info on translation
Why a professional translation or text is important
Many companies manage their translations and written texts without paying much attention to detail. Indeed, it is often the secretary or another employee who takes care ...
Languages
Dutch or Flemish?
I am a Flemish translator but I translate into Dutch. This one short sentence can lead to so much confusion. I mean… Flemish is a whole ...
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Machine/AI translation: Babel or babble?
Translation agencies relish it, professional translators tremble at the thought. So, what do machine translations have to offer, and what not? Let’s start at the very ...
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Why do translations seem expensive?
The translation of a four-page document can easily cost 120-220 euros. This seems like a lot of money, especially if you need translations into multiple languages ...