Translation

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 own the translations: anyone can copy them without consequences. 👉 You lose brand identity, as your unique tone of voice gets lost in translation. 👉 You spend considerable time […]

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: At first glance (!), both AI and professional translators seem to deliver excellent quality—but the differences are substantial: AI does not correct content errors in the source text. AI

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 made specifically to read and to print, not to edit. However, this doesn’t mean that a PDF file cannot be translated. The information below will help me as a

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 (e.g. Google Translate). No human intervention. Free, virtually instant translation Bad quality – various errors and unclear or even absurd wording 2. Machine translation + human proofreading (PEMT) A

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, especially in the case of brochures. Everything proceeds smoothly and the document looks wonderful. The user instructions are excellent! Sales will no doubt rocket! A succesful presentation! Then, they

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 checking and possible correcting of documents, texts, etc. In the case of a translation, revision means that a second translator, who has the target language as a mother tongue

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 know how I managed to keep it up for so long, this long period gave me unique insight into how large translation agencies work. It taught me that there

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 beginning. Before the 1990s, if we wanted to translate a text, we had to consult professional translators trained to use dictionaries and choose the right words. Indeed, since a

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 or a translation of several documents. Some companies try to get around these costs. They use machine translation, look for cheap (nonprofessional) translators or they ask the receptionist to