No doubt you’ve watched a documentary or news programme and heard the presenter's original voice in the background and a superimposed voice in your language. Bingo! This technique is called ‘voice-over’. In today’s post, we’re going to explain what it's all about, its...
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Translation in the Fashion Industry: The Latest Trend
Do you work in the fashion industry? Would you like to make your company more international? Do you want to explore new markets and promote your products in other parts of the world? Do you want to make the most of your web page advertising your fashion items? If...
Translation and the Digital Age: Mobile World Congress 2019
Today, our society is connected more than ever to technology. Can you imagine what our lives would be like without the internet, mobiles or computers? No doubt it seems a world away and you can’t get your head around the idea. Did you know that just 4% of households...
Translating Web Pages in WordPress: A Solvable Challenge
Translators need to take a number of specific features into account when translating web pages. That's why using the right tools can avoid several headaches. This post is all about how to translate a WordPress site, one of the most popular content creation and...
Transcreation: The Key to Success on an International Stage
Fasten your seat belts! In today's post we’re going to reveal the keys to a winning translation technique that springboards companies to success: transcreation. What is transcreation? The term transcreation stems from translation + creation as this translation process...
The Role of Translation in the Film Industry
At Tatutrad, we’re still buzzing after the 33rd edition of the Goya Awards, Spain’s annual film awards, held here in Seville. That’s why we want to say a few words about cinema, a highly appealing industry that is full of opportunities and that our translation agency...
The Role of Colours in Product Internationalization
If you’re planning on making the leap abroad and selling your company to a foreign audience but think there are a lot of grey areas, don’t be so full of gloom and doom. What you need is internationalization. In this post, you’ll find out about one of the most...
The Importance of Cultural Knowledge in Business Interpreting
In today's post, we’re going to reveal just how important it is for interpreters to have a good understanding of the culture of the parties in a cross-cultural business relationship. Interpreters are essential figures. Their knowledge about the countries the different...
Tatutrad at SELM 2018: Day 2
Today’s post is all about the second day at the 8th edition of the SELM Conference. If you missed this event which was packed with presentations, giveaways, meetings and debates, keep reading! You can also check out our previous post Tatutrad at SELM 2018: Day...
Tatutrad at SELM 2018: Day 1
Just as we have been doing for several years now, the team at Tatutrad attended the 8th Conference of the Spanish Modern Languages Society (SELM), held in November 2018 in Seville, Spain. These annual conferences, organised by SELM, are an opportunity to share the...
Professional Translators: The Winning Formula for Subtitling Videos
In previous posts we've talked about the world of audiovisual translation, where the most practical applications are dubbing and subtitling. Today we're going to focus on the latter, and more specifically, on subtitles for videos. Spoiler alert: for subtitles to be...
Sign Language Interpreters: A Key Figure at Events
Like other language service providers, Tatutrad offers the typical translation and interpretation services. But did you know that we also provide services of a different nature, such as sign language interpretation? And that makes us the best option for your business....
Recipe Book Translation
For many countries, gastronomy is a hallmark: it is culture and tradition. Every country, and even every region, has traditional dishes, preparation methods, and common ingredients and condiments. Today, food from other countries is becoming increasingly popular among...
Pharmaceutical Translation at Tatutrad
There’s no denying that everyone loves social contact, albeit in a professional or family environment. Conversations on different topics crop up on a daily basis. Interestingly enough, however, topics related to health are always the most common. The same happens in...
Medical Translation at Tatutrad
“Health comes first”, so that’s why, here at Tatutrad, we encourage you to rely on us to translate such sensitive and technical documents. With over 10 years’ experience translating medical articles, leaflets, clinical and pharmacological reports, and medical records,...
Lunar New Year
Our Asian neighbours celebrate one of their most important festivals some time between January 21 and February 20. What we know as “Chinese New Year” is in fact “Lunar New Year” or “Spring Festival” to those who celebrate the festival, although it's not...
Lights, Camera… Translation!
Hi there! From a post on Spanish film translation to reminiscing about the 33rd edition of the Goya Awards, Spain’s annual film awards which were held here in Seville, this week on the Tatutrad blog it's all about just how much we love the cinema. The awards ceremony...
Interpreting in Courts and Legal Procedures
Imagine for a moment that you’re in a foreign country and, for whatever reason, you need to use one of the local public services, but it turns out that you don’t speak the language! Bearing in mind the number of situations in which this could arise and the boom of the...
Inclusive Language: Opposing or Complementary Stances?
On the back of International Women’s Day on March 8, we want to look at one of the many principles that feminism advocates and that is closely related to our work as translators: inclusive language. At Tatutrad, we're proud to say that we work with institutions such...
Game Testing
The video games industry has undergone significant development to become an important trading power in the market in just a short space of time. We’re faced with products created with a view to reaching the widest audience possible depending on the budget available....
Features of Contract Translation
As we've mentioned in previous posts, legal translation is one of the most sought-after services at translation companies, as it covers a whole host of document types that are key, for example, for companies wanting to move into new markets, for legal procedures...
Certified (or Sworn) Translation at Tatutrad
Those of you who follow our blog will have read some of our posts about certified translation, a professional service that we offer here at Tatutrad mainly through our certified English-Spanish translator, Loli. We also offer certified translation services from or...
Carnivals Around the World
Have you got your costume ready for this year's carnivals? The team at Tatutrad loves a party, and this has to be one of the most interesting festivals for its origins and the different traditions...
Brexit and the Challenges for Internationalization
Never before in the history of the European Union, an international organisation comprised of 28 States that was founded thanks to the signing of the Treaty on European Union, has a country decided to abandon this political and economic union which has done nothing...
A Day in the Life of a Translator at Tatutrad
Have you ever wondered what our day to day looks like here at Tatutrad? Do you want to know what our work involves and how we manage the translations that clients send to us? You won’t want to miss this blog post! We explain all there is to know about our professional...
5 Things to Consider when Translating an App
Raise your hand if you still don't have a smartphone, tablet or laptop! (Birds heard chirping in the background). We’ve all witnessed how the use and diversification of electronic devices has increased exponentially in recent years, and it seems that this trend isn’t...
Five Reasons Why Your Business Needs Translation and Cultural Consultancy
Have you ever stopped to think how important a high-quality translation is for your business? Many people think that translating their web page or products merely involves resorting to free online translators, like Google Translate or DeepL, that process the text at...
5 Reasons Why Professional Translators are the Best Option for Video Game Translation
We all like playing video games to some degree. From games commonly known as “casual” games, such as Angry Birds or Candy Crush, to the latest video console games such as Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, video games have an audience; in fact, over 50% of Brits play video...
3 Things to Know If You Want to Translate Your Web Page
Take the leap and translate your web page to reach an international audience. Don’t hesitate to hire a professional website translation service. To get in touch with us, use the contact form that you’ll find in the “Contact” section of our website. Today, we’re going...
Why Translation is Important in Marketing
Just as a good marketing strategy is key to a brand’s success, so too is it of the utmost importance that companies wanting to reach international markets develop an internationalization strategy in which their campaigns are translated into other languages. In today's...
What is Technical Translation?
One of our most requested services are translations of a technical nature. What do we mean by technical translation? What are the challenges and difficulties for our team of professional translators? In today’s post, we reveal the importance of this type of...
Translation and Tourism: Two Travel Companions
Year after year, Spain comes out as one of the top tourist destinations in the world. The sun, the historical and cultural heritage, the food, the coast… these are just some of the things that draw international tourists in and see them pick Spain as their holiday...
Translation in Sport
We’re certain that quite a few of our followers are sports fans. That's why we’d like to use this post to mark the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace celebrated on April 6 to create awareness. Ever since UNESCO recognised sport and physical education...
Translation and SEO: Internationalization and Positioning
Would you like your website to appear internationally among the top search engine results? Are you unsure who to contact to make it happen? Don’t worry! At Tatutrad, we've got the answer. So, if you’ve still got any queries at the end of this post, don’t hesitate to...
Translation and Exporting: A Match Made in Heaven
More and more companies are opting to expand their business globally and put their products and services to the test abroad. In fact, the language-related needs of SMEs when exporting to international markets are already evident; but to make the leap, they need a...
The Different Modes of Interpretation
Although it may not seem so at first, we're surrounded by interpreters. Radio interviews, sports press conferences, emergency announcements from foreign governments, entertainment shows… We've all seen interviews where a sportsperson can't make head or tail of the...
Technology and Quality in Our Translation Services
Today on the blog, we’re going to talk about the quality assurance checks that we carry out on all our translations here at Tatutrad, your professional translation agency, and how technology helps us offer the very best results. Are you interested? Keep reading! ...
Technical Translation and its Challenges
As we discussed in our previous post on technical translation, the translation of technical documentation, such as instruction manuals and procedures, instructions for use, etc., is one of the most frequently requested services in specialised translation companies...
Tatutrad Partners with WPML: Translate your Website at the Touch of a Button and Reach International Markets
We couldn't wait any longer! The time has come to tell you about our latest collaboration with one of the most important WordPress plugins around today. We were receiving more and more queries from clients about how to quickly and cost effectively translate their...
Spoken Interpreter: Telephone Interpretation
On today's blog post we’d like to take a further look at the specific interpretation services on offer at Tatutrad. In earlier posts, such as The Different Modes of Interpretation, we introduced the basic concepts of interpretation. We’ve also spoken about cultural...