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As well as being the language of the tsars and famous artists such as Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Pasternak and Prokofiev, Russian is the native language of the inhabitants of the Russian Federal Republic and one of the six official languages of the UN along with Arabic,...

In today's blog post we’re going to touch on an important figure in hospitals who doesn't always receive the praise they deserve.  Sure enough, we’re talking about medical interpreters! We want to tell you about their different roles and some of the problems they...

We are often asked how web pages dedicated to translating documents for free affect us as professional translators. It’s true that many people use free online translation to save themselves the cost of hiring a professional translator, but… is it really worth it? Did...

Perhaps one of the most well-known fields of translation is literary translation, but do you know what we mean when we refer to this branch of professional translation?  Literary translation falls under the umbrella of editorial translation, which encompasses the...

Let's take an example: a tourist is enjoying her holidays in a foreign country. She’s sunbathing next to the pool and gets up to go and order a refreshing cocktail at the bar. When she gets back, she realises that her things have gone, and she turns around to see a...

Have you ever stopped to think just how useful a professional interpreter can be in the world of business? Thanks to globalization, doing business internationally is becoming easier, but there are times when you won’t get by with knowing little English.  For...

Today, in such a globalized world immersed in the digital era where everything is connected, many companies have been faced with the need to expand their horizons. In an earlier post we spoke about the importance of professionally translating a website, but this is...

Let's do a small exercise. Think of five companies that sell products. Got them? Now think how many of them use the internet as a sales channel. Four out of five? All of them? If you’re part of an e-commerce company, keep reading this post to find out how the...

As we know, science encompasses many different fields: physics, chemistry, maths, biology, medicine, pharmaceutics… each with its own specific characteristics. Although we’ve already talked about medical translation in another post, here we're going to look at...

Many people use the terms translation and interpretation interchangeably, particularly when talking about “simultaneous translation”, when, in reality, the correct term would be “simultaneous interpretation”. But are there really that many differences between...

With around 1.3 billion native speakers, Chinese is the most spoken language in the world. Did you know that one quarter of the world's population speaks Chinese? That’s why this language is important for any company seeking an international presence.  Chinese is...

On the back of World Theatre Day on 27 March, we want to tell you a bit about the link between this art form and our specific art, translation.  Of the many branches of translation, theatre translation is one of the least known and most overlooked, and is often...

Is there any sector that is more international than the world of sport? World cups, the signing of athletes from other countries, European competitions, negotiations… How many times have you seen elite athletes in front of the mic attempting to unsuccessfully express...

Anyone who has used Google Translate (who hasn't!) will know that, although it’s a tool that can come in handy when figuring out the meaning of a text, it also offers results of a more questionable quality. You’ve probably realised that the translations are often...

Who doesn't like the cinema or a good series? Together with music, the seventh art is one of the most widely extended artistic expressions in our culture. We consume series at rates that would have been unthinkable years ago and we go nuts for film festivals. Waiting...

Although we’ve already spoken about subtitling and audiovisual translation in previous posts, here we’re going to concentrate on audiovisual accessibility and subtitling for deaf people, and why it’s important to turn to professionals, like our team here at Tatutrad....

In October 2018, Elia, the European Language Industry Association, hosted the 22nd edition of its Networking Days in Vienna. Directors, CEOs, PMs and other language industry professionals from Europe and other continents came together to share their views on running...

In previous posts, we’ve told you all there is to know about certified (or sworn) translation, its legal requirements and uses. There is, however, an ever-increasing lack of awareness about the process, agents and resources involved in this type of translation. In...