What is a translation?

Translation entails interpreting the meaning of a text in a certain language (source text) and producing a text that has the same meaning and effect on a reader who has a different language and culture (target text). The purpose of a translation is to accurately render the meaning of the source text while taking into account a number of constraints (context, rules of grammar, writing conventions etc.).

Contrary to what many people may think, translation is NOT a straight forward mechanical process such as word-for-word translation. To be able to translate, not only do you have to be able to master the source language, but you also have to master the target language, which is commonly the mother tongue.

A number of translation tools are available on the market such as machine translation and computer-assisted translation. However, our professional translators do not make use of the above-mentioned tools that tend to dehumanize translation work and prefer using more traditional tools that include specialized dictionnaries, terminology databases, the Internet for any further research and most importantly their extensive knowledge and experience.

What is a translator?

A translator is a professional who must translate a text into another language while capturing the essence, meaning, spontaneity and fluency of the original text, something a software program cannot do. Below are some of the skills required from a translator:

• Great tenacity
• Capacity to organize his/her own work
• Good level of drafting in his/her mother tongue
• Thorough knowledge of the source language
• Excellent general knowledge
• Availability
• Intellectual curiosity
• High level of concentration
• Excellent memory
• Analysis and synthesis abilities
• Proficiency at information retrieval

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