I have always regarded translation and language interpreting as means of communication and translators/interpreters as communicators. What is the purpose of transposing texts from a source language to a target language, if not to make sure that the people who read the target text have access to the same information as the ones reading the […]
The English word translation derives from the Latin word “translatio”, which comes from “trans”, across + “ferre”, to carry or to bring (“-latio” in turn coming from “latus”, the past participle of “ferre”). Thus, “translatio” is a “carrying across” or a “bringing across”: in this case, of a text from one language to another. Working […]
Whenever I travel outside of my usual milieu, I like to buy local newspapers and watch at least a bit of local TV, just for the fun of it. These are some of the best tools to immerse yourself in the day-to-day life of locals and to see exactly how insane the place you are […]
Our translation job involves hard work, attention to detail, concentration and seriousness. Nonetheless, we should always make time to laugh, regardless of our occupation. Therefore, for this month’s blog article, we shared with you a selection of jokes on linguistics and languages. In the hope of cheering you up before you go on your summer […]
The professionals registered with the Trade Registry and any other interested individuals may obtain information on all the records entered in the trade registry with regard to a company, having the following available options: A. Options for obtaining online information Recom online (Provision of information) – time for obtaining: as soon as the document is downloaded; […]
Chinese and English are perhaps the two extreme cases of tone vs. non-tone languages: Chinese is a typical tone language, whereas English is a typical non-tone language. This means that in Mandarin Chinese the same sounds, pronounced with different tones, can refer to different things. Mandarin’s tones give it a very distinctive quality, but tones […]
As a Member State of the European Union, Romania will have to implement, starting from May 25th, 2018, European Regulation no. 679/2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (hereinafter referred to as the “General Data Protection Regulation” or “GDPR”). […]
Starting from February 1st, 2018, new rules shall apply with regard to the income tax exemption applicable to individuals that obtain salaries and similar income from software development activities. These rules are set under joint Order no. 1.168/2017/ 492/2018/ 3.024/2018/ 3.337/2017 of the Ministry of Communications and Information Society, the Ministry of Labour and Social […]
We are living in an increasingly digitalized world, where computers have been changing and are continuously changing our lives. Every day, we need to adjust to new technological improvements, to be competitive and to keep up. I believe very few people would argue with that. Well, given this background, the translation process has not been […]
Translations have always been a tricky business. Starting with the interpreters in times past and ending with the latest instant translation devices, this field has encountered and survived millennia of hurdles, misuse of terms, bad grammar and plain ignorance, in order to keep bridging the gap between people. With the turn of the century and […]
