Translation

 

We see countless examples of bad translation every day – a poorly translated website or instruction manual can have a big impact on how your company is perceived. 

 

Not everyone who translates is proficient, particularly into English. While there are numerous free tools on the Internet that provide translations between a multitude of languages at the speed of light, these translations are not always accurate. These tools can be useful if you want to get the gist of a text, but they should never be relied upon to provide texts that a native speaker would read without having to do a double-take.

 

As I only translate into my mother tongue, I ensure the translated text is as good (if not better than!) the original. I use a variety of Computer Aided Translation (CAT) tools to minimise inconsistency between sentences and ensure consistent terminology is used throughout the text.

 

If you have a document that needs translating, please get in touch!