Mar 13 2013 in humorous translation errors, Latest News, localization, Spanish to English translating, spanish translation by admin
A discussion about the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI while fixing dinner at home serves as a backdrop for this humorous little story about the Spanish language translation of the word potato“No hay papa,” which translated from Spanish in…
Mar 9 2013 in Cambodian interpreters, Cambodian language interpretation, Cambodian translators, interpreting Cambodian, language translation, Latest News by admin
Cambodian interpreters angry that they have gone without pay for three months have stopped working at the genocide trial of former Khmer Rouge leaders in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.In a setback for international justice, 30 Cambodian translation staff member…
Mar 7 2013 in French interpreting, german interpreter, Italian interpretation, Latest News, medical interpreting, phone interpretation, telephone interpreting by admin
The Swiss National Telephone Interpreting Service has conducted a well-received pilot project demonstrating its ability to provide practical and helpful emergency interventions that are not limited to those in hospitals.The service provides telephone l…
Feb 28 2013 in African language translation, language translators, Latest News, medical language translation, medical translating, spoken language interpreting by admin
The Indigo Trust has awarded Translators Without Borders a grant of $14,500 towards making Wikipedia medical articles available in Africa in as many languages as possible.We last reported on Translators Without Borders (TWB) in September of last year. …
Feb 28 2013 in African language translation, language translators, Latest News, medical language translation, medical translating, spoken language interpreting by admin
The Indigo Trust has awarded Translators Without Borders a grant of $14,500 towards making Wikipedia medical articles available in Africa in as many languages as possible.We last reported on Translators Without Borders (TWB) in September of last year. …
Feb 27 2013 in Japanese interpretation, Japanese to English interpreting, Korean language interpreter, language interpreting, Latest News by admin
The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force were assisted by language interpreters during Iron Fist 2013, a bilateral training exercise designed to increase interoperability between the two services."Trans…
Feb 27 2013 in Japanese interpretation, Japanese to English interpreting, Korean language interpreter, language interpreting, Latest News by admin
The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force were assisted by language interpreters during Iron Fist 2013, a bilateral training exercise designed to increase interoperability between the two services."Trans…
Feb 26 2013 in automated translation, automatic translation, instant translation, Latest News, machine translation, translation app, translation on demand by admin
The developers at Jujuba Software are on board with a language translation app that goes one step farther than most of the translation applications in app stores.Language translation websites are abundant on the Internet, but many of them are not readi…
Feb 23 2013 in automated language translation, automatic translation, Google Glass project, Latest News, machine translation, voice to text conversion by admin
Google has released a descriptive video of its much-awaited Glass project showcasing the technology’s user interface. The device offers many features including voice-controlled photos and onscreen language translation support.Google Glass is back in …
Feb 22 2013 in American Translators Association, automated translation, automatic translating, human language translators, Latest News, machine translation by admin
In the February issue of the ATA Chronicle, Charlotte Brasler and Jost Zetzsche address translators and machine translation working together. For years translators have viewed automated translation either with fear, contempt, or misunderstanding.Accord…
