Tradurre è un’arte / Translation Is an Art
Tratto dalle conclusioni della mia tesi di Laurea triennale: Tradurre è un’arte. Ogni testo tradotto è un disegno su tela, e sta al traduttore decidere quali colori utilizzare per trasmettere il senso del testo originale al suo pubblico. Le traduzioni…
Why I Love Being a Translator
It’s been four (yes, FOUR!) years since I last wrote a post on my blog. I know, it’s been a very long time. I have been busy with my MA course, and I also started working on my thesis, which…
Practice Makes Perfect
Practice Makes Perfect
10 Things You Should Never Say to a Translator
When Translators (and Language Students) Meet the Rest of the World
MYTH: Translation/language students and translators/interpreters are living dictionaries. REALITY: Yes, we speak more than one language. No, we don’t know all the words in a given language. It’s impossible to know EVERY. SINGLE. WORD, even in your mother tongue. Vocabulary…
The Way I Translate
I’ve just finished translating part of a text I’m going to deliver in the next few days (the deadline is on the 10th), and I was reflecting on how I usually translate a written text. I go through these steps:…
How George Orwell Liked His Tea
I really enjoyed reading (and translating) this article for the English Language and Translation course I’m attending. It was first published on the Evening Standard on January 12, 1946. George Orwell – A Nice Cup of Tea If you look…
Communication as Translation
This post is about what I learnt in class today. Each communication act can be considered a translation. Not necessarily should communication acts be between two languages or cultures, you can even “translate” a thought into spoken words, a gesture…
Consecutive Interpreting Techniques Fascinate Me
Yes, you read right. Since each interpreter has his/her own note-taking style (it can differ in structure, the way words are written/abbreviated, the symbols used or even in the language in which notes are written), I like reading examples of…
When Foreign Tourists Are Lost in Translation
Thanks to a Facebook friend, I’ve just read a very interesting article. When it comes to giving pieces of information in English, Italian call center operators either have a hard time speaking in English or even hang up right after…
