Quality in Translation How do you define the concept of quality in translation? The word ‘quality’ is used by everyone in the world of translation, all clients want it, and all translation suppliers offer it. And yet translation buyers are sometimes disappointed with...
What do we mean when we say quality? The word 'quality' is used by everyone in the world of translation, all clients want it, and all translation suppliers offer it. And yet translation buyers are sometimes disappointed with what they get from suppliers, a...
The fire protection and security industry is a part of Quicksilver’s strongest area of specialisation. This is largely due to our President’s experience of more than 30 years in international management positions in this industry. As Tyco International’s former Global...
ISO STANDARDS AND TRANSLATION One of the main criticisms of the ISO is that it focuses exclusively on processes rather than products. It would thus be theoretically possible for a company which produced low-quality goods to be ISO certified on the basis of its...
One of the best ways to evaluate the standing of a language service provider (LSP) is to ask if it has an ISO certification. ISO STANDARDS - The ISO 'family of standards' are designed to test and accredit a company's quality management system (QMS). The ISO 9001...
For a good fifteen years, Freehand was the professional's choice of graphic design program. During this time, it developed a loyal following and continues to occupy a prominent place in the affections of many a graphic designer. But, like all software, a failure to...
Indian English or 'Indish' is a particularly fruitful, charismatic and expressive form of English, which still shows its roots in the Seventeenth Century discourse of the colonisers, fused with a chutney (to paraphrase Salman Rushdie) of different linguistic...
Los beneficios de la memoria de traducción: QuickSilver Translate use of state-of-the-art translation software in order to streamline the translation process and ensure consistency across all the translations we undertake for you. Every time we translate a...
Spanish Translation Twists – Part 2 Here are some more examples of Spanish translation twists: The mayor of a city or town is an intendente in Argentina, a presidente municipal in Mexico and an alcalde in Spain. A waiter is a mesonero in Venezuela, a mesero in...
Spanish is the fourth most widely spoken language − after Mandarin, English, and Hindustani − and is arguably the most translated language in the world. This Romance language, originally spoken in northern Spain, gradually became the principal language of government...