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I translate from Italian -- and wonder, how would my experience editing websites for the World Bank and the US Energy Information Administration help me in the translation profession?

Every industry has its argot and book publishing is no exception. Here defined are book publishing jargon and typical terminology for the novice, while there may also be terms that experienced authors can learn as well.

They offer a behind-the-scenes look at the life of an interpreter, from a student's first days in the booth to interpreting at global summits. They're interesting for working interpreters, students, or anyone who's ever wondered what the profession is like.

What do you think of the tips given about writing resumes here?

What does the career path of a freelance translator look like?

Enabling better translation

What do you think, useful article?

I develop an online Web / Mobile (Iphone/Android) aplication to support foreign languages vocabulary learning. I'd like to propose you a deal : Your help in validating my vocabulary lists, and you'll get in exchange some users account (free and unlimited). Requested languages : Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Turkish, Arabic, Hebrew, Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norvegian... Interested?

Je serais pour mixer un peu les approches. On est d'accord que traiter l'actualité « telle quelle » n'a pas trop d'intérêt par rapport aux médias mentionnés dans votre articles : les petits passeront toujours derrière. Par contre en parler selon un angle précis qui est celui du lectorat du blog, je trouve ça plutôt intéressant. Exemple sur le blog que j'alimente (on est plusieurs) : Wikileaks tout le monde en a parlé, mais nous qui travaillons dans la traduction avons choisi de parler des interprètes iraquiens dont on a révélé le triste sort sur ce site http://bit.ly/hQ3yCP. C'est tout l'intérêt des réseaux, d'avoir un filtrage des infos en fonction d'intérêts que l'on partage, je pense que beaucoup d'internautes suivent des blogs justement pour ça. Mais comme on est d'accord que ça « périme », on alterne avec des choses qui relèvent du métier, comme expliquer la différence entre relecture et révision (par ex) http://bit.ly/hVhrVs.Cela dit je suis curieuse de lire d'autres avis !Aurélie

Bonne année tout pareil de l'équipe de Trad Online ! Les bonnes résolutions de toutes façon, elles ne durent en général que le mois de janvier alors autant passer tout de suite au rythme de croisière, le monde ne s'écroulera pas pour autant ;) A bientôt !

Thanks for this list, they were already in my aggregator but it's always nice to have a professional point of view on the contents. I'm fairly new to the translation business (a few months) but reading those blogs (as well as those on the list from GTS, I must say) has made me grasp many key ideas and get to know the industry. So thanks to all of those who share their ideas and get themselves exposed on the web, I'm writing in a blog myself (http://www.tradonline.fr:blog) and readers may not realise how much of yourself (time, experience, point of view, personal ideas) you put into it, so whether it's from a freelancer or a company the effort should be valued Thanks and a happy new year 2011 ! Aurélie

@Dave : Thank you for this list, I already know some of them and will check the others ! Maybe we should try and consider writing posts in English to feature in that list ;) but for French-speaking readers you might like to read http://www.tradonline.fr/blog. @Jill : why is it that companies should not have freelancers' interests at heart ? As a translation agency our business mostly relies on freelancers and we feel that we offer a service (looking for customers) that is valuable to them. Or maybe you make a difference between a small business and larger LSPs ?Thank you both for the lists anyway ! Loved it :)Aurélie

Let's All Be Translators - Colm Ryan | No Peanuts! for Translators

On the unprofessionalism of some "agencies", serving as a reminder to appreciate a good project manager.

eMpTy Pages: Using Translation as a Force to Address Information Poverty: AGIS 2010

As you may know, groups may now be turned into "open groups". Here are the main differences (from Linkedin blog)

Hi! If you translate a press release from French to Ducth can we use it in Belgium and Holland? Same language?! What is the price per line...I will have 10 press releases to translate in the construction sector.... very soo, :)

This is a link I share out of personal interest, being from Brittany myself. But this could apply to Corsica or the Basque area.

Rédiger pour les nuls : ce qui se conçoit bien s'énonce clairement… et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisément. [Boileau] Qu'en est-il des mots pour l'écrire ? Nous sommes tous amenés dans notre vie professionnelle à produire des documents : contrats, communiqués de presse, présentations,...

Please contact me. THANKS! Regards, Ineke Cats