Those working for a translation service will usually need to be able to directly interpret content or speech into another language which is often the national language of the country. However, there are instances where this is not the case due to the country having more than one national language but certain words not directly translating to those particular languages.
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In the age of the Internet and globalisation, fluid communication across language barriers has never been more important. Translation is therefore essential in many international contexts: setting up operations abroad, internationalising your offer, communicating with multicultural partners... Whatever the sector concerned (medical, legal, financial...), or the type of service (translation, interpreting, voice dubbing...), Alphatrad UK has professionals working in over 100 languages, from the most widely spoken languages in the world to the rarest languages.
By Frédéric Ibanez,
Professional Translations
1. KNOWLEDGE OF THE LANGUAGE
Translation by the professional into his/her mother tongue
Familiarity with the nuances of the language.
Texts that look like they were written from scratch in the target language.
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Work With Us and Become Part of the Optilingua Network
Optilingua International is a fast emerging worldwide leader in the translation and interpretation industry.
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Optilingua has arrived in Belgium – the translation firm has now opened new branches in Brussels and Antwerp.
Your foreign language service provider operates under the name VIAVERBIA BELGIUM and is now offering a comprehensive range of services from these sites to customers all over the world.
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Professional translator into Asian languages
A professional or specialised Asian translator (e.g. translating into Chinese, Japanese, etc.) will have no problems in understanding the many aspects associated with Asian characters and the implementation of the spoken languages.
Here you will find a brief introduction to the "Far East": Asia is the largest continent with a populace of more than 4 billion, which is 60 percent of the world's population.
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Medical errors are partly due to inadequate translations.
A hospital report shows that in 2011, some 4,000 cases of malpractice were committed in German hospitals and medical practices, although not all were the fault of the doctor. Part of this error is due to incorrectly translated medical records and reports. According to one American study, 1,500 of 30,000 examined medication errors were ascribed to ambiguous abbreviations.
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