In the life of a translator there are many things that could make our life difficult: WiFi is down, client changes the deadline half-way through a job, having to chase an invoice against a big solicitor’s firm… Well, these are all mundane day-to-day difficulties that are overcome with persistence and determination. What is much more […]
What can I say about being an interpreter that has not already been said? Well, anything really, because it simply seems like there is not a single good book describing the profession. Sure, there are plenty that teach the techniques and more professional aspects of the job, but show me a book that tells you […]
This is my latest finished translation project, a site of a company that helps in getting compensation for an accident at work: https://www.workclaimsbureau.co.uk/pl Want me to do your site as well? Get in touch, call or write to me and I’m sure we can make it happen 🙂
Today something delicious for Italian cuisine afficionados! Browsing through some pictures from my trip to Egypt a few years ago I remembered about the menu of one Italian restaurant, particularly the very creative linguistic solutions applied there 🙂 The names for Pizza Napoli and Quattro Formaggi received a very creative and phonetic treatment. On top […]
Just a new little ad I have just made for my business 🙂 Feel free to share with anyone!
I used to watch all TED talks fanatically, wish I had more time to do it now… Fascinating!
I’m just reading a fiction novel, the protagonist is a translator struggling to translate Dante faithfully from Italian to English. The book is so-so, but I found a passage that resonates with me so much: “I’d once loved translation, before I got all complicated about it. Weighing poetic elements, deciding which to highlight, which to […]
Everyone hates it when their client talks too much and tests their short-term memory… Still I’d kill to interpret for Klopp 🙂
So what kind of applications does an interpreter need? Obviously, I can only speak from my personal experience, as an UK-based interpreter who travels quite a bit and often works on the go. There may well be quite a few useful apps I am not aware of, but these are my personal essentials: Google Maps: […]
Some time ago I started going to singing classes. Initially it was purely for pleasure but I have since noticed that it really helps with learning pronunciation, mastering accents and acquiring new vocabulary. And it’s just so much fun! I highly recommend it to anyone and posting here my first tentative attempts 🙂
