Every language is a psychological portrait of a culture. Thus the tricky nature of localization from any language to another: exactly what is being implied or missed in the word choices made during translation? Expert language professionals and native speakers are essential to nuanced accuracy. But even professional translators face the challenge of finding equivalents… Read More The Beauty and Challenge of “Untranslatable” Words
Skrivanek’s Project Management Team Leader Jan Hirš will be representing the company at the tcworld conference in Stuttgart at the beginning of November. Jan has been working for various LSPs for almost 10 years and has extensive experience in all aspects of the translation business. Most recently he has been appointed head of Skrivanek’s International… Read More Skrivanek will be at tcworld 2016 – Tekom Annual Conference, Stuttgart November 8th-10th 2016
European “Eunicorns” have a globalization advantage: out of necessity, they globalize much earlier than successful North American startup companies. Markets in France, Spain, Sweden and other European countries are so much smaller than the English-speaking block, that entrepreneurs think beyond their own borders from day one. Then, when expansion to new markets is the best… Read More Thinking Global from the Beginning
Committed to continuous professional development of its language service team members, Skrivanek offered specialized training for its proofreaders this year. Led by Dr. Tomas Svoboda, PhD, these sessions were held at the Institute of Translation Sciences at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague. Proofreading is a mandatory component of translation, according to EN… Read More Advancing Skrivanek’s Proofreading Expertise
The European Union currently has 24 official languages, one language chosen by each of the 28 member countries. All enjoy equal status, a founding belief being that every citizen has a right to know what is going on in their name and to play an active part if they wish to. English was chosen by… Read More Will Brexit Weaken the Presence of English in Europe?
Trust fosters good relationships between LSPs and their clients, and that trust is built through the successful execution of projects. Project managers at LSPs work with their clients to set up timelines that everyone follows, and in turn the translation team gets translated text completed on time and delivered where it needs to be with… Read More What’s the Rush? – what you’re paying for when you pay rush fees
The failure of European Spanish as a one-size-fits-all language for every Spanish-speaking country in the world is illustrated by a trend in the publishing industry. Independent Spanish publishers are seeking markets beyond Europe, in both the U.S. and Latin America, since financial recovery in Spain has been slow. Interestingly both the Spanish language used and… Read More Is the Spanish of Argentina the Sexiest?
Skrivanek’s newly appointed Global Sales Manager Jaroslava Ouzka will be representing the company at 5th CTIP event in Hamburg towards the end of June. Jaroslava has been with Skrivanek over 10 years and has extensive experience of all aspects of the translation business. Most recently she has headed Skrivanek’s division providing language services to major… Read More Skrivanek will be at CTIP – Clinical Trials Innovation Programme, Hamburg June 27th-28th 2016
As the market leader in Central and East European languages Skrivanek is often asked to deliver translation projects for clients worldwide which involve a large wordcount or urgent delivery these are usually coupled with a requirement for knowledge of specialized terminology. Skrivanek’s 20+ years experience and extensive resources means that we are able to take… Read More High Volume, Short Notice, Quick Turnaround, Specialised Terminology- The Perfect Storm of Translation!
Spoken mainly in Netherlands and Belgium by about 23 million people worldwide, Dutch is an important target language for marketing. Reaching into this combined global market with your products and services opens your business up to a GDP of over 1 trillion USD. But not all Dutch is exactly the same. For example, Flemish Dutch… Read More Dutch & Flemish – Equal but not the Same
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