Legal translation, including the translation of European Union legal acts, is a field that requires a translator to have very extensive knowledge and linguistic precision. Official EU texts must be rendered in accordance with institutional requirements, maintaining appropriate vocabulary and punctuation. Even a small error in the text can carry serious legal consequences. The role…
When thinking about rendering a text from one language into another, we usually think of translation. Sometimes, however, translating the text alone is not enough for it to be effective, understandable, and to fulfil the same role as it did in the source language. In such situations, what we need is localization. What is localization?…
Google Translate is one of the most recognisable and popular online translation tools in the world. Thousands of users rely on it every day. While it works well enough for simple translations for personal use, things get complicated when it comes to professional translations of documents such as texts containing medical data, court judgments, or…