Most things in life come at a price, and so does OmegaT’s freedom from bilingual translation files. Since I wrote about how great it was not to have intermediate bilingual files in OmegaT, it is only fair now to describe also the “catch.” Track changes Tracking changes is a very useful function for a translation […]
Freedom from Bilingual Files Isn’t Always Fun Читать далее »
OmegaT release 3.0.5 has quite a few improvements that definitely deserve a closer look. This post discusses productivity gains from the new features. Priority glossary I already touched upon this in detail, so I will refer you to that article and just summarize the main points here. It is now possible to have two types
OmegaT 3.0.5 Review Читать далее »
I always thought Microsoft was a leader in terms of translation quality. But, surprisingly, the examples for this second post in the series come from Microsoft. Noun phrases In noun phrases such as “server cabinet,” the first noun serves as an adjective, not a singular noun, as it appears to be. As a result, these
Common English to Russian Translation Errors. Part 2 Читать далее »
Aside from obvious things such as education and experience, there are nuances that can help you evaluate a translator more effectively. My thoughts are in no way final truths, but are simply patterns that I noticed while evaluating translators’ résumés over the years. Sloppy formatting means, well, sloppiness. If a résumé is formatted poorly, I
Five Less Obvious Things to Watch Out for in Translators’ Résumés Читать далее »
Although different translation vendors may define “urgent” differently, those definitions have a few things in common. In this post, I will explain what a common “rush” translation project looks like, as well as how translation buyers can save money and improve quality for such projects. Two types of urgent translation projects This distinction is helpful
What Constitutes an Urgent Translation Project? Читать далее »
This post provides some workarounds and tips that we found useful after implementing the XTRF translation management system. Workarounds The system does not support uploading files in folders. This makes it difficult to manage work files that come in several folders. Whereas folder structure is unimportant with files such as reference materials, it is quite
Customizing and Getting the Most Out of XTRF Читать далее »
Isn’t it frustrating for a translator to use a translation of a term in a given project that is worse than the translation used previously for another client? Not only it is worse, but the translator may also waste time researching this translation all over again! Could there be a better way than reinventing the
How to Reuse Your Translation Glossaries Efficiently Читать далее »
With this article, I begin a series of posts describing errors typical of translations from English into Russian. These posts might be especially useful to translators just starting in this profession. I also hope that some of the errors will trigger discussions that might lead to improving translations that I suggest. This article describes four
Common English to Russian Translation Errors. Part 1 Читать далее »
Right now, there is no easy way to process SDLXLIFF files in OmegaT. All current methods have their drawbacks. I already wrote extensively about translating SDLXLIFF files in the past, but after a few related discussions on the OmegaT forum, I decided to compile a short table listing all current SDLXLIFF translation methods. Until we
While We Are Waiting for the Best SDLXLIFF Filter for OmegaT Читать далее »
Do you hate it when you turn down one or more jobs while waiting for a previously confirmed project, only to learn later that this project has been postponed or canceled altogether? This article provides a few thoughts about why you may want to feel differently about this. Expecting this will never happen to you
To Wait or Not to Wait Читать далее »