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Languages and professional human translation: a look at Rosalía’s LUX album

New, News, Professional translatorsAside3 December, 20254 December, 2025

At BigTranslation, as a translation agency, we keep a close eye on developments across the linguistic landscape around us.

In an increasingly interconnected world, mastering more than one language is no longer a bonus but an essential skill. Globalisation, digital networks, remote working and cultural diversity are pushing us to communicate beyond our linguistic borders. Yet this reality not only highlights the usefulness of learning languages; it also underscores the value of professional human translation in the face of the proliferation of automated tools. Rosalía’s recent album, LUX, offers an excellent starting point for exploring these issues.

SWORN TRANSLATION – Do you need to validate a title or file a patent in another language?

New, Translation services29 April, 202030 April, 2020

Below, we explain what documents require a sworn translation: Any document that must be submitted to an official body will need a sworn translation.

Transcription will boost your podcast audience numbers

Marketing & Ecommerce, Translation services21 April, 202013 May, 2020

Do you have a podcast, or are you thinking of creating one?

In either case, you will want to reach the highest number of users that you can.

We’re not telling you anything new when we say that the key to your success lies in positioning. In order for this to happen, providing your content as text is a good strategy for improving the podcast’s natural positioning. Apart from the obvious advantage that, as a text, the content will have additional accessibility.

LOCALISATION: you have probably heard of it but… do you know what it means?

New, Professional translators, Sectors, Technical translation, Translation services, Video transcription, Web Translation15 April, 202016 April, 2020

Localisation in translation, or l10n, as it is known in the sector, is the process of translation, adaptation and adjustment of the texts we find in videogames, websites, blogs and many other products.

The benefits and advantages of e-commerce translation

Marketing & Ecommerce, Translation services11 March, 202013 May, 2020

Each day, a million new users access the Internet for the first time. The multicultural nature of this phenomenon has relieved English of its ‘de facto language’ status on the Internet.

What do an instruction manual, the text on packaging and an online ads campaign have in common?

Web Translation5 December, 20193 April, 2020

They are all texts that will be in contact with your customer this Christmas, and there’s no better time to boost your sales. If you want to expand into new markets, the first thing you should consider is translation. Your customers taking the initiative when they see an advert or trusting in your product or brand, starts with a well translated text. Read more “What do an instruction manual, the text on packaging and an online ads campaign have in common?”

Black Friday 2019 is just around the corner… Is your business ready?

BigT news, News14 November, 20193 April, 2020

Translation-ready texts: the secret to success

SEO Translation, Web Translation27 September, 20193 April, 2020

You’ve got a big project, a text that your blood, sweat and tears have gone into, and which works perfectly for your local audience. You’d go as far as to say it’s been a big hit. But, have you thought about how to prepare this text for translation?

Resources for Translators

SEO Translation, Translation services26 May, 201713 May, 2020

All freelance translators have at some time experienced that feeling of sitting at a computer, staring at a text, fingers hovering the keyboard ready to work… but your mind is blank. But don’t worry, there are plenty of resources out there to help you out with that blank screen!

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Using an Interpreter: the key to success at trade fairs and international conferences

Interpretation25 April, 201728 April, 2020

Just imagine the scene: Your company has rented a space at an important international trade fair, sent you and a colleague there at great expense, set up a beautiful stand, prepared all the publicity material and samples that you could possibly need… and there you stand, at the last second, struggling with your schoolboy German, and realising that you have forgotten the one thing that could really have made a difference: a professional interpreter.