February is the month of love, tokens of affection and romantic getaways.
This month, thousands of couples will visit romantic destinations such as Paris, Rome, New York and Florence to leave padlocks secured on their bridges and affirm their eternal love. This gesture is an emotional commitment to their partner, but also to the experience they share.
In the tourism sector, translation is a basic need, and the companies that operate in this area know that only too well. Whether they’re hotels, travel agencies or any other kind of business related to tourism, these companies want to reach the highest possible number of people, in as many countries as they can. And how can you reach them, unless you speak their language?
According to the Cambridge Dictionary, proofreading is the act in which “one finds and corrects mistakes in text before it is printed or put online”. If we look for it in the Oxford Dictionary we will see that to proofread is “read (printer’s proofs or other written material) and mark any errors”. Meaning that proofreading is the process in which a text is brought to a publishing standard. It is generally a fancy word for correction and often it will be interchangeably used with QA (quality/assurance).
This is the most wonderful time of the year, with mistletoe on the door and Christmas carols in the air. But not all countries celebrate the festive season in the same way. Discover six European Christmas traditions that you may not know about.
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?”
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?
As you may know, BigTranslation is made up of people of different nationalities, of very diverse nationalities. But many of them share traditions, such as the celebration of Easter.
During 12th and 13th of March, BigTranslation headed to Barcelona. The mission? To publicise our technological platform to help the attendees of the eShow, which was held in Barcelona, to internationalise their businesses.
BigTranslation’s nerve-centre is located in Valencia, a city which is open to the world and which contains many reasons for you to visit. Its festivals, culture, sport and gastronomy are just some of these.
The Fallas stands out among the festivals with its mix of art, satire and tradition.
