I recently came across the following blog post (which I am copying in here for the sake of clarity) on a really useful translator blog: http://translationjournal.blogspot.com/2006/04/test-translations.html Many translation clients request free translations as a precondition for a paid assignment. Is this a reasonable request? And if so, what is a reasonable size of a test [...]
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On the subject of Test Translations
Posted in General Musings of a Translator, My Translation Work, tagged Majorca Translations, Mallorca Translations, mallorca translator, professional translator Mallorca, Test Translations, traducciones al inglés, traducciones Mallorca, traductora Mallorca, translator mallorca on January 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
HAPPY NEW YEAR! / FELIZ AÑO NUEVO
Posted in General Musings of a Translator, My Translation Work, tagged Majorca Translations, Mallorca Translations, mallorca translator, professional translator Mallorca, traducciones al inglés, traducciones Mallorca, traductora Mallorca, translator mallorca on January 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Busy doing some marketing today and excited by all the new possibilities 2012 will surely bring. If you require translation services remember you can contact me for a quote at any time. I look forward to hearing from you. Victoria xx ¡FELIZ AÑO NUEVO! Hoy estoy ocupada haciendo un poco de marketing [...]
This month’s news: with best wishes for the festive season!
Posted in My Translation Work, tagged Majorca Translations, Mallorca Translations, mallorca translator, professional translator Mallorca, translator Majorca, translator mallorca, victoria amengual on December 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
”A translation is no translation, he said, unless it will give you the music of a poem along with the words of it.” John Millington Synge Christmas is well on its way and I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support this year and to wish you a very Happy [...]
First Subtitles Job
Posted in My Translation Work, tagged Mallorca Translations, Spanish translations Mallorca, subtitles, translator mallorca on September 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s the end product of my first ever subtitles project. It’s a video of a speech made by the President of the Balearic Islands, José Ramón Bauza – not too shabby, if I do say so myself!
Summertime….
Posted in General Musings of a Translator, My Translation Work, My writing, tagged Majorca Translations, majorca translator, Mallorca Translations, mallorca translator, translator Majorca, translator mallorca on July 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Hi everyone! Despite the lack of posts, I am still here. Working hard, so hard, updating my blog gets pushed back to the end of my list of priorities. Still here translating, proofreading and writing in Mallorca. There is a lot going on here this summer and I’m pleased to be a part of so [...]
Back to School
Posted in My Translation Work, tagged Bellver International College, Mallorca Translations, translating into Spanish, translator mallorca on September 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I am contributing to the recent ‘back to school’ effort by helping teachers at Bellver International College communicate with the parents of their new classes. I have been busy this week translating welcome letters from English into Spanish so that Spanish speaking parents of this English school in Mallorca can be kept up to date [...]
lack of blog posts
Posted in General Musings of a Translator, tagged Mallorca Translations, translator in Majorca, translator in Mallorca, translator mallorca on August 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
wow, I have been lazy with my blog lately! It is funny how inspiration comes and goes and blog posts come all at once or none at all. I have been busy keeping busy (it is hard work being freelance, as I am sure some of you know). I am constantly thinking of new marketing [...]
July News
Posted in General Musings of a Translator, My Translation Work, My writing, tagged Majorca Translations, Mallorca Translations, translation work Mallorca, translator Majorca, translator mallorca on August 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Well, believe it or not, it’s August already! Here’s my July newsletter update. If you are not receiving an email copy of this and would like to, you can sign up here. I hope you have had a great month! Mine has been action packed with lots of new translation opportunities. Here are some of [...]
How pushy are you?
Posted in General Musings of a Translator, My Translation Work, tagged help with translation, how do you translate pushy into spanish, Mallorca Translations, translation, translator Majorca, translator mallorca on May 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Here’s a conundrum I have come across, and I hope some of you translators out there can help me come up with a satisfactory solution. How do you translate ‘pushy‘ into Spanish? As in ‘he is a very pushy kind of person’. And don’t give me ‘empujante‘ cos you know that just ain’t gonna work! [...]
Otro cliente satisfecho
Posted in My Translation Work, tagged florists mallorca, Joanna walton flowers, Mallorca Translations, translator Majorca, translator mallorca on May 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
He tenido el placer de traducir una página web para un nuevo negocio en Mallorca; Joanna Walton Flowers. Joanna es florista profesional y durante muchos años fue la proveedora oficial de flores para el tren de lujo Orient Express. Me ha encantado su filosofía; ‘Siempre habrá flores para aquel que quiera verlas’. Henri Matisse. ********************************************************************* [...]
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