| Translation is the action of interpretation | | | | presented. Then translate it to the target |
| of the meaning of a text and subsequent | | | | language required. |
| production of an equivalent text that | | | | |
| communicates the same message in another | | | | Spanish translations of official documents, |
| language. Spanish translation involves | | | | such as driver's licenses, birth/death |
| listening to an audio or video tape in | | | | certificates and school or university |
| Spanish language and producing an English | | | | transcripts for submission to govt. offices |
| translation or vice versa. | | | | require certification. That means the |
| | | | translator must be certified by the |
| Transcription, on the other hand, is the | | | | certifying body of the province in which the |
| conversion of a spoken source into written or | | | | document will be submitted. Translation |
| printed format in the same language. The | | | | should ensure localization, clarity and |
| Spanish transcription is generally done by a | | | | overall cohesion of message for the target |
| Spanish person, while translation by an | | | | audience. |
| English speaker translating into English. | | | | |
| | | | Whether you need to transcribe interviews, |
| Spanish translation is more than just putting | | | | focus groups, depositions or conferences, the |
| words into another language; it requires an | | | | goal is the same-conversion of audio into |
| understanding of the information being | | | | text format. |
| translated, so that the spirit, meaning, tone | | | | |
| and style of the communication are preserved, | | | | The most common type of transcription and |
| While Spanish transcription requires a good | | | | translation is legal translation, where |
| listening skill, understanding of the subject | | | | clients are interviewed in their native |
| matter and ability to write the same | | | | language-Spanish, but the court will require |
| information in the same language. | | | | the event to be recorded in another |
| | | | language-English. However, it is more common |
| To perform Spanish transcription and | | | | for transcription and translation to be |
| translation, one has to listen and write down | | | | conducted for video clips and radio |
| the content in the language in which it is | | | | interviews. |