| Why a Spanish Translation? Over 350
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| | resources to take on complex projects and
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| million people in the world speak Spanish
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| | deliver them in a timely manner. Things
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| as their first language. If we include
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| | you should keep in mind when selecting a
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| the number of people who are fluent in
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| | Spanish Translation Agency There are
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| Spanish as a second language, the total
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| | thousands of translation agencies and
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| number of Spanish speakers in the world
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| | identifying a good English-Spanish
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| is well over 400 million people. The
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| | translation supplier is a big task.
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| Hispanic market is today the most rapidly
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| | Translation clients usually don't know
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| expanding market in the United States. It
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| | what they are paying for, especially when
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| is estimated that by 2050, there will be
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| | they don't know the target language (the
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| 56 million Hispanics/Latinos; by 2050,
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| | language into which a text written in
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| 30% of the entire U.S. population will be
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| | another language is to be translated).
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| Hispanic. Human Translation vs. Machine
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| | Are translations handled by Spanish
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| Translation Machine translation (MT) is a
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| | Native Speakers? The language translator
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| form of translation where a computer
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| | should always translate INTO his or her
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| program analyses the text in one language
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| | mother tongue. Only a native speaker can
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| - the "source text" - and then attempts
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| | come closest to creating a translation
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| to produce another, equivalent text in
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| | that "sounds" so natural that the reader
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| another language - the "target text" -
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| | is not even aware that it is a
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| without human intervention. Although this
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| | translation. Mistakes can have ruinous
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| system can help with specific words and
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| | consequences. Two Examples: When
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| some phrases in much the same way as a
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| | Chevrolet introduced the Nova to the
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| dictionary, it shouldn't be used to
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| | South American market, sales were dismal.
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| replace a human translator. Computers do
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| | Intended buyers in these countries were
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| not have the ability to deal
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| | perplexed when the car went on the market
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| appropriately with the complexities of a
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| | because "No va" in Spanish means "it
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| language such as ambiguity, syntactic
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| | won't go" An American T-shirt maker in
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| irregularity, anglicisms, false cognates,
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| | Miami printed shirts for the Spanish
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| context, etc. A machine translation is
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| | market which promoted the Pope's visit.
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| similar to the one made by a human who
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| | Instead of "I saw the Pope" (el Papa),
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| lacks a deep knowledge of the target
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| | the shirts read "I Saw the Potato" (la
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| language. Translation agency or
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| | papa). How much will the translation
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| independent translator? Spanish
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| | cost? Translations are usually charged
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| Translation agencies provide a number
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| | per word. Be sure that the Spanish
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| advantages, and services that individuals
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| | translation provider charges the job
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| cannot: Screening of translators: While
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| | based on the number of words in the
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| some Spanish translation companies
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| | source text. Many companies give you an
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| maintain an in-house team of native
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| | estimate and the final quote is based on
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| Spanish speakers, others create a network
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| | the target document. With this method you
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| of freelance translators who they employ
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| | never know the final quote until the job
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| on a per-project basis. As long as the
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| | is done and this may lead into abuse on
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| projects are coordinated and managed
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| | the part of the translator as he/she can
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| efficiently, this allow a Spanish
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| | use longer sentences on purpose,
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| translation company to match projects
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| | degrading the quality of the target text
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| with translators who have relevant
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| | and increasing your price. References and
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| knowledge or experience. Proofreading:
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| | samples Don't be afraid to ask for
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| Most agencies have a proofreader other
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| | references or samples. References are
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| than the translator to review the
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| | perhaps the most important way to ensure
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| translation prior to delivery at no extra
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| | a quality job. If you have knowledge of
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| cost. In this way, you can rest assured
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| | the target language or know someone who
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| that the target document is error-free
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| | does, samples may also be good. A
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| and is thoroughly checked for uniformity.
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| | reputable agency will not hesitate to
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| Meeting tight deadlines: Because of their
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| | give you references and show you samples
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| pool of translators, agencies have the
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| | of previous English-Spanish translations.
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