We decided to create Yourtranslator back in November 2011. Back then, developing a professional website wasn’t that easy or commonplace, and collaborative ventures among translators and other professionals were at their nascent stage in Greece. Yourtranslator started as a collective website, with an amateur logo and design inspired by our friends’ ideas, and our own. Our blog was there almost from the very start…
Les traducteurs (The translators): a review
Being translators ourselves, we love watching movies with translators as the main characters, as they’re not very easy to come across. We also feel that they help lend visibility to translation and translators in general, which is something that our industry desperately needs. If you haven’t watched the trailer yet, the movie is about the translation of a bestseller and it’s actually inspired by…
Happy holidays!
2020 taught us to support each other like never before. Let’s work together to make 2021 a truly fulfilling year. Warm wishes for a year filled with good health and personal and professional achievements!
Official translations in Greece: everything you wanted to know (but were afraid to ask)
Following the success of our original post about official translations in Greek, we decided to translate it to reach a wider audience and help more people understand their needs. Enjoy! Greek red tape is quite similar to the Spanish one… What we mean by official translations from and into Greek: Normally, an official/public authority may require you to submit an official or certified translation…
5 simple steps for quality assurance
Quality assurance is absolutely essential when working as a professional translator. Naturally, the best method is to have your translation reviewed by another professional. However, even in this case or even when you’re working with agencies that take care of the review themselves, you should make sure that the quality of the work you deliver is as high as possible. Here are some simple…
10 things we love and hate about translation
WE 1. Learning new things One of the great things about translation is its sheer variety; one day you’ll be translating manuals of a washing machine and the next the website of a hotel on a dreamy island. Besides keeping boredom at bay, this multitude of subjects helps you learn a great many new things you would never have imagined existed. Naturally, if you…
The challenges and pitfalls of legal translation: an interview with John O’Shea
John is an experienced legal translator with a background in law. We asked him how he ventured into translation, how he deals with the specific challenges of his specialisation and what are some of the best ways to specialise in this field. Tell us a bit about yourself. How and where did you first learn Greek and how did you decide to venture into legal translation?…
Elia’s Together 2018 conference: Specialise to Excel
Elia’s annual Together event started in 2016 in Barcelona (you can find a detailed account of that conference in a previous article). This year’s conference took place in Athens on 22 and 23 February and focused on specialisation. It was a stimulating 2-day event with some interesting sessions organised around the key concepts of specialisation, trends and technology. All in all, an excellent opportunity to…
4 useful features + 1 tip for Studio 2015 newbies
SDL Studio is unquestionably one of the most popular CAT tools in the market. Unfortunately, though, being such an extensive, all-encompassing tool, it can often intimidate users, many of whom end up using it only to edit and translate files and to save their work in translation memories. This is a waste of potential (and money not-so-well spent). This is why we’ve assembled four…
New issue of Axelife by axel accessories, once again translated by Yourtranslator!
Our successful collaboration with leading fashion company Axel Accessories continues! The latest issue of Axelife is out, once again translated into English by Yourtranslator. Till next time!