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Dirty Little Secrets for Translators
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Aug
Aug
This is to clarify that there is no such thing as “sworn translator” in Greece. The parties entitled to provide certified translations in Greece are the following:
1) The Translation Service of 
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Documents are translated and certified by the staff.
2) Any lawyer who speaks the source/target language of the document. Documents are translated and certified by the lawyer OR translated by any translator and certified by the lawyer.
3) Any translator who is a graduate of the Ionian University, Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpreting. Documents are translated and certified by the translator. Translators can only certify their own translations.*
*Only translators in this category are authorized to provide official translations that are equivalent to the ones provided by the Ministry.
4) Any translator who is a member of a Professional Translation Association in Greece and has the right to a seal in order to certify his/her translations. Documents are translated and certified by the translator. Translators can only certify their own translations.
27
Aug
Aug
You should definitely read this interesting article from multifarious about the differences in word counting using Word, Studio and old Trados.
Conclusion: Word offers a simple word count, whereas a translation tool is designed to try and reflect translator’s effort.
Read more: http://tinyurl.com/q3zmlwg
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Aug
Aug
| Commonly known as: | Official medical term | Etymological notes: |
| runny nose | rhinorrhea | Greek rhino- (of the nose) and -rrhoia (flow) |
| dry mouth | xerostomiath | Greek xero-(dry) andstoma (mouth) |
| rumbling in the stomach | borborygmus | Greek (same sense) |
| pins and needles | paraesthesia | Greek para- (beside, beyond, irregular) andaisthesis (sensation) |
| earwax | cerumen | Latin cera (wax) |
| crying | lachrymation | Latin lachryma (tear) |
| hair standing on end; goosebumps | horripilation | Latin horrere (to stand on end) and pilus (hair) |
| scab | eschar | Latin eschara (scar or scab) |
| nosebleed | epistaxis | Greek, epi (upon, in addition) and staxis(dripping) |
| “every four hours” | QQH (quarta quaque hora) | Latin (see quarter and hour) |
Read more: http://tinyurl.com/mbgdkg8
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