Hey there all and welcome back to more AWESOME facts we found about language. Today we focussing on SPANISH! 1. With 329 million native speakers, Spanish ranks as the world’s No. 2 language in terms of how many people speak it as their first language. It is slightly ahead of English (328 million) but far […]
Welcome back travellers to another exciting edition of ADVENTURE TIME!!! Today we back in good old Argentina and visiting Mar del Plata So a little bit of history of the town The first European navigator to visit the beaches and cliffs of what one day would become Mar del Plata was Sir Francis Drake in his 1577 circumnavigation voyage. He introduced […]
Welcome to a fun edition to Sid’s World! Today we looking at some more fun language facts that you might or might not have known. Did you know that… 01 There are between 6000 and 7000 languages in the world – spoken by 7 billion people divided into 189 independent states. 02 There are about […]
Welcome back for another exciting edition of Breaking the Barrier! Where we try and limit the language barrier as much as possible. Today we have an awesome word for you that you never know where you might use! This weeks word is: Competition English – Competition Spanish – competição Afrikaans – Kompetisie com·pe·ti·tion definition n. […]
With Google’s support, Knight Center offers MOOC in Spanish on developing journalistic projects for the web By Knight Center/AM In an effort to promote the creation and development of sustainable and quality digital journalism projects in Spanish, the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, with the support of Google, will offer this month the Massive Open Online […]
Welcome back to another addition of “Breaking the Barrier!” Today we checking out the sentence Under pressure – English Sob pressão – Portuguese Bajo presión – Spanish Onder druk – Afrikaans Definition — n 1. the state of pressing or being pressed 2. the exertion of force by one body on the surface of another […]
Hey there and welcome back 😀 We always happy for those reading our blog in your busy days. So lets first hit it off with a favourite comic of ours found on the great net of the word: And now some random yet interesting facts on Language • The first word spoken on the moon […]
Welcome back travelers! Today we lead you to a special trip via the Tren a las Nubes A little history The construction of the railway started in 1921, to connect the North of Argentina with Chile across the Andes, and to serve the borax mines of the area. The viaduct La Polvorilla, the highest of […]
Welcome to another inside peak to Sid’s World. Lets hit it off with this weeks comic about how to lose a social life: And now, here are some more awesomely interesting facts about LANGUAGE: • The word “trivia” comes from the Latin “trivium” which is the place where three roads meet, a public square. People […]
The hottest job skill is… The Army, NYPD and State Department can’t get enough workers with this job skill. Neither can Fortune 500 companies, hospitals, local courts and schools. By Annalyn Kurtz @AnnalynKurtz October 30, 2013: 3:15 PM ET What is it? Fluency in a foreign language. Translators and interpreters are expected to be one […]
5 Tips for Freelance Translators How do you become a translator, you ask? Perhaps you are a doctoral student in linguistics and just need some money on the side while you work on your dissertation. Perhaps you grew up in a bilingual household, and you have been translating for as long as you can remember. […]
Hey there and welcome to your weekly dose of Breaking the Barrier! Today we check out the word: English = Moustache Portuguese = Bigode Spanish = Bigote Afrikaans = Snor History of the Moustache Shaving with stone razors was technologically possible from Neolithic times, but the oldest portrait showing a shaved man with a moustache […]
Welcome back to another addition to Adventure Time! Today we travel to El Calafate A little history El Calafate is 316 km. far from Río Gallegos, and takes its name from the shrub Calafate, indigenous from Patagonia. Its fruit is an appetizing berry used for the elaboration of jam. According to the tradition, whoever eats […]
Welcome back to another addition of Breaking the Barrier! Today we look at the word Daylight saying time – English Horario de Verano – Spanish Horário de verão – Portuguese So what is Daylight Savings Time? Daylight saving time (DST)—also summer time in British English— is the practice of advancing clocks during the lighter months […]
Welcome to another addition of Sid’s World. Lets start off the day with a fun cartoon about translation. Source=MOX And now, we present to you: A Few Interesting Facts About Translation Services in the Contemporary World 1. There are about 330,000 translators in the world. Of course, this is not counting people who translate things […]
Welcome to another additions of Adventure time where we travel to various places that use Spanish, Portuguese and English. Today we visit the lovely town of Fernando de Noronha A little histrory Many controversies mark the discovery of the archipelago by Europeans. At least three names – São Lourenço, São João, and Quaresma – have […]
Welcome to another addition of “Breaking the Barrier”! Today we will teach you a little sentence that will help you get people to get straight to the point with subjects, projects and protests. So without further a due, our sentence this week is: Go straight to the point = English Ir al grano = Spanish […]
Welcome back to another addition of “Sid’s World”. We hope you enjoy your comic of the day and we will be back again next week. Discount for repetitions Source=MOX And now for some tips for all you translators and writers out there. We checking out how to use: State Names and Abbreviations How should you […]
Hey and welcome back everyone! Today we checking out an external source on what are their views and tips on freelancer success. For more information or to sign up and receive tips and tricks, feel free to check out http://internationalfreelancersacademy.com/ So, lets get our learning on with the Freelancer Academy! The Most Critical Factor to […]
Welcome welcome one and all back for another addition of “BREAKING THE BARRIER!” Today we help you guys heading into the holiday seasons with a little language cheat to use one those emails and cards you send to your client. So without delay, today’s word is: Christmas – English Navidad – Spanish Natal – Portuguse […]
Diversification for freelance translators Source= MOX And welcome back to another issue of “Sid’s World”. We hope you all had an amazing International Translators Day last week. We happily introduce to you guys our cartoon strip of the week and wish you all the best for the week to come. We also want to thank […]
Top 5 pre-freelancer tips(some more) Have a solid business/marketing plan before going into freelancing Ok, so you decided that you are going to become a freelancer now and want to be your very own boss. Now there questions that remain are: Where do you want to take your business What is your next 5 year […]
Welcome back everyone. We hope you all have been enjoying our blog so far. If you have any specific translation or freelance questions, you are more than welcome to contact me and ill help you best I can. But without a further delay, check out our comic of the week 😀 Where do translators come from? […]
Hey there and welcome to our second word of the week. Today we will be discussing the word: Work – English Trabalho – Portuguese Trabajo – Spanish n. Physical or mental effort or activity directed toward the production or accomplishment of something. A job; employment: looking for work. A trade, profession, or other means of […]
Medical Translation Guide published by UAE club Sep 18, 2013 ABU DHABI // Doctors at motorsport events will have a new tool at their disposal after a translations aid in eight languages is launched at an international medical seminar this weekend. The new Medical Translation Guide, published by the Automobile and Touring Club of the […]
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