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Exit vs Éxito – Why Accurate Legal Translation is Important
When it comes to legal documents, word choice matters. From business mergers to service contracts, the parties involved rely on the absolute power of written phrases to define their agreements, obligations, and protections. But what about when those parties speak two different languages? While most businesses are more than happy to translate legal documents for foreign associates, purchasing a direct translation program for this purpose is probably not enough. What may be clear legal meaning in one language can become a garbled mess if translated without preserving the intended meaning of each phrase.
Similar words with Different Meanings
Some sets of words are commonly mistranslated because they are spelled the same but have significantly different meanings and connotations. These understandable mix-ups can have a catastrophic affect on legal documents. The English word “exit” (to depart), for instance, does not translate to the Spanish word “éxito” (success). Though they appear to be nearly identical, there is an enormous legal difference between an “Exit Strategy” and an “Estrategia de Éxito”. This is the sort of mistake that is easy to make, but is also easily avoided by professional translators.
Word Equivalence and Syntax
The difference in syntax between one language and another can make legal translations tricky. Long, complex and deeply meaningful sentences must often be completely re-written to convey the same meaning in a new language. Word-equivalency must also be taken into account. Directly translating the word choice of one language into another may not effectively communicate the meaning of the document, as these equivalent words can serve different roles in their respective languages. It takes a fairly deep understanding of legalese in both languages to create a truly accurate and useful translated legal document.
Mistranslated documents cause more than just confusion. The consequences of functionally different translations can range from voided contracts to nasty lawsuits. Getting your legal and linguistic ducks in a row is a vital part of any multilingual legal venture.
KeyLingo specializes in professional business to business translations, so please contact us if you or your business could benefit from expertly translated legal documents now or some time in the future.
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Why a Bilingual Staff is No Substitute for Professional Translation Services
There are many benefits to having a bilingual staff, but serving as a replacement for professional translation services is not one of them. Consider these 3 reasons for why your business may need to use the services of a translation agency.
Having staff who speak several languages can make your workplace more diverse, put visitors at their ease, and maybe even save lives if you’re delivering vital services to clients with limited English proficiency. However, fluency in another language is just one requirement for providing translation services. These are some of the advantages of working with a reputable agency.
Ensure quality. Professional translators often have extensive education and experience, and may have certifications in specialized areas such as the legal and medical fields. Plus, unlike working with a single staff member or solo free-lancer, engaging an agency gives you access to a team of experts who complement each other’s capabilities, and examine each other’s work.
Stay updated. Agencies have more resources for keeping up with the latest computer software and industry trends. Your staff member may be relying on what they can remember from their university days.
Save time and money. The time your employee spends on translation is time they’re diverted from their core responsibilities. That’s especially expensive when you’re on a tight deadline, and you realize that it’s taking them much longer than a professional translator to process the same material. Even more critical, if flaws in their translation damage your business reputation or cost you clients, you’ll appreciate that working with a professional agency is the better option.
Keylingo is a business to business translation company that provides timely, accurate and affordable services.
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Technical Translations: Going Back to the Source
When Evansville, Indiana-based Mead Johnson Nutritionals recalled 4.6 million cans of baby formula it was not because the formula inside the can was bad – but rather the translated Spanish formula for mixing with water on the outside of the can was.
According to an Associated Press article in The Savannah Morning News, the company warned that the incorrect instructions could lead to “serious health problems and even death.”
How does this happen, one might ask? It’s more common than you might think. The International System of Units – or SI – is the metric system used in science, industry and medicine. But when a product is marketed and sold to the consumer in the United States, measurements are often converted from the laboratory into the more familiar US standard of pounds, tons, gallons, cups and teaspoons.
The problem begins when these measurements are converted back into metric without going to the original lab-sourced calculation. Since miles and kilometers are not the exact same distance and tablespoons and milliliters are not the exact same volume, rounding up or down when converting from one standard to the other is required. Go back and forth a couple of times, rounding up or down, and the calculation is now nowhere near what the original formula was.
You can get all of that right and still run into other problems in technical translation services that have nothing to do with measurements. A maintenance manual for an HVAC unit might include instructions to loosen bolts, take apart the filter compartment, clean everything with high pressure water, reassemble the compartment and replace the filter. Huh? In this instance, the term “replace” could mean “rinse clean the filter and put it back” – or it could mean “install a new filter.” Going back to the source – the manufacturer – is the only way to be sure.
Avoid your own can of worms: No matter how large or small the project, translations are always a team effort and the customer is an integral part of the team. A good project manager on the translation side of the equation will flag issues and clarify with the customer in advance of sending the document out to the industry expert translator. Conversely, the customer will recognize that a professional translation team periodically needs clarification and the customer will be ready to provide feedback in a timely manner. An open line of communication between customer and translation team ensures that the intent is unambiguous, accurate and on time. That’s why going back to the source is a formula for success in avoiding costly mistakes, embarrassing news stories and sometimes legal liability when translating technical documents. Contact us for a review of your technical document and find out if it needs editing before sending it out for translation.
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Don’t Trust AI: Use Humans at a Translation Company
You might have heard that artificial intelligence is improving. Services like Google Translate make it easy to copy and paste text in a box online and get a full translation in a matter of seconds. Unfortunately, these translations have a reputation for being laughably bad.
But new artificial intelligence has some people reconsidering artificial translation. In November 2016, a new, advanced translation service from Google Translate showed improved translation results in 16 different languages. The new results have understandably impressed people around the world.
Whatever progress artificial translation has made, a recent competition between Human and AI translators shows that artificial intelligence still has a ways to go. The competition pitted professional human translators against three AI translation services. In the competition, all of the entrants had 50 minutes to translate literature and non-literature passages from Korean to English. Two professional translators judged the results, not knowing whether human or machines did the translations.
The results did show some promise for the advanced Google Translate, the highest scoring AI software with a score of 28 out of 60. However, the human professional translators defeated them by a landslide, with 49 out of 60 points.
AI translation services might help laypeople quickly get the gist of a document, but the services still have serious limitations. They miss key slang and proper names, and often they miss even basic grammatical tenses in the translated languages. With more sophisticated types of translation, such as technical science terms and legal documents, the problems grow exponentially. For a strong translation, using a professional, human translator remains the only way to get the job done.
Contact us to receive sophisticated, human done professional translation services in a wide variety of languages.
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Successfully Globalize Your Business with Translation Services
With the internet and social media becoming more popular every day, the physical boundaries of our world start to seem smaller and easier to cross.
Doing business in other countries used to involve expensive phone calls or plane flights, but in our modern world, talking with colleagues over internet voice services and creating a business website and blog is easy and inexpensive.
A globalized world makes it easy for businesses of all sizes to open find clients and sell goods to customers all over the world. But all the world shrinks, the language gap still persists. By 2050, only 5% of people worldwide will speak English as a first language, and about 25% of the population speaks at least some English. To truly reach at least three-quarters of the population, you’ll need to globalize your business in multiple languages.
Business News Daily interviewed translation experts about doing businesses in the global economy. These experts, and we agree with them, say that poor quality language translation will give prospective buyers in that language a less positive view of your services. This is of particular importance if you have a business in a technical or specialized field. To succeed in this type of business, you need to ensure your language sounds professional and correct in other languages.
One of the most important tasks for your business is to identify your target audience.
From there, you can identify the countries your top customers will come from, the languages they speak, and the type of positions or interests these customers have. A professional translator can then translate your business’ website, blog, and other business materials using the technical language and local dialect most used by your base.
Contact us for translation service help that will increase your business’ potential reach and sales around the globe.
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Translation Services in Atlantic Canada
Canada’s East Coast, commonly known as Atlantic Canada, is a great place for many industries to conduct business.
Consisting of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and the easternmost province of Newfoundland and Labrador, these provinces are thriving in industries such as fishing, oil, science and engineering, and tourism. If you work in one of these industries, the Atlantic provinces are a great place to work or collaborate.
To achieve business success in this part of the country, keep in mind the large number of immigrants and rural population means that many of Atlantic Canada’s residents speak limited or no English. In order to establish a business or work periodically in Atlantic Canada, we recommend Canadian translation services in French and Gaelic.
Many residents in Atlantic Canada, particularly New Brunswick, speak Acadian French, a specific dialect of the French language.
About 9% of New Brunswick residents only speak French. Although similar to the French spoken in Quebec, there are certain key differences in pronunciation and vocabulary. You’ll want to make sure you use the correct Acadian French phrasing when engaging in written and verbal correspondence.
Perhaps surprisingly to many, Gaelic is also spoken by a few thousand people in Atlantic Canada, with the dominant province being Nova Scotia. Many people in Atlantic Canada have strong Scottish and Irish roots, and speak Gaelic as a primary dialect in certain regions to preserve their cultural heritage. A Gaelic translator will show respect for these individuals and help with communication.
Contact us today to hear more. We’d love to learn about your particular translation needs!
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