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A Influência da Língua Materna Para falantes nativos de português, a língua materna exerce forte influência no momento da tradução de português para inglês. Nem sempre conseguimos evitar que essa…
Which Word Takes The Apostrophe? A Compound Possessive is also called a Joint Possessive. This grammar point often causes confusion, so we’ll try to make it as simple as possible.…
When You Get the 'Dangerously Bad' and Rarely the 'Possibly Good' Linking Ideas As translators, we've all faced the frustration and befuddlement of running into a cluster of words whose…
The Devil is in the details and failure to pay attention to them can lead to a completely inaccurate interpretation. Almost everyone would agree it makes sense to pay attention…
When It Comes To Translations… Sometimes people use the Internet as a virtual lamp post or telephone pole for posting all kinds of notices. This isn't to say you can't…
Você está satisfeito com o preço máximo que você consegue praticar no mercado de tradução? O preço que você cobra por palavra é irrisório ou justo? Não são poucos os…
WHAT DOES YOUR DIRECTORY TREE LOOK LIKE? Okay, we want you to think of a tree and what it looks like. Let's focus on its main parts. roots, trunk, and…
Fake is a Deliberate Misrepresentation of Facts. Over the past few years we've heard a lot about 'fake news', 'fake stories', 'alternative facts', and so on. Admittedly, while we all…
Need Help With a Term? Don't Be Too Proud To Ask! We translators have every reason to take pride in our profession and in the quality of work we strive…
Você Privilegia Nosso Riquíssimo Vernáculo? Em inglês, o verbo transitivo "to borrow" é definido como "to take something with the promise to return it", quer dizer, 'pegar uma coisa com…