In-house translation - outside the box - Blogging from an in-house translator's perspective

In-house translation - outside the box

Thoughts from a mid-career in-house translator previously active as a freelancer.

Comparing Translation to Tetris

Posted on 20 March 202320 March 2023 by t9natno5

Why I have likened translation and being an in-house translator to Tetris.

Understanding your time/activity sheets: getting more out and analysing them to propose a simplification

Posted on 20 February 202319 February 2023 by t9natno5

Every considered the link between a London taxi and time/activity logging and charging strategies for translators?

Adding a date to the front of the filename of a Word document

Posted on 5 January 20235 January 2023 by t9natno5

Adding the current date to a filename can be a useful way to ensure short translation requests can be traced by date of receipt

Generating bilingual EUR-LEX web addresses in Python

Posted on 3 December 202228 December 2022 by t9natno5

A little bit of Python code for generating URLs for bilingual versions of EU legal texts in Eur-Lex for subsequent alignment.

Stripping non-breaking hyphens in Word

Posted on 20 November 20226 January 2023 by t9natno5

While non-breaking hyphens are useful in Word, they are rendered as tags in Trados – which can cause problems with missing tags in the target translation.

First World War Training Trenches at Bodelwyddan Castle

All Quiet on the Translation Front

Posted on 1 November 20221 November 2022 by t9natno5

Did imposter syndrome issues stem from a poor result in a degree module? Handling imposter syndrome and perfectionism as a translator.

photo of golden cogwheel on black background

ETUG 2022 – incorporating eTranslation into Trados workflows

Posted on 18 September 202218 September 2022 by t9natno5

The European Commission has an MT tool that is available to public administration agencies and authoriities and EU institutions that can be integrated into Trados workflows

How in-house translators spend their holiday(s)

Posted on 2 September 20224 September 2022 by t9natno5

Does a translator really switch off? Or do they end up looking for translation errors in restaurant menus. Three lists are key to me in switching off.