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Alessandra Martelli (X) 
Italia
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inglés al italiano
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| Paper dictionaries | Jun 17, 2009 |
I can understand this might look out of fashion (at least, I can try to undertand) , but I first look up at my paper dictionaries (both general and field dictionaries, monolingual or bilingual) AND at my personal paper glossaries.
Paper glossaries are basically address books filled with terms sorted by alphabetical order and related translation with notes on subject field, weird plural form and so.
My English teacher taught us to do this glossary thing when I was 12 and I sti... See more I can understand this might look out of fashion (at least, I can try to undertand) , but I first look up at my paper dictionaries (both general and field dictionaries, monolingual or bilingual) AND at my personal paper glossaries.
Paper glossaries are basically address books filled with terms sorted by alphabetical order and related translation with notes on subject field, weird plural form and so.
My English teacher taught us to do this glossary thing when I was 12 and I still do it that way, it works better than a TM or Multiterm to me. ▲ Collapse
| | | | | A combination of above... but... paper dicitonary comes first... | Jun 17, 2009 |
My first port of call is normally one of my paper dictionaries...especially my Houaiss (monolingual Portuguese).. failing that I move to other possibilities, internet searches, article searches, proz searches, my own vocab lists etc, or even walking dictionaries (in the form of Brazilian friends!!!!). 
| | | | | The author is out there somewhere... | Jun 17, 2009 |
Laureana Pavon wrote:
However, most if not all of my clients (end clients, not agencies) have no knowledge whatsoever of the source language, so asking them for clarification is completely out of the question.
Except for some literary works, even direct clients are in touch with the author in most cases. The requests for clarification don't necessarily have to be answered by the person you address them to. In my case, I send it to my client, who often sends it to his/her client, who is then unable to answer all of the questions and so sends it to a colleague. Often, my questions are seen by five different people and travel a few thousand kilometers before I get answers to them.
As for agencies, if it is impossible for them to forward the questions because there are too many middlemen, well - I steer clear of them.
If I have to translate a sentence I do not fully understand, there is no way I will guarantee the accuracy of my translation. On the other hand, I refuse to sell inaccurate translations, whether I am liable for the accuracy or not. So, what is out of the question for me is to play a guessing game.
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