Few industries have been hit by AI as hard as translation. Rates are plummeting. Work is drying up. Translators are considering abandoning the field, or bankruptcy. These are their stories.
Not really our case. We do English->Spanish, where we try to achieve the most neutral Spanish, as there are many local variations. Think truck/lorry, for example.
It’s more translating expressions or phrases that don’t convey the same concept. For example, “by the way” could be translated to “por el camino” which doesn’t usually have the same usage.
I would consider what you do localization. Translations are 1 aspect of that role
Not really our case. We do English->Spanish, where we try to achieve the most neutral Spanish, as there are many local variations. Think truck/lorry, for example. It’s more translating expressions or phrases that don’t convey the same concept. For example, “by the way” could be translated to “por el camino” which doesn’t usually have the same usage.
Exactly, not just literal translation but an aspect of art in conveying the meaning and intent of the writer