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Who are Traductam?
At Traductam, we pride ourselves on our personalised approach: we make sure to offer you the translation and interpretation solution that best suits your needs, and Martine and Montse will be in close contact from start to finish.
What you've always wanted to know about translation and interpretation, but never dared to ask...
Do I really need to hire a professional translator? Isn’t AI good enough?
Unlike machines, professional translators understand puns, nuances and jokes. We are human beings, just like you, which means we can transmit the same intentions and emotion into your text in another language. In addition, we have the experience and criteria to offer you advice on what to translate depending on your target audience. We are aware of the implications of our work, and we always put responsibility and ethics first. But can you say the same about artificial intelligence? Do you really know where all your information goes when you give it into generative AI to feed its chatbots?
Do I really need a human interpreter? AI does it to me for free!
Machine interpreting is not necessarily free. To obtain the bare minimum quality, the LLM will need to have been fed with texts on the topic at hand so that it has the right vocabulary. If you're considering using AI for interpreting, think about the following. Does the event venue have a good enough internet connection for machine interpreting to work and be accessible to all listeners? Is the sound quality good enough? If not, the automatically generated translation will be very poor. Do you need to convey emotions in your speech? People are a thousand times better than machines in this regard, simply because we understand what you say, how you say it and why you say it. How much would it cost you if communication failed?
Why are there two interpreters instead of one in the booth?
An interpreter needs full concentration to do her job. She should not be in the booth for more than an hour. After that, her concentration lapses and she might make mistakes.
Therefore, for interpreting work that lasts more than an hour, whether in person or remotely, you will need two interpreters who take turns every 20-30 minutes. The interpreter who is not currently speaking often helps her partner with terminology, numbers and names.
Why do interpreters need documentation?
An interpreter needs to translate spoken language quickly and fluently and has no time to look up vocabulary during the event.
In order to ensure optimal quality interpretation and accurate terminology, interpreters need to become “experts for a day”. This means they need time to familiarise themselves with the topic, learn the vocabulary, and get to grips with any jargon specific to the conference or event.
In order to ensure optimal quality interpretation and accurate terminology, interpreters need to become “experts for a day”. This means they need time to familiarise themselves with the topic, learn the vocabulary, and get to grips with any jargon specific to the conference or event.
Do you guarantee confidentiality?
Of course we do! We treat all the materials we receive from with our customers as highly confidential, and we make sure to keep them private. We comply with data protection regulations (GDPR). To offer even further guarantees, everyone we work with has to sign a confidentiality agreement. If you want us to sign a confidentiality agreement before starting to work together, we are more than happy to do so.
It’s a very simple text. Why does it take so long to translate?
Translation is a laborious craft. It is not about translating each individual word, but about transmitting the meaning of the text, its tone and its structure, to perfectly reflect the intention of the content.
It’s important to let translations “rest” and edit them before delivery to ensure impeccable results.
Think about it another way: How long did it take you to write the document? A carefully written translation also takes time.
It’s important to let translations “rest” and edit them before delivery to ensure impeccable results.
Think about it another way: How long did it take you to write the document? A carefully written translation also takes time.
It’s just four pages. Can’t you give me a quote on the phone?
To draw up a quote we have to consider various elements: length of document (number of words), the format (website, Word, PDF, etc.), the subject matter and the difficulty of the text – and the deadline, of course.
Wouldn’t it be better to get rid of interpreting and do everything in English?
That’s an option, of course, but it’s worth bearing in mind that if you do that the proceedings will sound very flat, without the shades of meaning or the richness provided by people speaking their own language. Speakers will not be able to express their ideas with so much depth if they are not speaking in their mother tongue.
Why should I hire a professional editor if I’ve got the word spellcheck?
Running the spellcheck is the first step, of course, but the system can’t do everything. A professional editor will be up to date with the current spelling rules and will rework confusing sentences that aren’t as catchy as you would want them to be.
