Author: Ivana Dronjak The world today is more multicultural than ever before and knowing more than one foreign language can benefit you in many ways. First of all, you can become more successful since it can open more job opportunities for you. Second, it can boost your cognitive abilities by improving memory, help with keeping longer attention span, and it can even reduce risk of age-related cognitive decline. Finally and most importantly, you can have a better understanding of different cultures and have a more...

flexword Germany GmbH has stood for top-class translations, professional order processing, customer focus, flexibility and on-time delivery for more than 20 years. Due to our expansion, flexword Limited is currently hiring a Translation Project Manager in London, UK.   Experienced Translation Project Manager YOUR TASKS Processing customer translation enquiries, preparing quotes for translation and localisation projects and advising Clients Managing translation and localisation projects with CAT tools (SDL Trados,...

flexword Germany GmbH has stood for top-class translations, professional order processing, customer focus, flexibility and on-time delivery for more than 20 years. Due to our expansion, flexword Limited is currently hiring an Experienced Translation Project Manager (bilingual German-English) in London, UK.   Experienced Translation Project Manager (Bilingual German-English) YOUR TASKS Processing customer translation enquiries, preparing quotes for translation and localisation projects and advising Clients Managing...

1. When does your document need to be certified? When you have to submit your document to official authorities in a different language, you can obtain a legally valid, certified translation with our assistance. 2. Who can provide certified translations? To issue a certification, a translator must be registered with a German Landgericht [district court] as a sworn or authorised translator. Only then can the translator certify translations. 3. What are the difference between these types of certifications: Certified...

The Eurovision Song Contest is the longest-running annual song competition in the world. Since 1956 when it was founded, there have been 36 winners with lyrics in languages other than English, while 31 songs won with lyrics fully or partially in English.

1. Can you translate all types of marketing documentation? Our specialist marketing translators can translate a wide range of marketing texts, such as presentations, websites, image brochures and press releases. These texts are required for a number of industries, so sometimes knowledge in other fields, such as medicine, engineering and law, is also essential. 2. Can you handle various formats such as XML, HTML, Articulate, InDesign, FrameMaker, message.properties, and YML? Yes, flexword can handle any format you...

Author: Ivana Dronjak Nelson Mandela once said “Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead”, and in that spirit we want to share with you that flexword has created its 30000th order!

Autor: Amélie Quasthoff Photo source: Images.unsplash.com Die Antwort lautet: James Cook. Der englische Seefahrer und Entdecker reiste drei Mal in die Südsee, wo er zahlreiche Inseln entdeckte, studierte und kartographierte. Darunter auch die beiden Inseln Tahiti und Tonga. Hier stieß er auf ein sonderbares kulturelles Phänomen: das Wellenreiten. Im Kulturkreis Polynesiens spielte Wellenreiten eine wichtige gesellschaftliche Rolle. Die Tradition schrieb vor, dass derjenige, der die Kunst des Wellenreitens am besten...

Author: Amélie Quasthoff Photo source: Images.unsplash.com The answer is: James Cook. The British navigator and explorer sailed the South Seas three times, where he discovered, studied and mapped numerous islands. These included the two islands Tahiti and Tonga, where he came across a strange cultural phenomenon: surfing. Surfing played an important role in society in the Polynesian cultural circle. According to tradition, the person who mastered the art of surfing best was appointed chief (Ali’i). The chief and the...

Author: Amélie Quasthoff Photo source: images.unsplash.com   Hatschi! Atchoum! Atishoo! Apćiha! Atsiu! Aptschchi! Eccí! Apsik! Achís! Die kalte Jahreszeit hat wieder gezeigt, wie international das flexword-Team ist und dass, je nach Nationalität, jeder anders niest. Obwohl hauptsächlich auf Deutsch oder auf Englisch kommuniziert wird, kommt beim Niesen die Muttersprache jedes Einzelnen zum Vorschein. An den vier flexword-Standorten sind zurzeit 11 Nationalitäten vertreten. Das ist nicht nur eine große Bereicherung,...