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,...

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...

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...

The majority of translators are getting used to using certain types of CAT tools in their everyday work since they understand all the benefits they bring. For those who are not familiar with the idea of CAT tools, it is important to know that they have only one goal and that is to facilitate the work of a translator and not to replace him. Therefore, we would like to present the 3 main reasons for choosing computer-assisted translation.

Have you ever contacted a translation agency and someone asked you if you require DTP services? What exactly is Desktop publishing (DTP), when is it required and why is it important for translation? Find answers to this and many other questions in an interview with our long-time DTP manager, Marija Djilas.

Everything began with St. Jerome’s famous translation of the Bible into Latin and, from then on, translators have been crossing borders using the power of words. Unfortunately, they are not always seen since they work in silence, but the work of translators is loudly heard all over the globe, touching millions of people. It is estimated that there are around 640,000 translators in the world, who overcome numerous language barriers on a daily basis, but there are some whose contribution was undeniable.

Author: Ivana Dronjak  Photo source: images.unsplash.com Did you know that you cannot be an astronaut without knowing Russian and that there are almost no native Russian words that start with an “A”? You can read about this and other interesting facts on one of the most popular languages in the world.

Autor: Tobias Schulz Die Zukunft des Automobilexports könnte sich künftig auf hoher See abspielen. Statt lediglich fertige Autos zu verschiffen, könnte es sein, dass künftig nur noch die Einzelteile verladen werden. Die eigentliche Montage der Automobile fände unterwegs vom Export- zum Importland statt. Was hat die Idee einer schwimmenden Fabrik eigentlich mit der Arbeit eines Übersetzers gemeinsam? Erstaunlich viel! Das englische Wort t r a n s l a t i o n leitet sich ab aus den lateinischen Worten für „hinüber“ und...

Author: Ivana Šljivar Photo source: images.unsplash.com   Translation is really a hidden art, with translators doing the almost impossible task of transforming the original so that the result is a duplicate, while keeping the target language rules and principles intact and faithful to the source text. Many famous people have discussed the meaning of translation and we have chosen some of the best quotes for you.