Translation That Speaks The Right Language
Posted on27 November 2020
Every few weeks we come across another article in the news highlighting a translation blunder that could have been avoided by engaging a professional, certified translator. As a translation...
St George’s Day – The History and Celebrations
Posted on20 April 2020
St George’s Day is the feast day of St George and it’s held on 23rd April. It is celebrated by various Christian churches and by the several nations, kingdoms,...
Novels in Translation: A Christmas Carol
Posted on16 December 2019
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens We all know the story of ‘Scrooge’, a mean and bitter man, the protagonist in the novella “A Christmas Carol”. The story is...
Novels in Translation: Harry Potter
Posted on25 November 2019
Today we take a look at Harry Potter and the translation of these books. This collection of 7 novels (known as a “heptalogy”, which sounds a lot like hepatology,...
Fran Meets World | Halloween
Posted on31 October 2019
I was born in the month of Halloween. I’m not sure if this says something about me but when I was little, I really wanted to have powers like...
Novels in Translation: Pippi Longstocking
Posted on4 October 2019
Pippi Longstocking (full name: Pippilotta Comestibles Windowshade Curlymint Ephraimsdaughter Longstocking) tells the story of a 9 yr old orphaned girl. Her mother is an angel and her father washed...
Happy Birthday to Atlas Translations!
Posted on26 July 2019
Happy birthday to Atlas Translations! Yes, 28 years, millions and millions of words translated, countless hours of interpreting, voiceovers, subtitles… Time whizzes by and it’s hard to keep track...
Many moons ago – 50th Anniversary of the moon landing
Posted on19 July 2019
50th Anniversary of the moon landing What started out as mere fiction in the early 20th century became reality 50 years ago and to this day is one of...
Technology in translations – Human translation vs machines
Posted on20 June 2019
Human translation vs machines Human translation vs machines. A topic that comes up frequently in discussions about the future of the translation industry (and indeed many other industries). The...
Word of the Day
Posted on6 June 2019
Learn a new language or broaden your vocabulary with the “word of the day”! Word of the Day? Several times a day, do you find yourself wasting precious time...
IgnITIon – the ITI bulletin for people starting out
Posted on17 May 2019
IgnITIon – what’s that? Well, read on to find out. As an established translation agency (since 1991!) we have always had lots of enquiries from: Students Teachers People wanting...
Tate Easter Eggs
Posted on10 May 2019
I know Easter is a long way behind us now and we are advancing quickly through May, despite the weather suggesting many alternatives to what we expect from standard...