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, countries, and cities of which Saint George is the patron saint. George was chosen as the patron saint for England as he is popularly identified with […]
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 role of technology and what it means for human translators. As many of us realise, technology is a rapidly growing sector in today’s society. The emergence […]
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 waiting for something? Waiting in line at the cash desk at the supermarket, waiting for the bus at the bus station, waiting to get called into […]
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 a career change Translators and interpreters starting out We refer translators and interpreters at any point in their career to the Institute of Translation and Interpreting […]
These 9 tips to getting the most out of your interpreter will help you to plan and get the best results before and during the assignment. Establish rules with the interpreter 1 – Establish and agree ground rules. For example, communicate how you want a meeting run, the number of sentences to be translated at […]
So you need a professional, ISO certified, quality translation service. But how do you choose a translator? Yes, we do translations. And a lot more. People always wonder how many languages we at Atlas Translations Ltd speak – in fact the most commonly asked question I get is: “How many languages do you speak?” Our […]
Translation into Greek I can tell you now…. before you read this to the end that this may not be the most informative blog about language. Sorry, I can’t resist, as it’s all Greek to me. Well, we were all thinking it weren’t we? For the facts ‘n’ figures, I will of course conduct some […]
This is the first in our new series which will be taking a look at some of the languages around the world which are considered to be endangered. There are a few different ways of categorising these languages; one of the best is done by The Endangered Languages Project, which aims to build up and […]
Les Misérables is perhaps best known as a stage musical and a film from 2012 starring Hugh Jackman, but the moving story was originally a novel written by Victor Hugo, which at 1,900 pages in its original French is approximately four times longer than the average Harry Potter book. First published in 1862, it is […]
In its 150 year history Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has been translated into 174 languages (in varying dialects). This includes every major language, a number of minor ones, some languages that are extinct and at least one that is invented. From Japanese, Korean, Arabic, to Emoji. Yes, really. We have arrived at a place where […]
