Archive | February 15, 2012

New glossary in six languages: The Pan-African Vocabulary on Elections

This new Translation Bureau glossary in six languages is now online! Translation Bureau’s Headlines (PWGSC) (All feeds)

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Spotlight on translation It was an evening of literary discourse with writers and translators engaging themselves in a debate to discuss the need for translating vernacular literature for a wider audience. The event titled, 'Let's Talk Translations', held at the Alliance … Read more on Deccan Herald Free Hot Water Website Goes International—with Automatic Translation [...]

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New glossary: Family Law Glossary (Common Law) – Fascicle 3 (English-French)

This new Frech-English Translation Bureau glossary is now online! Translation Bureau’s Headlines (PWGSC) (All feeds)

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New glossary: Community of Federal Regulators (CFR) Lexicon

This new Translation Bureau glossary is now online! Translation Bureau’s Headlines (PWGSC) (All feeds)

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Bad French-to-English <b>translation</b> made it look like Roger Federer called out <b>…</b>

Bad French-to-English translation made it look like Roger Federer called out

Translation of RMS book into kannada Image by renuka_prasad_b translation team Bad French-to-English translation made it look like Roger Federer called out … By Larry Brown February 14, 2012 – Posted in Tennis Something Roger Federer said over the weekend got lost in translation and it made him look like he was calling out a [...]

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Translation Cloud Releases API for Developers In Its Updated Version 2.5 By Translation Services USA NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Translation Cloud, http://www.translationcloud.net, the application created by Translation Services USA, is an automated system for real time translations via a crowdsourced … Read more on Sacramento Bee Egypt slaps travel ban on [...]

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Book Notes: New translation of ‘Kama Sutra’ – MetroWest Daily News

Book Notes: New translation of 'Kama Sutra'MetroWest Daily NewsNew translation by AND Haksar. Illustrations by Malika Favre. Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition. 2012. $ 15. How little has changed in 2000 years. The new translation of “Kama Sutra” 2 millennia after Vatsyayana wrote it is of great interest for many … and more » Translations News | [...]

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How do you do a French “grave” on a Word document?

Question by 2kool4u: How do you do a French “grave” on a Word document? I’m working on a Word document in English on my Mac and I need to put in a French “grave” accent (the one that goes down from left to right). What’s a quick, easy way to do that? Thanks! Best answer: [...]

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Mohammad and Kundera: On the Power of Humor and the Troubles of Translation – Huffington Post (blog)

Los Angeles TimesMohammad and Kundera: On the Power of Humor and the Troubles of TranslationHuffington Post (blog)Kundera, who initially wrote in Czech and then in French, has had many things to say over the years about the act of translation and has been extremely sensitive to its complications; like laughter and forgetting, it is a [...]

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German GDP drops, France edges up, periphery deep in gloom

German GDP drops, France edges up, periphery deep in gloom By Sarah Marsh and Daniel Flynn | BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) – Germany's economy contracted slightly in the last three months of the year while France eked out an anemic level of growth, suggesting the euro zone may succumb to a mild recession with its … Read [...]

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