Translators vs Interpreters

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SL stands for ...

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TL stands for ...

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What is the main difference between Translators and Interpreters?

• Interpreters translate oral speech and translators translate written texts.

• Interpreters speak and translators write.

• Translators research their topics and interpreters do not.

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Professional translators primarily translate from:

• their active foreign language into their passive foreign language.

• their native language into their passive foreign language.

• their active and passive foreign languages into their native language.

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During consecutive interpreting, the interpreter:

• Is speaking at the same time as the speaker.

• Waits for the speaker to finish and then starts interpreting.

• Gives a summary after the speaker stops speaking.

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During simultenious interpreting, the interpreter:

• Is speaking at the same time as the speaker.

• Waits for the speaker to finish and then starts interpreting.

• Gives a summary after the speaker stops speaking.

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The main characteristic of chuchotage or whispered interpreting is:

• The interpreter interprets simultaneously using a microphone and headphones.

• The interpreter interprets simultaneously whilst sitting next to the listener and whispering into the listener’s ear.

• The speaker whispers to the interpreter in order not to disturb the listener.

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Sight translation is oral translation of ... in real time.

• of a book

• an oral message

• a written text

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Sight translation is closer to ... translation as it involves the same mental processes.

• consecutive

• simultenious

• written

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Both translators and interpreters ...

• transfer messages between languages

• have knowledge of languages

• specialize in the language of different fields (law, science, arts, health

• have strong listening skills, good communication skills and quick reactions

• both act as cultural and linguistic mediators and influencers

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Both translators and interpreters ...

• must have active language knowledge

• Have researched their topic/text

• have knowledge of relevant techniques to transfer the message between languages

• are able to match the effect of the “voice” of the person being interpreted

• have a strong command of communication technologies

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Translators ...

• have excellent short-term memory

• have excellent research skills

• have the intellectual capacity to transfer idioms, colloquialisms & culture-specific elements on the spot

• are able to render the text in the target language in the clearest and most accurate way possible

• have plenty of time to research the text

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Interpreters ...

• must have active language knowledge

• communicate in real time

• are able to adjust the register of each utterance

• translate from their passive languages (B, C) to their active language (A) (with some exceptions)

• have strong cultural knowledge

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... can adjust to the type of interpretation required (simultaneous, semi-simultaneous or consecutive)

• Translators

• Interpretors

• Both

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... work both from A>B and A>C and vice versa (B>A, C>A).

• Translators

• Interpretors

• Both

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An important figure in the history of translation, Martin Luther believed a translation should:

• Be faithful to the source text.

• Prioritise form over meaning.

• Prioritise meaning over form.