Translator skills

Can anyone with the knowledge of 2 languages, really translate?

• True

• False

"Translation is a job that requires constant evolution and improvement."

Which skill are we talking about?

• Flexibility

• Competence

Business and finance, medicine, law, science, etc are some fields that translators focus on. Which skill are we talking about?

• Specialization

• Cultural knowledge

"The ability of the translator to make use of various tools at his disposal. Use of documentation sources and ICTs applied to translation."

What does it refer to?

• Organization

• Use assisted translation tools/Computer skills

"Ensures the efficiency of the translation process and problem solving. It makes it possible to prepare and plan a translation project, evaluate its evolution and its partial results aiming at a final objective."

What does it refer to?

• Cultural knowledge

• Organization

"Idioms, references and slang, for example, can have different meanings depending on how they're used. This can help a translator communicate better."

What does it refer to?

• Cultural knowledge

• Computer skills

"It is someone who has knowledge of more than one language and who has the necessary skills and expression to understand a language other than their mother tongue."

What does it refer to?

• Translator

• Bilingual

"The process of transferring elements from a source language to a target language."

What does it refer to?

• Transcription

• Translation

Creativity, curiosity, autodidact, professionalism.

What are these?

• Qualities

• Skills

Calque, literal Translation, transposition, modulation... are some examples of:

• transaltion types

• translation techniques

• translation skills

• translation qualities