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What is a business document?

• A document used for presenting scientific reports at conferences.

• Document that allows you to purchase.

• Files of various types that record various details regarding an organization's internal and external dealings.

• Formal document used to send important messages between colleagues.

What types of documents can we find in business?

• Human resources documents.

• Bills.

• Hotel reservation paperwork.

• Promissory note.

• Sales agreement formats.

Why should a translator know about the Free Trade Agreement?

Why does the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement have a significant impact on the translation of business documents?

Mention some of the differences in the legal specifications between the United States and Latin America.

Why should a translator be aware of the different document formats in each country?

Choose and justify the translation METHOD you would use in our case study.

Choose and justify the translation TECHNIQUE you would use for our case study.

Mention textual factor that you have found in our case study.

Identify a term within our case study and find out what could be its equivalence in the target language (es).