¡Buenos días! Hoy quiero compartir contigo mi último proyecto: investigar las varias facetas del retour, que, según mi humilde opinión, es lo que más diferencia el mercado privado (al menos en España) del mercado institucional. Para ver las tendencias que caracterizan el mercado español, he creado la siguiente encuesta (en inglés): Retour: the Big Gap between Interpreting for the […]
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Tarifas: el autónomo que se convierte en agencia mala
Freelancing TranslationÚltimamente me pasa cada vez más de recibir ofertas de traductores autónomos interesados en subcontratarme alguna traducción y, cada vez más, me veo obligada a rechazarlas por la tarifa ridícula que proponen. Al reflexionar sobre el asunto, creo que estas ofertas dicen mucho sobre la hipocresía del sector y aquí van un par de observaciones […]
Alicante’s “First International Conference of Economic, Business, Financial and Institutional Translation”
Freelancing Interpreting Language events TranslationThe University of Alicante hosted from 29th to 31st May (2014) the “First International Conference of Economic, Business, Financial and Institutional Translation“, which I had the pleasure to attend. You can see the programme here. I must admit the conference turned out to be far more academic and research-oriented than I might have thought, but still very interesting. In […]
Elena Fernández on the red carpet
Freelancing The "red carpet" series TranslationWelcome everyone to the eighth episode of the translation & interpreting “red carpet” series, featuring remarkable guests of the industry who kindly accepted to share with us their views on some common points. After having Catherine Christaki, Xosé Castro, Lloyd Bingham, Scheherezade Suriá, Clara Guelbenzu, Valeria Aliperta and Marta Stelmaszak as special guests in the […]
Catherine Christaki on the red carpet (II)
Freelancing The "red carpet" series TranslationWelcome back to the second part of the “red carpet” interview with Catherine Christaki, running Lingua Greca Translations in Athens. If you missed the first part, you might want to have a look at it before going on reading what follows. Catherine has already shared with us: why she decided to work as a translator; how […]
Catherine Christaki on the red carpet (I)
Freelancing The "red carpet" series TranslationWelcome everyone to the seventh episode of the translation & interpreting “red carpet” series, featuring remarkable guests of the industry who kindly accepted to share with us their views on some common points. After having Xosé Castro, Scheherezade Surià, Lloyd Bingham, Clara Guelbenzu, Valeria Aliperta and Marta Stelmaszak as special guests in the previous episodes, the […]
¡Sal de tu zona de confort ya!
FreelancingAcabamos de recargar las pilas gracias a la santa, santísima Semana Santa y podemos ver este lunes como un segundo 1 de enero, ¡perfecto para los nuevos propósitos! El objetivo de esta entrada es que la vuelta a la rutina no sea tan dura, sino todo lo contrario: quiero trasmitirte ganas de volver a trabajar. ¿Menudo […]
Xosé Castro on the red carpet (II)
Freelancing The "red carpet" series TranslationWelcome back to the second part of the interview “Xosé Castro on the red carpet”. In case you miss the first part, you might want to have a look at it before going on reading what follows. Xosé has already shared with us: why he decided to work as a translator; how he specialised (and whether it […]
Xosé Castro on the red carpet (I)
Freelancing The "red carpet" series TranslationWelcome everyone to the sixth episode of the translation & interpreting “red carpet” series, featuring remarkable guests of the industry who kindly accepted to share with us their views on some common points. After having Scheherezade Surià, Clara Guelbenzu, Valeria Aliperta and Marta Stelmaszak as special guests in the previous episodes, the red carpet guest of this […]
Scheherezade Surià on the red carpet
Freelancing The "red carpet" series TranslationWelcome everyone to the sixth episode of the translation & interpreting “red carpet” series, featuring remarkable guests of the industry who kindly accepted to share with us their views on some common points. After having Clara Guelbenzu, Valeria Aliperta and Marta Stelmaszak as special guests in the previous episodes, the red carpet guest of this week […]