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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Which part of a translation project takes you the most time?".

This poll was originally submitted by Khurram Shahzad. View the poll results »
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugalska
Local time: 08:29
Član (2007)
angleščina - portugalščina
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Other Mar 19

It depends, but in general the actual translation...
 
Samuel Murray
Samuel Murray  Identity Verified
Nizozemska
Local time: 09:29
Član (2006)
angleščina - afrikanščina
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Depends on the size of the job Mar 20

I spend some time "preparing" the files for the job, so for small jobs I might spend as much time preparing as I spend translating. I also do a bit of aftercare, e.g. a final spell-check, so for smaller jobs the aftercare also times up a larger portion of the time. I do all of my translation in one CAT tool even though I have licences for multiple CAT tools, so I also spend time converting files. But generally, if the job is more than 300 words long, I spend most of that time doing the actual ... See more
I spend some time "preparing" the files for the job, so for small jobs I might spend as much time preparing as I spend translating. I also do a bit of aftercare, e.g. a final spell-check, so for smaller jobs the aftercare also times up a larger portion of the time. I do all of my translation in one CAT tool even though I have licences for multiple CAT tools, so I also spend time converting files. But generally, if the job is more than 300 words long, I spend most of that time doing the actual translation.

I suspect the question relates to how much time the translator spends on proofreading this own translation. ▲ Collapse
 


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Poll: Which part of a translation project takes you the most time?






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