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10/24/2022

[EN]
The fact that translation has been valued and practiced
for millennia shows of its importance in our
communication.

One of the most significant moments in translation
history (at least for the French) was when Charles V
The Wise (1338-1380) commissioned a translation of
Aristotle's 'Politics', 'Ethics', and 'Economics', which
were of considerable value to the young king.

If only modern rulers had the same hunger for wisdom
and knowledge that some dude over 700 years ago.

(Pictured: Artwork depicting King Charles V the Wise
commissioning a translation of Aristotle. First square
shows his ordering the translation; second square, the
translation being made. Third and fourth squares show
the finished translation being brought to, and then
presented to, the King.)

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[ES]
El hecho de que la traducción fue valorada y practicada
durante milenios demuestra su importancia en nuestra
comunicación.

Uno de los momentos más significativos en la historia
de la traducción (al menos para los franceses) fue
cuando Carlos V el Sabio (1338-1380) encargó una
traducción de los textos 'Política', 'Ética' y 'Economía'
de Aristóteles, que fueron de considerable valor al
joven rey.

Ojalá los gobernantes modernos tuvieran la misma
hambre de sabiduría y conocimiento que uno de hace
más de 700 años.

(En la imagen: obra de arte que muestra al rey Carlos
V el Sabio encargando una traducción de Aristóteles.
El primer cuadro muestra que ordenó la traducción; el
segundo cuadro, la traducción en proceso. El tercer y
cuarto cuadro muestran la traducción terminada que se
lleva y luego se presenta al Rey.)

10/20/2022

[EN]
Meta continues its foray into cutting-edge machine translation technology with the introduction of a speech-to-speech AI that translates into Hokkien, a language without a textual component which is spoken by almost 50 million people in South East Asia.

Using a variety of new AI training methods, they have managed a system which can translated one sentence at a time in real time, so the tech is still in its infancy.

These developments are coming faster and faster; the future of machine translation seems to be extending to all facets of interlingual conversation.

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[ES]
Meta continúa su incursión en la tecnología innovadora de traducción automática con la introducción de un sistema de inteligencia artificial de voz a voz que traduce al Hokkien, un idioma sin un componente textual que hablan casi 50 millones de personas en el sudeste asiático.

Usando una variedad de nuevos métodos de entrenamiento de IA, han manejado un sistema que puede traducir una oración a la vez en tiempo real, por lo que la tecnología aún está en una etapa joven.

Estos desarrollos están llegando cada vez más rápido; el futuro de la traducción automática parece extenderse a todas las facetas de la conversación interlingüística.

10/17/2022

[EN]
Meteorologist Joseph Trujillo, a 25-year-old Peruvian-American, has recently developed a formula to translate emergency weather signals in Spanish in a new, more effective way.

Him and his fellow researchers figured out neutral terms that Spanish speakers, regardless of their different dialects or countries of origin, could understand.

He gives the example of a Guatemalan family of seven who all drowned during a tornado warning in Oklahoma, when they fled to their basement after hearing the sirens, not realizing that the sirens also warned against floods.

This new approach to weather warnings with a broader vocabulary will probably end up saving lives, thanks to proper translation.

(Pictured: Meteorologist Joseph Trujillo.)

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[ES]
El meteorólogo Joseph Trujillo, un peruano-estadounidense de 25 años, desarrolló recientemente una fórmula para traducir las señales meteorológicas de emergencia al español de una manera nueva y más efectiva.

Él y sus colegas investigadores descubrieron términos neutrales que los hispanohablantes, independientemente de sus diferentes dialectos o países de origen, pudieran entender.

Da el ejemplo de una familia guatemalteca de siete personas que se ahogaron durante una advertencia de tornado en Oklahoma, cuando huyeron a su sótano después de escuchar las sirenas, sin darse cuenta de que las sirenas también advertían sobre inundaciones.

Este nuevo enfoque de las advertencias meteorológicas con un vocabulario más amplio probablemente terminará salvando vidas, gracias a una traducción adecuada.

(En la imagen: el meteorólogo Joseph Trujillo).

10/12/2022

[EN]
Did you know?

Of the 10 most translated books in history, half of them
(not including first place) are bible-related, be they the
texts of Jehova’s Witnesses or allegories written in the
17th century.

The others are children’s stories; Alice’s Adventure in
Wonderland, Pinocchio, and The Little Prince.

All of these have been translated to over 150
languages.

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[ES]

¿Sabias?

De los 10 libros más traducidos en la historia, la mitad
(sin incluir el primer lugar) están relacionados con la
Biblia, ya sean obras de los testigos de Jehová o
alegorías escritas en el siglo XVII.

Los demás son cuentos para niños: Alicia en el País de
las Maravillas, Pinocho y El Principito.

Todos estos han sido traducidos a más de 150 idiomas.

10/09/2022

[EN]
Quebec's controversial new bill introduces a clause that might make the lives of English speakers in the region significantly more complicated.

The bill posits that all notarized documents (which include wills, real estate documents, powers of attorney and marriage contracts) have to be translated into French before being registered, and the fee of these translations have to come out of the clients pocket.

With translation fees in the hundreds of dollars per page (not counting notary or registration fees), and with many Quebecers being less than fluent in French, many concerns have been raised about the stress this would put on the general population.

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[ES]
El controversial nuevo proyecto de ley de Quebec introduce una cláusula que podría complicar significativamente la vida de los angloparlantes en la región.

El proyecto de ley plantea que todos los documentos notariales (que incluyen testamentos, documentos inmobiliarios, poderes notariales y contratos matrimoniales) deben traducirse al francés antes de registrarse, y la tarifa de estas traducciones deben salir del bolsillo de los clientes.

Con tarifas de traducción en los cientos de dólares por página (sin contar las tarifas de notario o registro), y con muchos quebequenses que no hablan francés con fluidez, se han expresado preocupaciones sobre el estrés que esto supondría para la población en general.

10/06/2022

[EN]
Marco Polo was one of the most influential
explorers and travelers of his time, and his exploits in
the eastern hemisphere affected commerce, culture,
and the arts during the 13th and 14th centuries.

What is less known about him is how exactly his
famous account, 'The Travels of Marco Polo' came into
being.

Upon returning to his hometown of Venice after living in
China for 17 years, he was arrested by members of the
Republic of Genoa, as the two countries were at war at
the time.

In prison, he related his memoirs orally to fellow inmate
Rustichello da Pisa, who translated those stories from
Venetian to Franco-Venetian, a specific dialect spoken
north of Italy's Po river.

The accounts in the book themselves are a subject of
criticism, as translation errors were commonplace
before the invention of the printing press, which has
exacerbated the stories and entirely fabricated other
ones.

If there is one sure thing, though, is that Marco Polo
really did travel across the breadth of the known world
at the time, and his experiences marked a turning point
in the propagation of cultures and ideas through
language.

10/03/2022

[EN]
In rather surprising news, Google has entirely pulled their translation service from mainland China this week, citing low usage.

This comes as the culmination of Google's removal from Chinese internet, as their search engine, Maps function and Gmail are all blocked due to stringent censorship laws from the Chinese government.

Funnily enough, when attempting to access Google Translate in China now, it redirects to Hong Kong's version of the service, which, again, is blocked in China.

As China separates itself more from the global internet, the opportunity for its citizens to interact with foreign languages becomes less and less available.

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[ES]
En una noticia bastante sorprendente, Google retiró por completo su servicio de traducción de China esta semana, citando un bajo uso.

Esto culmína de la eliminación de Google de Internet en China, ya que su motor de búsqueda, la función Maps e incluso Gmail están bloqueados debido a las estrictas leyes de censura del gobierno chino.

Curiosamente, si uno intenta acceder a Google Translate en China ahora, se redirige a la versión del servicio de Hong Kong, que, nuevamente, está bloqueada en China.

A medida que China se separa más de Internet global, la oportunidad para que sus ciudadanos interactúen con idiomas extranjeros se vuelve cada vez menos disponible.

09/30/2022

[EN]
Today is International Translation Day!

On May 24th, 2017, the United Nations adopted a
resolution to mark September 30th as International
Translation Day.

Why the 30th of September? Today is also the feast of
St. Jerome, the patron saint of translators (who we've
talked about before), and is a day to celebrate and
honor the work of translators and interpreters all over
the globe.

Congratulations to our fellow translators and industry
professionals! The world would not be the same without
you.

***

¡Hoy es el Día Internacional de la Traducción!

El 24 de mayo de 2017, las Naciones Unidas adoptaron
una resolución para marcar el 30 de septiembre como
el Día Internacional de la Traducción.

¿Por qué el 30 de septiembre? Hoy también es la fiesta
de San Jerónimo, el santo patrón de los traductores
(de quien hemos hablado antes), y es un día para
celebrar y honrar el trabajo de los traductores e
intérpretes en todo el mundo.

¡Felicitaciones a nuestros compañeros traductores e
intérpretes! El mundo no sería el mismo sin ti.

09/28/2022

[EN]
According to a comprehensive research report by Market Research Future (MRFR), the "Translation Service Market" (which encompasses written and interpretation services, technical and machine translation, and hardware/software), is set to create a valuation of $47.21 billion by 2030, smashing the previous estimate of $7.5 billion by the same year.

Once again we consider this theory by taking into consideration the speed at which companies and platforms are developing some form of translation infrastructure, and to what lengths these companies will go to expand their repertoire of languages.

2030 is not far away at all, and it's becoming more and more clear that translation availability will change the way business is made and communications take place across the globe.

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[ES]
De acuerdo con un informe de investigación integral de Market Research Future (MRFR), el "Mercado de servicios de traducción" (que abarca servicios escritos y de interpretación, traducción técnica y automática, y hardware/software), está en ruta para crear una valoración de $47,21 mil millones para 2030, rompiendo la estimación anterior de $7.5 mil millones para el mismo año.

Una vez más, consideramos esta teoría teniendo en cuenta la velocidad a la que las empresas y las plataformas están desarrollando algún tipo de infraestructura de traducción, y hasta dónde llegarán estas empresas para ampliar su repertorio de idiomas.

2030 no está muy lejos, y cada vez es más claro que la disponibilidad de traducción cambiará la forma en que se hacen negocios y se llevan a cabo las comunicaciones en todo el mundo.

09/25/2022

[EN]
On Wednesday, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol allegedly made insults in Korean directed toward American lawmakers, which his office disputes the translation of.

This is in relation to a meeting he had with Joe Biden in New York to discuss issues including US electric-vehicle subsidies that South Korea wants to change.

“What an embarrassment for Biden, if these idiots [referring to American lawmakers] refuse to grant it in Congress,” he said.

Immediately after these comments, a briefing took place where senior officials tried to clarify that he was directing the vitriol toward Korean lawmakers, not American ones.

Since then the public and even top Korean officials have called for an apology from President Yoon, as this is not the first time he spouses direct attacks toward American lawmakers, as he has done with US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the past.

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[ES]
El miércoles, el presidente de Corea del Sur, Yoon Suk Yeol, supuestamente profirió insultos en coreano dirigidos a los legisladores estadounidenses, cuya traducción su oficina cuestiona.

Esto está relacionado con una reunión que tuvo con Joe Biden en Nueva York para discutir temas que incluyen los subsidios a los vehículos eléctricos de EE. UU. que Corea del Sur quiere cambiar.

“Qué vergüenza para Biden, si estos idiotas [refiriéndose a los legisladores estadounidenses] se niegan a otorgarlo en el Congreso”, dijo.

Inmediatamente después de estos comentarios, se llevó a cabo una sesión informativa en la que altos funcionarios trataron de aclarar que estaba dirigiendo la virulencia hacia los legisladores coreanos, no hacia los estadounidenses.

Desde entonces, el público e incluso altos funcionarios coreanos han pedido una disculpa del presidente Yoon, ya que esta no es la primera vez que lanza ataques directos contra los legisladores estadounidenses, como lo hizo con la presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos, Nancy Pelosi, en el pasado.

09/22/2022

[EN]
Big Tech often promotes the values and benefits of machine translations, but is it possible for such a service to lead one to misfortune?

Such extreme examples can seem rare, but they happen more often than one thinks.

Here is a short list of real stories of people finding out first hand how potentially unreliable and dangerous it could be to use machine translations.

In South Korea, a young man used a Chinese-to-Korean translation app to tell his female co-worker’s Korean husband they should all hang out together again soon. A mistranslation resulted in him erroneously referring to the woman as a nightlife establishment worker, resulting in a violent fistfight between the two in which the husband was killed.

In Israel, a young man captioned a photo of himself leaning on a bulldozer with the Arabic caption “يصبحهم,” or “good morning,” but the social media’s AI translation rendered it as “hurt them” in English or “attack them” in Hebrew. This led the man, a construction worker, to being arrested and questioned by police.

Something similar happened in Denmark, where police erroneously confronted a Kurdish man for financing terrorism because of a mistranslated text message.

Unfortunately, as machine translation becomes more commonplace and widely used, expect to hear more incidents like this in the future.

09/19/2022

[EN]
In 1994, Haitian military officer and de facto ruler Raoul
Cédras was urged by the American government (who
had instilled him with such power) to step down from
his position, or so they would do it forcibly.

In a public speech, a young and inexperienced
interpreter fumbled a particularly important line: Cédras
said, "Je pretends me retirer", which translates to "I
claim to step down", but was instead changed to "I
pretend to step down".

This would've caused major conflicts of interest if the
United States government took this statement at face
value, but fortunately, someone managed to catch this
error and nobody had to be forcibly removed.

(Pictured: Cédras and his family being extradited to
Panama in 1994)

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[ES]

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