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Why you should avoid idioms in translation… Writing text which will be translated into other languages can be quite tricky. There are some ways of

Offensive translation of word ‘gay’ by Google.   Even huge organisations can get into trouble because of translation errors. Moreover, even companies specialising in translation,

How creative translators really are? With the improvements of Google translate, more and more people believe that translation is as easy as clicking a button.

German, French and English Simultaneous Interpreting in Northamptonshire Looking over the projects we’ve done recently there have been many interesting jobs including face-to-face interpreting,  80,000

Can some people really speak 10 or 30 languages? Have you ever wondered how some people can learn several languages? It is fascinating to speak

How to avoid brain aging?   Would you like to find out how to stay young, well at least how to keep your brain active

The life cycle of a language Not many people know that there are over 6,700 languages in the world, and only ten languages cover around

Multilingual voiceover for new drug awareness. We have recently been involved in a project for one of the big pharmaceutical companies. It was a very

May events around the world The global population is very diverse and it is hugely fascinating to observe different cultures. People who speak several languages

Reducing translation costs shouldn’t affect quality Involving translation agency early can save you money. It is often very tempting to use machine translation as it’s

Technical translation for product localisation Translation comes in many forms and shapes, and our lives at Global LTS are never boring as every project is

Global Language Translation Services celebrate 4 years in business! Thank you Milton Keynes! Next week is our 4th birthday, and we’d like to take the

Top 10 most spoken languages If you’re looking to reach a global audience, then you’ll need to know what are the top 10 most widely

Apart from English, what are the best languages for international businesses? Currently English language is used in many global communications, however, there are numerous regions

Urgent translation – how to maintain quality? Translation takes time and the process requires good planning in order to produce high quality text. Of course

Language Skills Can Improve the Economy UK Economy’s growth depends on many factors and one of them is the export. If the UK increases its

Calling overseas prospects…   Would you like to know whether your international marketing works? Would you like to follow up on your overseas target audience

How to measure quality of art?   Translation is often regarded as art. It is an art, and everyone who speaks more than one language

What to translate when breaking into new markets   When entering a new market translation and localisation should be at the top of the priority

Translation on a retainer – why it is a good idea?… Minimising costs and improving customer experience is sought after by every business. Translation on

Translation for manufacturing industry Manufacturing of goods is a complex process and requires precision and regular adjustments in order to achieve highest yield from the

In previous blogs we have covered how business approach differs in countries around the globe; in this post we would like to look at celebrating

What would you do if your new potential client wanted to draft the contract in a foreign language? Would you feel comfortable with them to

Doing business in Romania Romania has joined the EU in 2007 and expects an influx of labour in 2014, therefore, it might be a good

Many books and specialists talk about the body language accounting for roughly tree quarters of the messaging during conversation. To put it in other words,

We have to remember that when travelling to other countries we often beyond the protection of our government, therefore, we need to look into the

How we help with increasing profits… It is great to see that our clients increase revenues and profits thanks to our translation services. It is

Doing business in the United Kingdom The UK is one of the world’s leading economies and many of the global brands have its headquarters in

5 reasons for outsourcing translation   In the current economic climate saving costs is essential for businesses and households. We are being influenced by external

Brazil is a fascinating country and will be hosting the football World Cup next year. Its resources include gold, nickel tin, oil and timber; and

Simultaneous interpreting Interpreting is a verbal form of translation used for face to face meetings. However, not ever meeting is the same and depending on

South Korea is a very interesting country with lots of business potential. It is the 12th largest economy in the world and is at the

Multilingual Voice Over Today we’d like to touch on a very interesting service (in our biased view) which is called multilingual voice over. It essentially

Kuwait is one of the lucky countries abundant in oil, so there are plenty of financial benefits of doing business in Kuwait. However, as their

Our translator network…   At the heart of our business are our translators. We rely on them to provide the high quality translation and interpreting

Doing business in Russia… Russia is the largest country in the world. It spans over 11 time zones and according to Wikipedia covers over 6.5

Best Languages to Learn There are 7,000 languages in the world[1]. 10 languages cover 50% of the global population[2]. Learning a language is one of

Japan is one of the oldest monarchies in the world with the dynasty of the current emperor is said to have been started in 600

Some countries have one official language which is used by vast majority of their populations, for instance Poland and Germany. However, some countries have more

Language and brain development are closely linked. Some studies suggest that babies who are exposed to more than one language in the first weeks and

Doing business in Germany How well you know our European partners In recent blog we discussed the cultural nuances for doing business in Argentina. Today,

Language is closely linked to culture; therefore, to fully master a foreign language requires a thorough understanding of the culture too. That is why it’s

Challenges with technical translation Languages are very complex systems underpinned by grammatical rules and are continuously changing in line with cultural changes and technological inventions.

Language structure may lead to software issues Languages have been evolving as long as humans have been evolving, and now the differences in structures of

Translating text requires great skill, experience and very good knowledge of source and target languages. However, converting the text itself is only a part of

We speak 120 languages We speak 120 languages How is it possible that we can cover such a large number of languages? At Global LTS

How to save on translation Involving translation agency early can save costs Using free machine translation tools doesn’t cost anything, but as we covered in

John in finance speaks some German, can he can translate our brochure? Is this really a cost-saving option?? Companies of all shapes and sizes are

Translation is often described as an art form. It requires more than just an understanding of words and converting them from one language directly into

Everybody speaks English… or do they?? A couple years ago at MEDICA in Germany (a huge conference related to medical field) we got chatting to