500
500
Last entries
24/10/2022
Translation
Albert Einstein's first article on molecular interaction was published in German, Marie Curie's work was brought to the world in French, Isaac Newton's Philosophiæ naturalis principia mathematica was written in Latin. Have you ever wondered why scientific papers are mostly published in English today? It is obvious that the pillars of science is the sum of the efforts of the scientific community...
17/10/2022
Cultural Differences
Generally speaking, almost any word in any language can be translated into any other language. In many cases, a translation company such as ours is used to achieve a good result in this respect. However, not even experienced professionals are able to translate certain words. That’s because some terms are considered untranslatable . There are many examples across the globe, many of them related to...
10/10/2022
Cultural Differences
Proficiency in Romance languages can create more job opportunities and, for a translator opens many doors to new possibilities Romance languages are among the most translated languages in the world. The best translation companies know that mastering Romance languages is an open door to countless jobs all over the world and related to all kinds of specialities, from medical to legal or academic...
03/10/2022
Translation
Language learning is a way to connect with people from all over the world. A person who can interact with people using some basic phrases is always better than considering another language as gibberish. Let's see which are the most difficult languages to learn all over the world. There has been a big debate about which language is the most difficult to learn. Moreover, the difficulty is often due...
26/09/2022
People are naturally fascinated by Switzerland, and this admiration does not only come from chocolate love and mountain hikes. It is also fascinating because it is a land made up of multiple linguistic groups and has largely avoided the social conflict that has plagued other multilingual societies throughout history. In fact, the Swiss have made their multilingual identity one of their greatest...
19/09/2022
Cultural Differences
Spain is a country with several co-official languages. In this blog we will tell you all about the different languages and dialects that you may come across in this country. Maybe you will leran something new about this multicultural country today. [TOC] 1. Coexisting languages in Spain Therefore there a total of six languages coexisting in Spain: Castilian, Catalan, Valencian, Galician, Basque...
12/09/2022
Translation
Audiovisual translation is a type of translation that includes both sound and image to fully express the content from the source culture. It covers all translations, including films, TV programmes, series or games. Have you ever watched a film or series and thought about how a scene was translated into your language For many countries in Europe, such as Germany, Italy, France or Spain, watching...
05/09/2022
Interpreting
A good translation company has several multidisciplinary profiles that carry out very different tasks. At AbroadLinkwe don’t only have simultaneous interpreters, but also consecutive interpreters. The consecutive type tend to be less well known, so today we will take a closer look at them and find out exactly what their professional work consists of . [TOC] 1. Translating the speech for the whole...
29/08/2022
Cultural Differences
The European Union comprises a total of 27 countries. It is therefore to be expected that the list of official languages will also be quite extensive. We are talking specifically about 24 different languages, although some of them are rarely spoken. We will now take a closer look at those that have a strong presence in this geopolitical entity. All of the following languages are mastered by the...
22/08/2022
Cultural Differences
Germanic languages are those with origin in the Indo-European language family and are derived from what is known as the Proto-Germanic language. It’s estimated that the first Germanic were spoken in northern Germany and the Scandinavian territory. The first recorded Germanic language was Gothic, which people already used in the 6th century and due to the great migrations it eventually reached the...