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16/08/2018
AbroadLink News
The general management of AbroadLink has decided to open a business office in Paris to meet the demands of our clients and potential clients in France. For the moment, our translation agency does not intend to create a subsidiary in France. As AbroadLink is a Spanish company fiscally and administratively based in Madrid, all our French clients with the status of intra-community operators do not...
13/08/2018
Language Technology
There are likely few translators using Linux. The mere fact that the most wildly used CAT tool on the market, SDL Trados Studio, is not compatible with Linux discourages translators from considering this free, cost-effective and efficient operating system. However, it is an excellent alternative to Windows and Mac. Moreover, there are many translation software options, some of which can be used...
09/08/2018
Business Abroad
Labbrand, a leading Chinese global branding consultancy, published an article about the brand naming done for Haribo, the German confectionery giant. For those unfamiliar with the brand, Haribo is the world's first manufacturer of gummy candies, the iconic gummy bears that inspired all gummy treats that followed worldwide. I have been a fan of Haribo since I was very young and I learned about how...
02/08/2018
AbroadLink News
Those who closely follow the development of our company will know that AbroadLink has been collaborating with the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (CdT) since July 2015. Three years ago, our translation company was chosen to provide translations of general topics from English into Turkish and Arabic for various institutions of the European Union. AbroadLink submitted...
17/07/2018
Translation
MÍriam has been working with AbroadLink for many years. This professional combines her love of languages with continuous improvement. This makes her the perfect role model for many young translators. But, let's stop talking about her and hear what she actually has to say!
24/06/2018
AbroadLink News
The management of the company has decided to open a commercial office in Madrid, as well as to move the company's headquarters to Madrid. Clients from Madrid and Barcelona accounted for around 70% of the company's turnover in 2017 in relation to the bulk of national clients. In this sense, it is planned to open a commercial office in Barcelona in the near future. The Madrid headquarters are...
08/06/2018
Did you know...?
The extraordinary human capacity for invention in the field of communication never ceases to amaze us. In times marked by the revolution of communication between individuals, extremely unique forms of communication still exist, such as, for example, the whistled language of the island of La Gomera, on the Canary Islands, which we wrote about recently. While there are many more examples of long-...
08/05/2018
Cultural Differences
If you’re an international negotiator, you will probably have already been faced with an uncomfortable situation during a professional meeting. Whether you are young or you already have twenty years of experience in business, you have probably already been baffled by the cultural idiosyncrasies of some of your business associates... And that is completely normal! Cultural codes are sometimes...
27/04/2018
Did you know...?
In the 1980s, in the province of Hunan, in China, a writing system was discovered that was used exclusively among women. Today, investigators are trying to discover the history of this alphabet: Was it as secret language? A way to defy men? An obligation or a door to freedom?
18/04/2018
Translation
When you need to carry out administrative procedures at official organisations or institutions or submit documentation at an administration or at the court, you may often feel confused when faced with specific translation terminology. Today we will examine three types of translation whose characteristics are often confused. What is the difference between sworn, official and certified translation...