We are where we eat. Or at least we used to be. It was all a matter of geography. As recently as a hundred years ago, in the Western world, what you ate depended on where you lived.
WE ARE WHERE WE EAT
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What does impeachment really mean?
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, ‘impeach’ Merriam-Webster.com. 2019. https://www.merriam-webster.com (19 November 2019) means ‘to charge (a public official) before a competent tribunal with misconduct in office’. It does not mean to remove the person from office, and this can sometimes be a problem for some translation services.
INTERPRETER’S CHALLENGE
An interpreter’s job not only requires the obvious language skills but also composure and resilience.
TRADUCTANET AT THE WEBSUMMIT
Traductanet will be, once again, at the Web Summit, Europe’s foremost technology, entrepreneurship and innovation conference, which takes place from 4-7 November, at the Altice Arena, in Lisbon.
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION ORGANISES THE 6TH Translating Europe Forum
The upcoming Translating Europe Forum organised by the European Commission is taking place in Brussels from 7 to 8 November, where experts from many different fields will present and discuss the hot topics of the language industry.
Endangered languages
Language is an important aspect of a people’s culture and a reflection of their history and links with the land. However, in this internet age, one language has risen to global dominance, leaving hundreds to wither and die.
The World in Union
Rugby Union is one of the most popular team sports in the world, and is almost unrivalled for its drama, skill, tactics and brute physicality. It is a sport that is played all over the world and followed by people of different cultures and traditions and who speak different languages.
CONFERENCE INTERPRETING AT THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Interpretation has provided a list of terminology used, which includes:
CONFERENCE INTERPRETING AT THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Interpretation has provided a list of terminology used, which includes:
THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA BROUGHT INTERPRETING OUT OF THE MIDDLE AGES
Simultaneous interpreting is a child of the post-war period, with it being first used as we recognise it today at the Nuremburg War Trials. However, one of the oldest known references to its use dates to the discovery of America in the 15th century, at the start of the Modern Age.
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