¡Feliz Día del Traductor!

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El 30 de septiembre es el Día Internacional del Traductor, entonces quería felicitarles a todos ustedes que están estudiando español o inglés y que hacen traducciones como parte de sus estudios.

The 30th of September is International Translation Day, so I wanted to congratulate all of you who are studying Spanish or English and do translations as part of your studies.

Feliz Día

http://labibliaweb.com/?p=1668

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Translation_Day

I love this post. - cogumela, Sep 30, 2010

Thanks cogumela :) - amy_moreno, Sep 30, 2010

Answer 1

I love when you find a word in the dictionary which facinates you - it feels like you've uncovered a secret treasure, doesn't it?

I've done some translating and interpreting in the last few years and I'm studying for my professional qualification at the moment. I've still got about 10 months to go until my final exams so I'm far from proefssional yet!

I just found this site a couple of days ago and it's been great to answer peoples' questions and join in on games - great practice for me! There's a really nice, friendly atmosphere here.

Hope to bump into you again

welcome to the forum again, do you think you could include your native language in your profile? And have a look at this thread, thanks:) - 00494d19, Sep 30, 2010

http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/159495/please-correct-learners-of-english-on-this-site - 00494d19, Sep 30, 2010

Hi Heidita. I answered a native Spanish speaker's question about "a very game bird" - I think it's a UK term rather than from the USA. I hope I can help out with more questions in the future. - amy_moreno, Sep 30, 2010

wonderful, thanks a lot:) - 00494d19, Sep 30, 2010

Answer 2

Thank you amy moreno. I had never heard of "el Día Internacional del Traductor". Surely professional translators, especially of literature, must be artists in their own right!

Just consider the simple word "semblante" that I just now looked up in my dictionary ... Wow, for the word's literal or "first" translation, I read "countenance" but then I find these surprises:

(= aspecto) look

alterar el semblante a algn meaning to upset someone

componer el semblante meaning to put on a serious or straight face

El caso lleva otro semblante ahora. to express that "things look different now."

I am going to guess that you may be a professional translator yourself and tip my hat to you!

"algn?" Do you mean "aguien?" - JoyceM, Sep 30, 2010

I believe that she was copying from a dictionary which uses the abbreviation "algn" for "alguien." - --Mariana--, Sep 30, 2010

Yes, the reason I used the block quotes was to emphasize that these were not my words, but from the dictionary. Thank you, Marianne. Perdón, JoyceM. - Janice, Sep 30, 2010

Answer 3

Thank you amy-moreno for pointing this Día internacional, I had never heard of it. Your translation of the phrase 'a very game bird" I find interesting, here in OZ it would mean a lady who had long past her used by date rather than someone who was game for anything , how did you translate it ?

That's interesting! It's a phrase I've heard a few times before and that's how I've understood it. I suppose we'd need a wee bit more context to make a completely accurate translation as it seems to have multiple meanings in different locations. - amy_moreno, Sep 30, 2010

Answer 4

Wow! This is an interesting day but it's exactly my day!!! Learning a foreign language really requires a special talent. We are so lucky to have this!!!

May the Lord mercy on our D I C T I O N A R I E S!!!

Answer 5

Congratulations and "hats off" (is that in the phrase book?) to all translators. I worked in a hospital emergency room in a large city for a while. We had a translator list, which we called the "language bank," of people who could serve as medical translators in over 80 languages. When seconds counted we put them on a speakerphone to talk to doctor and patient in the treatment room itself.

You bring understanding and peace to those you connect. Thank you!

P.S. I added "hats off" to the phrase book with an attempt at translation. How interesting to become more aware of phrases I use without thinking about them but which may be utterly baffling to someone learning the language!

Answer 6

My "hat's off" to all translators, in my opinion is one of the all time most difficult jobs. The few times I've 'live' translated for my wife at church (when the 'real' translator wasn't available) almost made my brain bleed.

he he he :) - amy_moreno, Nov 21, 2010

Answer 7

muchas gracias Amy!!

De nada :) - amy_moreno, Nov 21, 2010

Answer 8

Ray, you wrote:

...here in OZ it would mean a lady who had long past her used by ["use-by"] date rather than someone who was game for anything

Where is OZ? I seem to have heard the expression - albeit seldom. In any case, it did not sound entirely strange to me and I understood it immediately to mean either of the two possible translations people have suggested. One would have to do research to see where it has been used...Who used it first, etc.. I suppose that is the kind of research that dictionary writers do.

I wonder if there is an International Day of Dictionary Authors!! Certainly such people deserve to be celebrated.

"Oz" is Australia, you might see it refered to as "Down Under" sometimes too :) - amy_moreno, Sep 30, 2010

Answer 9

HEY....Welcome to the forum, Amy!

I hope someday soon to be proficient enough in Spanish to serve as a translator, too.

Best of luck with your studies!

Gracuas Marianne :) - amy_moreno, Nov 21, 2010