A Conference Interpreter is a person. The interpreter converts a thought or expression in a source language into an expression with a comparable meaning in a target language either simultaneously or consecutively.
The conference interpreter conveys every semantic element and every intention and feeling of the message that the source-language speaker is directing to target-language recipients.
What is Conference Interpretation? Conference interpretation is the translation of a spoken message. From one language to another. Read more here.
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English interpreter survives RESISTIRÉ
Lourdes de RIOJA sings RESISTIRÉ (Spain’s uplifting anthem during the COVID-19 lockdown), which is interpreted with aplomb but without help from Fiona by Phil Smith, a professional AIIC interpreter based in Switzerland.
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DeepL: ¿interpretación asistida?
Cuando Lourdes me propuso hacer un vídeo sobre DeepL, mi primera reacción fue decir: ‘Pero si no hay tema’. ¿Qué se podía decir sobre DeepL, salvo que es un invento estupendo y que solo tiene… go to full article
A grizzled veteran hangs up his headphones
John Swales is retiring from the profession after 42 years as a European Commission interpreter. https://youtu.be/EnGRFwYY8rA After reading French and German at Cambridge University he completed the Commission’s in-house interpreter training course and began his… go to full article
Ergonomics for interpreters
Interpreting sure is a heck of a profession. According to a mysterious study, it‘s apparently more stressful than being a fighter pilot. Interpreters also regularly get blamed for “misunderstandings”. And those of us who have… go to full article