Volunteering for Translators without Borders Thread poster: Isabelle Redon
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Isabelle Redon 
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:48
English to French
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Hi,
TWB has accepted my volunteer application. I received translation projects at regular intervals. As a starting professional translator, I'm keen to volunteer to support their organisation while fine tuning my translation skills. I also was hoping that my translations could help me building a term base in Trados. Although, I'm really willing to translate for them, I don't understand whether I can import their docs in my own CAT tool (Trados 2017) and export them back onto their ... See more Hi,
TWB has accepted my volunteer application. I received translation projects at regular intervals. As a starting professional translator, I'm keen to volunteer to support their organisation while fine tuning my translation skills. I also was hoping that my translations could help me building a term base in Trados. Although, I'm really willing to translate for them, I don't understand whether I can import their docs in my own CAT tool (Trados 2017) and export them back onto their translation plattform.
I've contacted them and asked them that same question , unfortunately, my query has remained unanswered. I, therefore, haven't yet translated anything but it frustrates me and I was hoping that someone might be able to answer my question or offer a solution to how to deal with this query.
Many thanks for taking the time reading my post.
Isabelle Redon ▲ Collapse
| | | | Ester Vidal
Spain
Local time: 22:48
Member (2017)
English to Spanish
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| Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:48
Member (2008)
Italian to English
Isabelle Redon wrote:
I received translation projects at regular intervals.
I, therefore, haven't yet translated anything
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| | | | DZiW (X)
Ukraine
English to Russian
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| A hint: antecedent/parapgraph | Apr 12, 2018 |
Tom, I think the first part is (1) Isabelle received translation projects at regular intervals
whereas the second--
but (2) when she wanted to use another CAT (Trados), she could't get the answer whether it was ok, so she could not translate anything [in Trados yet].
Isabelle, a colleague of mine once translated a text for TWB, which was available on-line (public, at large), so she was eligible to have a copy of HER work, of course, but how to do it properl... See more Tom, I think the first part is (1) Isabelle received translation projects at regular intervals
whereas the second--
but (2) when she wanted to use another CAT (Trados), she could't get the answer whether it was ok, so she could not translate anything [in Trados yet].
Isabelle, a colleague of mine once translated a text for TWB, which was available on-line (public, at large), so she was eligible to have a copy of HER work, of course, but how to do it properly...
[Edited at 2018-04-13 06:27 GMT] ▲ Collapse
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| You can always align the source and target afterwards | Apr 13, 2018 |
Assuming you can work with MateCat and then export the translation, that might be an option.
I have not actually tried aligning with Studio 2017, but the old WinAlign was quite worth the effort of checking the results afterwards if I wanted a document included in my TM.
You can also edit the texts before you align them, and remove unnecessary details like addresses and sensitive information that is not likely to be repeated. That kind of thing only clutters your TM any... See more Assuming you can work with MateCat and then export the translation, that might be an option.
I have not actually tried aligning with Studio 2017, but the old WinAlign was quite worth the effort of checking the results afterwards if I wanted a document included in my TM.
You can also edit the texts before you align them, and remove unnecessary details like addresses and sensitive information that is not likely to be repeated. That kind of thing only clutters your TM anyway. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Isabelle Redon
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:48
English to French
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TOPIC STARTER | Thank you" Your answer was really helpful:) | Apr 13, 2018 |
Ester Vidal wrote: Hi Isabelle, check this information about Matecat, this is the CAT tool used bt TWB, maybe it helps you: https://www.matecat.com/faq/compatibility-cat-tools/ If not, try getting support directly from Matecat at: https://www.matecat.com/support/ I hope they can help you and you can begin volunteering for TWB soon. I work with them as a volunteer and I feel really useful doing it. Have a nice day! Ester
| | | | Isabelle Redon
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:48
English to French
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TOPIC STARTER | Thank you for taking the time to help me find a solution:) | Apr 13, 2018 |
Christine Andersen wrote:
Assuming you can work with MateCat and then export the translation, that might be an option.
I have not actually tried aligning with Studio 2017, but the old WinAlign was quite worth the effort of checking the results afterwards if I wanted a document included in my TM.
You can also edit the texts before you align them, and remove unnecessary details like addresses and sensitive information that is not likely to be repeated. That kind of thing only clutters your TM anyway.
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