Recently, access to automated translation software has increased considerably. Although these programs undeniably help us out, several scholars have already pointed out how they are inefficient when we talk about long, laborious and detailed texts. Therefore, machine translation is not a good solution for those who are in need of an accurate and professional translation.
Thus, we bring you four reasons that defend the advantage of hiring the services of an experienced and qualified translator to take care of your translation demands.
- Humans understand nuances. Communication subtleties such as irony, humor or sarcasm can go unnoticed by a machine translation program. Due to their very nature, computers are extremely literal in their translations and such nuances can be lost.
- Good translations include style and linguistic and cultural knowledge. The way a writer constructs their text is directly linked to their individual style, which can also be erased by an overly literal translation. Idioms are culturally specific and, if merely transliterated, with no regard to their use, can produce inaccurate results. An experienced translator has vast linguistic and cultural knowledge, which makes them able to find, in the target language, suitable correspondents for what was written in the source language.
- Mistakes can be avoided. If you don’t understand the language your text is being translated into, how can you be sure that the software has not made any errors? The fact is you are not able to figure that out by yourself. Hiring the translation services of a professional with experience and qualifications guarantees that the material you
receive will have quality. - It is possible to dialogue and learn from a translator. When you hire a translator, you have access to their knowledge and resources. You are able to maintain a dialogue with the person responsible for your text, which is a very advantageous
aspect of this partnership, as well as one of the reasons most projects are successful.
With that in mind, we invite you to request a quote from Vaz Translations, we will take good care of your text!
