Alexia O'Rourke
Preserving Endangered Languages: The Role of Translation in Global Efforts

Languages are more than just communication tools—they carry unique cultural identities. Language preservation helps safeguard a community’s heritage, ensuring that its way of life endures for generations.

Chinese New Year 2025

As we begin the Year of the Snake, it’s fascinating to see how these customs continue to evolve in a fast-paced, modern world. Let’s explore some key traditions and how they’ve adapted, plus tips on celebrating at home or in your community.

Most Valuable Translator Awards 2024

We hope 2025 has started off well for you! As the New Year gets underway, it can only mean one thing… it’s time to announce our Most Valuable Translator Awards 2024!

Unveiling Trados Studio 2024

Check out some of the newest features and big updates coming to Trados Studio 2024! We take a look at what’s coming and how it can help us.

Translation as a Journey: The Path From One Language to Another

Translation is more than just swapping words between languages; it’s a journey where each stage represents a different part of moving from the source language to the target language. Take a look at what this journey involves!

What Do Translators Actually Learn at University? – Why the Professionals Are Better

For some, what translators learn at university is a bit of a mystery – here we hope to clear things up! Join us as we explore the key skills that translators acquire in their academic careers and beyond!

The Need for Translation in an International Market

Translation is a vital part of being successful in the international market. If you want to send your business into the international sphere, you need to be able to appeal to an international audience, but there is no such thing as an international language. You can’t assume that your clients will understand English!

How Translation Audits Can Benefit your Business

At Web-Translations we offer a comprehensive translation audit service, but what exactly does that entail? Let’s take a look at how our audits work and why they’re a valuable investment for you and your business.

Machine Translation – What’s the Fuss About?

As you may have seen online, or on some of our other blog posts, people like to talk about how machine translation (MT) will never live up to human translation. But with the cost of human translation being so much higher, is it worth the investment?

Colours in Translation

As we’ve talked about on other posts, having a native linguist translate your texts is crucial to an accurate and fluent end product. However, this need for a native speaker may extend further than you expected. Have you ever considered the complexity of colours in translation?