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International Translation Day

“Shout, Shout, Let it all out, International Translation Day is what it’s all about!”

“Oyez, Oyez, Oyez!” Let’s shout out and let the world know what International Translation Day is all about. Have you ever heard of International Translation Day? Established and launched in 1953 by the International Federation of Translators, this annual event celebrated on 30th September (although this year the celebration will fall on Friday 28th September due to 30th falling on a Sunday), is a rather recent addition to the celebration of world events. And what does this day honour? Quite

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What to expect from Polish to English translation

What to expect from Polish to English translation and vice versa

“Knowing how to speak two languages is not the same thing as knowing how to translate. Translation is a special skill that professionals work hard to develop.” (Linguist, Arika Okrent) Do you export to Poland? Do you require your website or manual translating from Polish to English or vice versa? Have you thought about what you need to consider when it comes to having these documents translated? Polish is widely renowned as being one of the hardest languages in the

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Going global

Going Global Live, going once, going twice, sold to the ambitious company looking to expand overseas.

Have you thought about exporting or expanding your business internationally, or setting up overseas? Not sure where to start? Then help is at hand in the form of the Going Global Live Exhibition and Conference, a free business exhibition, which is soon to grace the UK’s doorstep at London’s ExCel (an exhibitions and international convention centre in Custom House, East London), on 14th November (10am – 6pm) and 15th November (10am – 5pm), where Peak Translations will be exhibiting.  Welcoming

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What to expect from Portugese to English Translation

What to expect from Portuguese to English translation and vice versa

“To speak … means above all to assume a culture” ― Frantz Fanon   Why Portuguese Translation Services Matter for International Business Like any language, Portuguese is so much more than words on a page; it is a country’s culture. Therefore, if you are a business that exports to a Portuguese-speaking country, it would be useful to understand why it is important to make sure that the language being communicated is not only the correct version, but that it also

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Peak Translations 40th Anniversary

Peak Translations’ 40th Anniversary Gala Dinner

OH WHAT A NIGHT!     Early October back in ’78, Peak Translations was born and on 12th July 2018 we celebrated its 40th birthday at the iconic Imperial War Museum North in Manchester. The event was aimed at marking the occasion with a fitting celebration but also at highlighting the foundation stones on which the company was built and which still represent the company’s core values today. With a mix of clients, suppliers, advisors and key stakeholders, we shared

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The export room, Peak Translations

The Export Room

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” (Dr. Seuss, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!) Helen Provart, Managing Director of Peak Translations was asked by Samantha Bridger of Bridger Consultancy to present at the launch events of her new venture “The Export Room” in both Warrington and Wrexham. The Export Room is designed to be a membership organisation where members can tap into practical advice

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what to expect from russian to english translation

What to expect from English to Russian translation and vice versa

“Words travel worlds. Translators do the driving” Anna Rusconi Do you export to Russia? Do you require your website or contract translating from English to Russian or vice versa? Have you thought about what you need to consider when it comes to having these documents translated? The pointers below will shine a light on some of the things to expect from the translation between the two languages:- Russian is the official language of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, but is

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Peak Translations shortlisted for Business Award

Peak Translations has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Derbyshire Small Business of the Year category in the 2018 East Midlands Chamber of Commerce Business Awards. Based in Whaley Bridge in the High Peak, Helen Provart, Managing Director and the team at Peak Translations are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year with a series of events and activities held across the year to mark the occasion. “I am absolutely thrilled to have been shortlisted as a finalist both for

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tips to translate from english to hindi

Tips to translate from English to Hindi and vice versa

5 Tips for Translating English to Hindi (and Hindi to English) India is home to an incredible diversity of languages, with 22 officially recognised languages spoken across the country. Among them, Hindi stands out as the most widely spoken language. This star player belongs to the Indo-Aryan language and not only plays the main language role in India, but also plays one of the top five leading fiddles on the world’s verbal language stage. So how do we translate from

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tips to translate from english to german

Tips to translate from English to German and vice versa

The German language is the most common mother tongue in Europe and ranks 11th in the world for the most widely spoken. It is also sister language to English with many similarities between the two languages. However, it is often viewed as a particularly complex language for many reasons, including the inordinate amount of extremely long words e.g. Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz (which happens to be the longest German word made up of 63 letters translating as a title of a law regulating

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tips to translate from english to spanish

Tips to translate English to Spanish and vice versa

The world is an enormous melting pot of cultures and languages that are forever crossing each other’s borders, and because more and more business is being conducted globally, effective international communication is a vital component of successful global investment. Although English is renowned as the world’s ‘lingua franca’, Spanish ranks higher than English as the second most spoken language in the world. It is also the official language of 31 countries, the third most used language on the internet and

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tips to translate from english to arabic

Tips to translate English to Arabic or vice versa

Whilst Arabic might be one of the most commonly spoken languages in the world (the fifth most widely spoken language across the globe), it is one of the most challenging languages to translate. Below are five points to consider when translating from English to Arabic and vice versa:- As Arabic is a member of the Semitic family of languages, there is a vast chasm of differences between the western world language of English (a member of the Indo-European language family)

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