Includes a glossary of medical acronyms, and reference material on translation techniques, translation equipment, dictionaries, reference literature, and terminology management.

In this book you can find the necessary tools to be introduced to the fields of Terminology and Specialized Translation, so as to achieve a general understanding of the internal workings of these two interrelated disciplines. The present book is designed to address introductory matters as far as specialized translation and English for Specific Purposes are concerned. Through a very practical approach, these pages contain basic theoretical matters combined with a good number of review and enhancement tasks on the basics of specialized translation and terminology.

Since 1997, this translator's guide has been the worldwide leader in its field and has elicited high praise from some of the world's best translators. It has been fully updated in the 2006 edition.

Improve your Translation Skills in eight easy lessons, in areas such as news, Law, medicine, business and more

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Includes reference material on translation techniques, translation equipment, dictionaries, reference literature, and terminology management.

A compendium of American proverbs, expressions, slang, colloquialisms; British-US glossary; abbreviations and acronyms; and other various odds and ends. Widely used by non-native speakers and translators.

Writers and editors of Spanish have long needed an authoritative guide to written language usage, similar to The MLA Style Manual and The Chicago Manual of Style. And here it is! This reference guide provides comprehensive information on how the Spanish language is copyedited for publication. The book covers these major areas: Language basics: capitalization, word division, spelling, and punctuation. Language conventions: abbreviations, professional and personal titles, names of organizations, and nationalities. Bibliographic format, particularly how Spanish differs from English. Spanish language forms of classical authors' names. Literary and grammatical terminology. Linguistic terminology. Biblical names and allusions. A dictionary of grammatical doubts, including usage, grammatical constructions of particular words and phrases, verbal irregularities, and gender variations.

This is the essential reference companion for all who use Spanish for business communication. Containing over 5000 words, this handy two-way A-Z glossary covers the most commonly used terms in business. It will help you to communicate with confidence in a wide variety of business situations, and is of equal value to the relative beginner or the fluent speaker. Written by an experienced native and non-speaker team working in business language education, this unique glossary is an indispensable reference guide for all students and professionals studying or working in business where Spanish is used.

This bilingual, pocket-sized glossary is designed for the travelling businessman. Over 5000 essential business terms in German and English are included, making the guide useful when translating letters, contracts or terms. This glossary is part of a series which covers the main European languages. The entries cover all aspects of daily business usage (office practice, buying and selling, banking, insurance, personal and corporate finance, the stock exchange, warehousing and distribution, and business travel). Differences between British and American usage are highlighted. A supplement section covers financial documents, numbers and measurements, using the phone, writing business letters, and foreign currencies."