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Fineness, carats and karats: what's the difference?

Giorgia De Zen

14-08-2024 10:00

What does the gold fineness refer to? What is the difference between solid gold, gold-plated, and gold-filled? Why are there different types of carats?

Translation, Medical translation, Medical reports, translator, medicaltranslation, englishmedicaltranslator,

OB/GYN: how to translate a GYN and/or OB report without getting lost among acronyms?

Giorgia De Zen

08-03-2024 07:00

Today I'll tell you how I deal with some of the acronyms that appear more often in Gynecology and Obstetrics.

Interpreting, Conference interpreting, Simultaneous interpreting, Consecutive, History of interpreting, simultaneousinterpreting, conferenceinterpreter, consecutiveinterpreting,

The fascinating story of conference interpreting

Giorgia De Zen

12-12-2023 12:36

Where was conference interpreting born? Who were the first interpreters? How did we get to simulateneous interpreting and why can't we do without it now?

Translation, Medical translation, Medical reports, translator, medicaltranslation, englishmedicaltranslator,

Ground Control to Major Tom: how to translate controllo

Giorgia De Zen

04-12-2023 09:00

"Controllo" is a widely used term in the medical field, yet it is hardly ever translated with "control" in English, why? Find it out in my article!

Interpreting, Dialogue interpreting, Business interpreting, businessinterpreting,

The fascinating story of conference interpreting

Giorgia De Zen

01-12-2023 11:00

Where was conference interpreting born? Who were the first interpreters? How did we get to simulateneous interpreting and why can't we do without it now?

Interpreting, Conference interpreting, Simultaneous interpreting, decalage, simultaneousinterpreting, conferenceinterpreting, conferenceinterpreter,

Décalage: the interpreter's ally during simultaneous interpreting.

Giorgia De Zen

29-11-2023 09:20

The décalage is the time lag between what the speaker says and the interpreter's simultaneous rendition in the booth.

Translation, Interpreting, Medical translation, Medical reports, Dialogue interpreting, Liaison and healthcare interpreting, healthcareinterpreting, medicaltranslation, medicalhistory, medicalterms, englishmedicaltranslator, italianmedicaltranslator,

PMH and HPI

Giorgia De Zen

22-11-2023 16:27

What are PMH and HPI? Read the article to understand what they are and why translating them correctly is pivotal.

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