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Poll: What do you do if you find an already existing translation of the text you are working on?
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Sheila Wilson
Sheila Wilson  Identity Verified
Spain
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Only the odd sentence Jan 15, 2016

Texts such as tourist guides often include sentences taken from Wikipedia etc, for which translations often exist. But they aren't top normally for the purpose. They're OK for information but they often don't sound too enticing. I might find them during research, but I don't just copy the translation.
 
Mario Freitas
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Brazil
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Inform the client... IF Jan 17, 2016

If the other Translation is a good, professional one, I'll inform the client and offer a discount. I'm surprised so few people chose that answer! It's happened to me before, a few times, and the clients really appreciated my attitude. What usually happens is, you finish the translation earlier and get more jobs from that client. In addition to being honest, you have nothing to lose, and a lot to win.

[Edited at 2016-01-17 22:03 GMT]
 
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