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Mario Chavez (X) 
Local time: 06:58
English to Spanish
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That I've delivered the wrong file, a Word file with track changes that I accepted but didn't properly clean, on occasion, well, mea culpa, I've done that.
Delivering a translation in the wrong language? Under what circumstances? Fawlty Towers hour now? Is Mr. Bean involved somehow? Perhaps Jeremy Clarkson (Top Gear's former host) has something snarky to say about this.
| | | | Helen Hagon
Local time: 11:58
Member (2011)
Russian to English
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I only translate into one language. So, one day, when someone asked me to translate a document from Russian, I assumed they wanted it in English. Upon delivery they were very angry because they were expecting it in German (not one of my working languages). Needless to say, I quickly learned my lesson never to make assumptions. Now I always double check the most basic details before I start work.
| | | | | No, but in a social context... | Apr 30, 2016 |
... I have frequently switched into the wrong language when helping friends to understand each other. One thing I tend to do is to paraphrase into simpler, easier to understand English or Spanish instead of actually translating it. It's clear I'm not a trained interpreter!
And on one notable occasion, over a business dinner, I was interpreting on behalf of a client for their English speaking visitors, the visitors moved into French to make some "internal" comments and I carried on t... See more ... I have frequently switched into the wrong language when helping friends to understand each other. One thing I tend to do is to paraphrase into simpler, easier to understand English or Spanish instead of actually translating it. It's clear I'm not a trained interpreter!
And on one notable occasion, over a business dinner, I was interpreting on behalf of a client for their English speaking visitors, the visitors moved into French to make some "internal" comments and I carried on translating. I didn't realise they had switched language until I saw the horror on their faces. Not professional of course on my part - I should have warned them before continuing, but they shouldn't have assumed I wouldn't speak French either. Pas devant les enfants? ▲ Collapse
| | | | Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 07:58
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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| More than once | Apr 30, 2016 |
Although I only translate in one pair, I have received, more than once, a partially-translated document I was supposed to translate the second half of, but instead I translated the first half back to the original. My distraction, of course, for not reading the instructions properly.
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