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How do I even start? | different

Gjorgji Apostolovski — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:48:00 +0000

Forum: Getting established
Topic: How do I even start?
Poster: Gjorgji Apostolovski
Post title: different

[quote]Baran Keki wrote:

[quote]Gjorgji Apostolovski wrote:
the movie City of God
[/quote]
Probably one of the most overrated films of all time.
[/quote]

Well, it's very real, and it's very different from all other crime movies, like euro crime movies are pretty close to real, and usa crime and uk crime are very dramatic.
This is only my personal opinion.

How do I even start? | City of God

Baran Keki — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 12:49:00 +0000

Forum: Getting established
Topic: How do I even start?
Poster: Baran Keki
Post title: City of God

[quote]Gjorgji Apostolovski wrote:
the movie City of God
[/quote]
Probably one of the most overrated films of all time.

How do I even start? | blunder

Zea_Mays — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 08:46:00 +0000

Forum: Getting established
Topic: How do I even start?
Poster: Zea_Mays
Post title: blunder

[quote]Eduardo Andrade wrote:

[quote]jyuan_us wrote:

What are “off-legal sites，” though？ [/quote]

piracy [/quote]

If it's not simply another troll, writing this on a public forum would be one of the worst ways to start.

How do I even start? | I know Brazil only from movies

Gjorgji Apostolovski — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 07:07:00 +0000

Forum: Getting established
Topic: How do I even start?
Poster: Gjorgji Apostolovski
Post title: I know Brazil only from movies

The other day I watched City of God: The Fight Rages On
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Nice sequel after the movie City of God
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How do I even start? | Piracy??

Eduardo Andrade — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 13:55:00 +0000

Forum: Getting established
Topic: How do I even start?
Poster: Eduardo Andrade
Post title: Piracy??

[quote]jyuan_us wrote:

[quote]Rafael Dias wrote:

Hello to all of you, I hope everyone is doing just great.

I am a recently graduated pharmacist, but I have been longing to join the translation team for some time now. During college, I did a lot of translations and subtitles for off-legal sites, and slowly, I began to like this more and more. I started to search CAT Tools and watch some videos, but the reality is that I still don't know where to start.

[/quote]

What are “off-legal sites，” though？ [/quote]
Here in Brazil, besides of being a crime, piracy is kind of popular, there are lots of people making subtitles for movies or anime. So I believe many professional subtitling professionals started on their own, subtitling for these kind of sites (that have subtitles or movies for download).

How do I even start? | Do you enjoy writing well?

Mario Chávez — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 13:33:00 +0000

Forum: Getting established
Topic: How do I even start?
Poster: Mario Chávez
Post title: Do you enjoy writing well?

Seems the translation bug bit you a while ago. Becoming a member of the local translation association in your country or region is a solid step. But translators these days are a dime a dozen; the market is saturated with supply (number of translators). If you enjoy turning well-written texts, if you enjoy reading a variety of books and texts equally (I'm not talking about reading fiction, that's easy) and if you cherish the challenge of doing proper research (and you already have a good foundation as a pharmacist, I believe), then good luck to you. Go and distinguish yourself. :)

MC

[quote]Rafael Dias wrote:

Hello to all of you, I hope everyone is doing just great.

I am a recently graduated pharmacist, but I have been longing to join the translation team for some time now. During college, I did a lot of translations and subtitles for off-legal sites, and slowly, I began to like this more and more. I started to search CAT Tools and watch some videos, but the reality is that I still don't know where to start.

My current goals are:
- To use my academic background to focus on medical translation;
- Become proficient in Eng->Por translations;
- Learn which qualifications are needed, and where I can get them;
- Get advice and knowledge from experts;
- Make a long-term plan to improve and learn new target languages (such as Spanish and French).

So, I'd be grateful if you could give me some advice, books to read, YouTube channels to watch, or any other kind of help. [/quote]

How do I even start? | Curious

jyuan_us — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 18:40:00 +0000

Forum: Getting established
Topic: How do I even start?
Poster: jyuan_us
Post title: Curious

[quote]Rafael Dias wrote:

Hello to all of you, I hope everyone is doing just great.

I am a recently graduated pharmacist, but I have been longing to join the translation team for some time now. During college, I did a lot of translations and subtitles for off-legal sites, and slowly, I began to like this more and more. I started to search CAT Tools and watch some videos, but the reality is that I still don't know where to start.

[/quote]

What are “off-legal sites，” though？

How do I even start? | About that...

Dan Lucas — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 17:27:00 +0000

Forum: Getting established
Topic: How do I even start?
Poster: Dan Lucas
Post title: About that...

[quote]Rafael Dias wrote:
Hello to all of you, I hope everyone is doing just great.[/quote]
You might want to check out [url= [url removed] ]this thread[/url].

Regards,
Dan

How do I even start? | Translation associations

Rachel Waddington — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 12:10:00 +0000

Forum: Getting established
Topic: How do I even start?
Poster: Rachel Waddington
Post title: Translation associations

Hi Rafael,

If you don't know where to start I would advise you to join a translators association and go along to some of their events. You will get to talk to translators in person and make some useful contacts. Some of them run courses for newcomers - the ITI certainly does. You could also consider taking the Diploma in Translation to get a qualification under your belt.

I won't lie to you though ... it's tough getting started in translation for anyone and the industry is in a state of upheaval at the moment, with even professionals who have been successfully been making a living for decades talking about (or actually) leaving due to the takeover of machine translation and the associated issue of low rates from agencies. There might be easier ways to make a living for someone with a pharmacy degree.

Also, I would definitely not advise you to focus on new target languages. Most translators translate only into their native language, or at any rate a language they have native-like competence in. I'd stick with one language combination personally - there are enough other things to learn.

How do I even start? | ditch the off-legal sites

Gjorgji Apostolovski — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 10:52:00 +0000

Forum: Getting established
Topic: How do I even start?
Poster: Gjorgji Apostolovski
Post title: ditch the off-legal sites

[quote]Rafael Dias wrote:

Hello to all of you, I hope everyone is doing just great.

I am a recently graduated pharmacist, but I have been longing to join the translation team for some time now. During college, I did a lot of translations and subtitles for off-legal sites, and slowly, I began to like this more and more. I started to search CAT Tools and watch some videos, but the reality is that I still don't know where to start.

My current goals are:
- To use my academic background to focus on medical translation;
- Become proficient in Eng->Por translations;
- Learn which qualifications are needed, and where I can get them;
- Get advice and knowledge from experts;
- Make a long-term plan to improve and learn new target languages (such as Spanish and French).

So, I'd be grateful if you could give me some advice, books to read, YouTube channels to watch, or any other kind of help. [/quote]

My advice for subtitles would be to ditch the off-legal sites, because they are making money from that website with ads, and most importantly your subtitles on that website are global and free to use by anyone.

How do I even start?

Rafael Dias — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 00:21:00 +0000

Forum: Getting established
Topic: How do I even start?
Poster: Rafael Dias

Hello to all of you, I hope everyone is doing just great.

I am a recently graduated pharmacist, but I have been longing to join the translation team for some time now. During college, I did a lot of translations and subtitles for off-legal sites, and slowly, I began to like this more and more. I started to search CAT Tools and watch some videos, but the reality is that I still don't know where to start.

My current goals are:
- To use my academic background to focus on medical translation;
- Become proficient in Eng->Por translations;
- Learn which qualifications are needed, and where I can get them;
- Get advice and knowledge from experts;
- Make a long-term plan to improve and learn new target languages (such as Spanish and French).

So, I'd be grateful if you could give me some advice, books to read, YouTube channels to watch, or any other kind of help.