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Abdi Muhumed
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Portuqaliya
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Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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Other Feb 5

Another bug? This question was asked a few days ago (https://www.proz.com/forum/poll_discussion/365831-poll_if_you_were_to_enter_the_avt_market_you_would_do_it_because.html). I'll give exactly the same answer:

I’m approaching the end of my career, so I’m not interested in breaking into “new” mark... See more
Another bug? This question was asked a few days ago (https://www.proz.com/forum/poll_discussion/365831-poll_if_you_were_to_enter_the_avt_market_you_would_do_it_because.html). I'll give exactly the same answer:

I’m approaching the end of my career, so I’m not interested in breaking into “new” markets and then to top it all AVT is a branch of translation that's severely underpaid… ▲ Collapse


Edith van der Have
Rachel Waddington
Angie Garbarino
Sundar Gopalakrishnan
 
Alex Lichanow
Alex Lichanow
Almaniya
Local time: 02:46
Member (2020)
English to German
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A break? Feb 5

I must admit I don't really understand the question and especially the answer that it would give me a break from translation. How exactly would I be taking a break from translation by translating?
Other than that, audio-visual translation appears to be equally unrewarding and badly paid as literary translation, the results of which are CLEARLY audible in the shabby translations that are being used for German dubs of films and series. There used to be some EXTREMELY well-translated films be... See more
I must admit I don't really understand the question and especially the answer that it would give me a break from translation. How exactly would I be taking a break from translation by translating?
Other than that, audio-visual translation appears to be equally unrewarding and badly paid as literary translation, the results of which are CLEARLY audible in the shabby translations that are being used for German dubs of films and series. There used to be some EXTREMELY well-translated films between the 70s and 90s, but today I pretty much end up sitting on the couch boiling with anger over all the mistranslations I HEAR.

On a side note, I apologize for the typos I may produce in the near future. I switched from gaming keyboards to a Cherry Stream after 12-ish years and I'm noticing that fat-finger syndrome is a very real problem.

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Sundar Gopalakrishnan
 


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