Description
Revise, read, and improve human or machine translations. Strive to improve the accuracy and quality of translations.
Alternative labels
improve translations
improving translated text
improve translation
modify translated texts
improving translation
edit translated texts
revise translated texts
ameliorate translated texts
Skill type
skill/competence
Skill reusability level
sector-specific
Relationships with occupations
Essential skill
Improve translated texts is an essential skill of the following occupations:
Lawyer linguist: Lawyer linguists interpret and translate legal pieces from one language to another. They provide legal analysis to the information before them and help in understanding technicalities of the content expressed in other languages.
Localiser: Localisers translate and adapt texts to the language and culture of a specific target audience. They convert standard translation into locally understandable texts with flairs of the culture, sayings, and other nuances that make the translation richer and more meaningful for a cultural target group than it was before.
Optional skill
Improve translated texts is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
Translator: Translators transcribe written documents from one or more languages to another ensuring that the message and nuances therein remain in the translated material. They translate material backed up by an understanding of it, which can include commercial and industrial documentation, personal documents, journalism, novels, creative writing, and scientific texts delivering the translations in any format.
Translation agency manager: Translation agency managers oversee operations in the delivery of translation services. They coordinate the efforts of a team of translators who translate written material from one language to another. They ensure the quality of the service and the administration of the translation agency.
Linguist: Linguists study languages scientifically. They master languages and can interpret them in terms of their grammatical, semantic, and phonetic characteristics. They research the evolution of language and the way it is used by societies.
References
- Improve translated texts – ESCO
