Unit 2 Translation and its types

Term

Definition

1. A language

2. B language

3. C language

4. Accredited translator

5. Ad hoc interpreting

6. Back Translation

7. Computer-aided translation (CAT)

8. Consecutive interpreting

9. Equivalent language

10. Escort interpreter

11. Free translation

12. Gisting

13. Idiomatic translation

14. Interpreter

15. Language of habitual use

16. Liaison interpreter

17. Literal translation

18. Machine translation (MT)

19. Passive languages

20. Relay

21. Sight translation

22. Simultaneous interpreting

23. Technical translator

24. Translator

25. Whispered interpreting

26. Word-for-word translation

A. Translation that closely follows every word in a source text.

B. Renders written text from one or morel languages into an other language, usually into her language of habitual use.

C. A translation of a translation.

D. Translation with the aid of computer programs.

E. A language that a translator or interpreter can read and understand well enough to translate out of, but cannot write or speak well enough to translate or interpret into.

F. Spoken translation between two languages in informal conversations between two or more people.

G. A language that a translator or interpreter can speak, read and write almost as well as their native language, and well enough to translate into as well as out of.

H. Producing a rough or outline translation of a text to provide an insight into the subject and overall content of the source text.

I. Oral translation of a speaker's words into another language when the speaker has finished speaking or pauses for interpreting.

J. Translation that closely adheres to the wording and construction of the source text.

K. Translation in which more emphasis is given to the overall meaning of the text than to the exact wording

L. The language of the equivalent time period and class or profession in the other language.

M. An interpreter who travels with an individual or small delegation during technical, state visits, trade shows, etc., usually performing whispering interpreting or wireless interpreting.

N. Provides oral (spoken) translation of a speaker's words from one language into another.

O. Similar to simultaneous interpreting, whereby the interpreter sits close to the listener and whispers the translation without technical aids.

P. Interpreter who provides – usually consecutive — interpretation between two languages in both directions.

Q. A translation that conveys the meaining of the original, or source text, by using equivalent language and the forms and structures of the target language, in order to produce a translation that reads like an original.

R. The interpreter's dominant language into which he or she is competent to interpret professionally. Usually, but not always, this is the interpreter's native language.

S. Translator who has received accreditation from a professional institute such as the ITI or the ATA.

T. A translator with training, knowledge, and experience in a particular technical field, such as engineering, chemicals, electronics, etc.

U. Translation produced by a computer program.

V. The languages from which an interpreter is competent to interpret professionally.

W. In simultaneous interpretation, this refers to interpreting from an interpretation, not directly from the speaker, and it is used when an interpreter does not know the language of the speaker.

X. Oral translation of a speaker's words into another language while the speaker is speaking.

Y. The language that a person is most familiar with, usually the language spoken in the country in which the person lives.

Z. The oral translation of a text.