| Pages in topic: < [1 2] | Poll: How would you describe the process of looking up very hard-to-find words/terms? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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I start searching for a word, then I find it and find something else interesting related to it, and then I start to read about that, which leads me to another term or concept that, in turn, I find terminally fascinating and then...
You get the picture.
Terminology research is the bane of the technical translator suffering from terminal curiousity, but man do I have lots of stuff floating around in my head.
Happy weekend, all!
| | | | Allison Wright (X) 
Portugal
Local time: 08:12
| I love it when | May 20, 2011 |
I am busy researching one term - and stroke of luck! - find the answer to another term I was searching for. Methodical is is not. Serendipitous? You bet!
Slightly off-topic:
Is there a programme one can use to search Internet-based .pdf file?
The websearch has told you that "the phrase exists", but finding "the phrase exists" in a 50-page .pdf file (instead of just hitting the [Find] button is sometimes a little off-putting.
Which .pdf file converter is most eff... See more I am busy researching one term - and stroke of luck! - find the answer to another term I was searching for. Methodical is is not. Serendipitous? You bet!
Slightly off-topic:
Is there a programme one can use to search Internet-based .pdf file?
The websearch has told you that "the phrase exists", but finding "the phrase exists" in a 50-page .pdf file (instead of just hitting the [Find] button is sometimes a little off-putting.
Which .pdf file converter is most effective, and reasonably priced?
I know I sound like the person who only wants a mobile phone to make telephone calls - but that really is all I want to do. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Cristina Munari
Italy
Local time: 09:12
Member (2008)
English to Italian
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| I voted exciting | May 20, 2011 |
Britt D. Laux wrote:
But it's also time-consuming. Exactly.
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Allison Wright wrote: Is there a programme one can use to search Internet-based .pdf file? The websearch has told you that "the phrase exists", but finding "the phrase exists" in a 50-page .pdf file (instead of just hitting the [Find] button is sometimes a little off-putting. Which .pdf file converter is most effective, and reasonably priced? I know I sound like the person who only wants a mobile phone to make telephone calls - but that really is all I want to do.
Hi Allison,
If I've understood your question correctly, I believe you should use CTRL+F to find a specific word or phrase in an online pdf document. It will open up a search box where you can type in the word or phrase and then when you hit enter, it will jump to the first occurrence, then to the next, etc.
As far as pdf converters, I've been using the free one that Wordfast Anywhere provides (http://www.freetm.com/), and I think it works just as well as any other one I've tried.
I hope this helps. Have a nice weekend!
Liz
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 09:12
Spanish to English
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| Part of the job | May 20, 2011 |
... and often irksome when time is of the essence.
However, it is a minimal issue for in my scheme of things and I think there are other
more important aspects of translation often overlooked, such as knowledge of register, synonymy or appropriacy. The "meaning" of the term is, in my view, often secondary to its suitability for the context.
BTW I don't quite understand the reference to abuse as posted above in upper case, as I find proz extremely helpful to "... See more ... and often irksome when time is of the essence.
However, it is a minimal issue for in my scheme of things and I think there are other
more important aspects of translation often overlooked, such as knowledge of register, synonymy or appropriacy. The "meaning" of the term is, in my view, often secondary to its suitability for the context.
BTW I don't quite understand the reference to abuse as posted above in upper case, as I find proz extremely helpful to "brainstorm" peers when I am stuck on a term for whatever reason, and am willing to pitch in my reciprocal two cents as required. ▲ Collapse
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It's only exciting if I find them in the end. Otherwise it's RRGGGHH AARRRGH NOOOO! I don't see that option on the list...
| | | | | Mixed feelings! | May 21, 2011 |
I replied "exciting" but, to be honest, in my case, the best answer would be "combination of the above".
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Caroline T. wrote: and time-consumig and part of the job. All three really but I always find it enjoyable to discover new words, words that I will never ever encounter/use/see again!
Not only words, but topics, knowledge, for me researching is like visiting a paradisiacal world!
Obviously many times it is HIGHLY time consuming, just yesterday I spent a couple of hours researching one word for a FOREX project, in the process I learned a lot of new things.
Have a nice weeked!
Rocío
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