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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 00:31
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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It depends... Sep 2

It can not only speed things up but also, and above all, save your arms and hands when dealing with long documents; however, it requires keeping your eyes peeled because, in my case – as I only translate into Portuguese – the mix of European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese is rife with pitfalls, and mistakes can creep in when you least expect them. For several months now, two of my regular clients have started requesting PEMT instead of translation, and I’ve come across things that are... See more
It can not only speed things up but also, and above all, save your arms and hands when dealing with long documents; however, it requires keeping your eyes peeled because, in my case – as I only translate into Portuguese – the mix of European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese is rife with pitfalls, and mistakes can creep in when you least expect them. For several months now, two of my regular clients have started requesting PEMT instead of translation, and I’ve come across things that are enough to make you ache and weep… ▲ Collapse


Zea_Mays
Philip Lees
 
Cristina Heraud-van Tol
Cristina Heraud-van Tol  Identity Verified
Peru
Local time: 18:31
Member (2005)
English
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I would say... Sep 2

... it depends on the quality of the machine-translated text, an option which is not in the poll.

Sometimes it's really good, and it does save time. Others, it's a complete mess and it slows you down because of the amount of errors you have to fix, keeping consistency in mind. In this case, it's better if the client sends a document to be translated from scratch.

After the first few segments of a terrible machine-translated text, I tell them the issue, and most of the ... See more
... it depends on the quality of the machine-translated text, an option which is not in the poll.

Sometimes it's really good, and it does save time. Others, it's a complete mess and it slows you down because of the amount of errors you have to fix, keeping consistency in mind. In this case, it's better if the client sends a document to be translated from scratch.

After the first few segments of a terrible machine-translated text, I tell them the issue, and most of the times I get to make the entire translation, thus charging more. ▲ Collapse


Maria Laura Curzi
Hassan Abdel Maqsoud
Philip Lees
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