Translation memory and human judgement - C1 Spanish
A C1 Spanish article follows a translator using Euramis, IATE and machine translation while retaining responsibility for the final text.
La traductora, la memoria y la última palabra
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What you'll learn
Translation technology, institutional terminology, cautious evaluation and conditional reasoning.
A translator compares stored segments, terminology records and machine proposals before making the final decision.
After reading
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
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aceptarla, modificarla o descartarla
newto reject a suggestion
To decide not to use an option after considering it.
Useful for describing professional decisions.
desde cero
newfrom scratch
Starting without reusing previous material.
Common in work and learning contexts.
pasar inadvertidos
newto go unnoticed
Not to be detected or noticed.
Useful when discussing hidden risks.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
segmentos
segmentos
segments
Units of text, often sentences, processed separately by translation tools.
Core translation-technology vocabulary.
coincidencia
coincidencia
match
A stored segment judged similar to the current one.
Useful in translation-memory workflows.
terminológica
terminológica
terminological
Related to specialised terms and their use.
Useful in professional language work.
ámbito
ámbito
field, area
A domain of activity or knowledge.
Frequent in institutional Spanish.
recaer
recayendo
to rest with
Here, to belong to someone as a responsibility.
Useful in formal discussion of duties.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Si encuentra una coincidencia
Si encuentra una coincidencia
If it finds a match
Present plus present expresses a real or habitual condition.
Useful for explaining how a system works.
Si eligiera una opción
Si eligiera una opción
If she chose an option
Imperfect subjunctive plus conditional presents a hypothetical risk.
Useful for evaluating possible consequences.
aunque no resuelve
aunque no resuelve
although it does not resolve
Aunque plus indicative presents a limitation treated as factual.
Useful for balancing benefits and limits.
en vez de desaparecer
en vez de desaparecer
instead of disappearing
En vez de plus infinitive contrasts an actual development with an alternative.
Useful for nuanced comparisons.
¿Qué comprobarías siempre
¿Qué comprobarías siempre
What would you always check
The conditional asks about a hypothetical professional choice.
Useful for reflective questions.
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