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--- tips:lc:2_transinst [2024/07/02 13:21]
sergio
+++ tips:lc:2_transinst [2025/05/12 09:26] (current)
40.77.167.156 ↷ Links adapted because of a move operation
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 unusual/rare in the target language. Examples:\\
-• 123 → 123
+• 123 → 123 \\
 • two plus two equals four → zwei plus zwei ist gleich vier
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 number of “!” in the target. \\
+**CODE & TECHNICAL TEXT**: links , html tags, development code, text usually in English wrapped with
+<>, {}, [] or other type of coding language should not be translated. The checkbox “garbled text” should be
+marked in these cases. Example: “<head>” “{top:-30px;position:absolute;right }”, “xmlHttp.open("GET",
+true)”, etc. Additionally, there are other instances of text referring to a UI, a code, or an instruction where
+it does not need to be translated.
+**BUSINESS AND PRODUCT NAMES**: keep business names and product names as-is with proper
+capitalization. Examples: Facebook → Facebook, ebay → eBay. Exception: if a company/product has
+been officially marketed in another country under a different name, you should use the official name for
+the target country. Examples: “Diet Coke” would be “Coca-Cola Light” in Italian; “Algida” would be “Frigo”,
+“Miko”, or “Eskimo” depending on the target country.  \\
+**PROPER NAMES**: proper names of people should NOT be changed unless they are historical names
+widely recognized in each language. Example: Columbus > Colón. Transliteration can be used as long as
+the names are the same as in source. Example for Serbian: "Shakespeare" > "Šekspir". Other names
+(e.g. names of places and languages) should be translated when the name is rendered differently in the
+source and target languages. For example, Warsaw in Polish should be Warszawa, Cologne in German
+should be Köln and Spain in Spanish should be España. \\
+**APP NAMES**: keep well known app names as in source if there is no official translation. Example: Skype
+→ Skype \\
+**NAMES OF LAWS, ACTS, ORGANIZATIONS**: keep as in source the names of laws, acts, organizations,
+etc. that belong to a specific country. Example:  'Defense of Marriage Act'. For international organizations
+or international documents, i.e., 'Universal Declaration of Human Rights', please use the standard and
+approved translations for the target. \\
+**MOVIE/BOOK/SONG/SHOW TITLES**: if there is no official/culturally relevant translation for the title, keep
+the one in the source. If there is an official translation or adaptation that is more familiar to the target
+locale, please use that one. Example: “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” should be translated
+into French as “Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers” because that was the title of the French version of the
+same book. “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” might be translated into Korean using the corresponding Korean-
+language song “반짝 반짝 작은 별”.\\
+NEXT => [[tips:lc:3_context|CONTEXT]]

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