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isaac_project:en:mtpe:mtpe_full_instructions:contents:0_source_text

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-02-29T10:20:49+0000

SOURCE TEXT CHECKBOXES Before starting with the translation, you will be asked to select at least one of the following checkboxes that refer to the Source text: Wrong language in source: in source: If the input text is completely in another language (not the announced source language), check this checkbox and submit the sentence. The strings marked like this will not be considered in the project wordcount. Example, you are working in a EN-CN task, but the source is “Datos de mercado no s…

isaac_project:en:mtpe:mtpe_full_instructions:contents:1_t_guide

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-12-18T12:56:31+0000

TRANSLATION GUIDELINES INCOMPLETE/TRUNCATED STRINGS: if a string is incomplete in source, do not try to complete it in target; translate the part that appears in source with what would be the equivalent part in your language. Do not try to guess what the rest of the string would be.

isaac_project:en:mtpe:mtpe_full_instructions:contents:2_most_errors

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-12-18T12:56:46+0000

MOST FREQUENT ERRORS IN MT OUTPUT - Misinterpretation of words with several meanings (homonyms) - Attribute relationships between sentence parts are interpreted incorrectly, especially in long phrases - Misinterpretation of idiomatic speech and phrasal verbs (“look into”, “make up for”)

isaac_project:en:mtpe:mtpe_full_instructions:contents:3_webapp_guide

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-12-18T12:57:31+0000

WEBAPP GUIDELINES DESK ACCESS: go to and login with your OneForma credentials. In “My Tasks” there is a list of webapps that have been assigned to you. WEBAPP ACCESS: For translation, go to Actions > Start. For review, go to QA actions > QA

isaac_project:en:mtpe:mtpe_full_instructions:contents:4_general_quality_guide

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-12-18T12:57:47+0000

GENERAL QUALITY GUIDELINES CLIENT GOAL AND COST RECOVERY: 95% of error free content (no corrections required). If any complaint about poor quality or rejection from the customer, a rework will be arranged. If the underperforming translator/reviewer is asked to implement the changes required by the customer by himself/herself, the required fixing will be done for free. If the feedback implementation is assigned to another linguist, the affected wordcount/additional cost of the rework will b…

isaac_project:en:mtpe:mtpe_full_instructions:contents:5_quality_criteria

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-12-18T12:58:01+0000

QUALITY CRITERIA ACCURACY: Translated text represents the meaning of the source text concepts and conveys them correctly. 1-to-1 correspondence will exist between the source and target texts, all target strings are required to accurately convey the meaning of the corresponding source string. Retain the meaning of the source string in translation. A literal word-by-word translation is not acceptable if the meaning of the source string gets lost. In this context, idioms such as “he was beati…

isaac_project:en:mtpe:mtpe_full_instructions:contents:6_view_perfomance

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-12-18T12:58:30+0000

VIEW PERFORMANCE AND COUNTER-FEEDBACK FOR TRANSLATORS: It is essential that translators check their translation performance in Oneforma to learn from their errors and let us know in case they disagree with some of the received feedbacks. From the “My Tasks” page in Oneforma, go to the webapp you want to check the feedback for and click