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What makes a language… a language by TEDEd
What makes a language...a language The distinct forms of speech heard around Bremen, Germany and Interlaken, Switzerland are considered regional dialects of the German language. And yet, when someone from Bremen is visiting the Swiss Alps, the conversations they...
Finalist for the European Inventor Award 2021
Finalist for the European Inventor Award 2021The AmpelmannDutch engineer Jan van der Tempel has made offshore transfers safer, more efficient and reliable with his motion-compensating gangway. The platform connects moving ships to offshore facilities, similar to a...
Translations for power generation and power plants
Translations for power generation and power plantsMachines and equipment for the production of energy Polydioma Technical Translation Agency often receives orders to translate manuals for machines and equipment for the production of energy, power generation and...
How to calculate translation costs
How to calculate translation costs?How to calculate the translation costs of a technical document Unlike free translation tools like Google Translate, professional human translation, and specially technical translation, is a paid-for service. But how do you know...
Technical translations for the food industry
Technical translations for the food industryTechnical translations are a class apart The food industry is directly concerned with the welfare and health of millions of consumers. That is why precision technology is used within the industry. It is of essential...
Is French really more difficult than English?
Is French really more difficult than English?This question is quite often the topic of discussions and the only informed answer is: « It depends on your point of view ». But before going into the detail, let us first make one thing clear: basically, no one language...
Technical translators for filling systems and sterilisation technologies
Technical translators for filling systems and sterilisation technologies Translation for filling systems and sterilisation technologies in the food processing industry The technical translators at Polydioma translation agency work, among other things, for companies...
Computer assisted translation or CAT-software
Computer assisted translation or CAT-software What are CAT tools? Computer Assisted Translation or CAT-software is a type of computer software that human translators use to support and facilitate the translation process. CAT stands for Computer Assisted...
Translation in InDesign with CAT-software
Translation in InDesign with CAT-softwareNowadays a large number of translations are done with CAT software or CAT tools, translation tools or translation support programmes. Did you know that Polydioma can translate InDesign file using CAT software? So you do not...
Sworn translation and apostille
Sworn translations & apostille Legal translations are amongst the specialisms offered by Polydioma translation agency. Legal translations are amongst the specialisms offered by Polydioma. We translate legal documents into and from all European languages...
Talk innovation podcast of the EPO
Talk innovation podcast of the EPO Talk innovation" podcast of the EPO provides perspectives on innovation today through interviews with experts, whether our patent examiners, inventors or specialists in the commercialisation of innovation. We enjoyed listening to...
