You know you’re a translator when…

1- You get the same empty stare after answering the question “What do you do?” or “What do you study?”

2- People tell you “So… Translator… You just study a foreign language? You work as a teacher, right? What else do you do? How many languages do you speak?”

3- People ask you how to say something in a different language, because a translator is supposed to have learnt the whole dictionary by heart…
(Translator ≠ WALKING DICTIONARY)

4- You admit you suck at maths.

5- You know how to use Trados, Wordfast, etc.

6- Sleeping is not as important as deadlines.

7- You realise that you can’t avoid learning new things all the… Continue reading