Advantages and pitfalls of machine translation

Advantages and pitfalls of machine translation Machine translation (MT) has been in use for years, and its advantages and disadvantages are well known to industry professionals. It can save money and time for translations of simple texts bound to internal use, that do...

Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility Since its foundation, Respaldo follows a continuous improvement process along the three axes of CSR:   Environmental sustainability: We are committed to reducing the ecological footprint of our business. The constant review of our...

Teresa Sans, Managing Partner

Teresa Sans, translator and interpreter with many years of experience, is in charge of Translation and Interpretation Services coordination at Respaldo. She began translating in 1979 in the medical field, soon specializing in cardiology, traumatology, dentistry and,...

Shifts

The ability of the human brain to maintain attention is limited: it declines dramatically after 20-30 minutes. Although an interpreter can work alone for up to 90 minutes, to achieve the best result, it is highly recommended to have a team of two interpreters by...

Fatigue

The limitation to a frequency spectrum narrower than the dynamic range of the human voice, the absence of interaction with the speakers and the audience, and the loss of paralinguistic and non-verbal communication elements require a greater effort to understand the...