Marsel de Souza A few weeks ago, the Brazilian president used the Portuguese terms ‘gripezinha’ and ‘resfriadinho’ in a TV address to dismiss COVID-19 as a ‘little flu’ or a ‘little cold.’ These were the literal English translations of the two terms that appeared in many news … [Read more...] about “Do You Have a Minutinho?” Diminutives in Brazilian Portuguese
Blog Posts
Teaching Translation Amid the Pandemic (Part 2)
Rafa Lombardino, PLD Blog Editor We have all had to adapt during the global pandemic. And students are among those who have had to drastically change their routines in order to continue making progress in their studies. From elementary through high school kids and college … [Read more...] about Teaching Translation Amid the Pandemic (Part 2)
From Get-Together to Live Sessions: An Online School That Brings Professionals Closer
Rafa Lombardino We interviewed Damiana Rosa de Oliveira, one of the co-founders of Escola de Tradutores (“School of Translators”) and A voz do tradutor (“The Voice of Translators”) podcast, to learn more about what translators, interpreters, and copy editors have sought … [Read more...] about From Get-Together to Live Sessions: An Online School That Brings Professionals Closer
Machine Translation and the Portuguese Language – Part 2
Guest post by Marsel de Sousa Read Part 1 here. For quite a while, machine translation was the laughing stock of translators, language teachers, linguists… and virtually everyone else. Things have changed quite a lot recently, and the laughs are now less frequent. You can … [Read more...] about Machine Translation and the Portuguese Language – Part 2
Turning Times of Crises into Opportunity
Guest post by Juliana Pazetti The translator's life sometimes seems very lonely, a life torn between projects, exchanging emails with clients, cats (for some dogs), and the routine at home. There is rarely a real interaction between translators and clients, whether they are … [Read more...] about Turning Times of Crises into Opportunity