#translation — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #translation, aggregated by home.social.
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We have a newly English-translated Saturn game — and it's an official one, no less! Culdcept the First launched on Steam today, and I've got all the details:
https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/07/29/culdcept-the-first-launches-on-steam/
#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #steam #pcgaming #translation #culdcept
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A CLASSIC | Foreign Words in Arabic: Farsi, Greek, & Turkish (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of a series on the etymology of foreign words in Arabic, focusing on traces left by Farsi, Greek, and Ottoman Turkish. Discover the origins of common Arabic words like لِيمان (prison), أُوضة (room), دُنْدُورمة (ice cream), جَزْمَة (shoes), and دُغْرِي (straight), revealing their fascinating linguistic journeys into the Arabic lexicon #Egyptian Arabic #Etymology #Translation https://yalla.li/7cpet -
Some nice 18th-century mathematical typography: pages from Edmund Halley’s 1710 Latin translation of Apollonius’ ‘Conics’, showing Propositions X and XI of Book I. Prop. XI defines the term ‘parabola’.
The Greek and Latin texts are in parallel columns, with the Greek in the inner columns of each two-page spread. Small diagrams, like the ones on these pages, are placed in the middle, with the text of both columns wrapping around them. Some of the narrow lines of Latin next to the diagrams are widely spaced, but generally the typographer has done an excellent job of fitting the text around the diagrams.
Books I–IV are translated from the Greek, books V–VII (which are not extant in Greek) from the Arabic. Halley also tried to reconstruct the lost book VIII.
The book is available on Gallica: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9760213g
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Some nice 18th-century mathematical typography: pages from Edmund Halley’s 1710 Latin translation of Apollonius’ ‘Conics’, showing Propositions X and XI of Book I. Prop. XI defines the term ‘parabola’.
The Greek and Latin texts are in parallel columns, with the Greek in the inner columns of each two-page spread. Small diagrams, like the ones on these pages, are placed in the middle, with the text of both columns wrapping around them. Some of the narrow lines of Latin next to the diagrams are widely spaced, but generally the typographer has done an excellent job of fitting the text around the diagrams.
Books I–IV are translated from the Greek, books V–VII (which are not extant in Greek) from the Arabic. Halley also tried to reconstruct the lost book VIII.
The book is available on Gallica: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9760213g
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Join Translate Science for our next PREreview!
Tuesday, August 4, 14:00 to 15:30 UTC.
RSVP on Mobilizon, which does not require you to create an account.
https://mobilizon.picasoft.net/events/18da1723-a689-42d5-b0d2-54b47514aab5
We will be reviewing Jacob Bremerman, Brihi Joshi, Hirona Arai, Xiang Ren, Jonathan May, Translating the Untranslatable: An Operationalizable Ontology for Untranslatability, https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2606.17354
No special expertise is required to participate, only reading the preprint in advance and providing constructive feedback. You will have the option to participate as a Listener, Discussion Participant, or Review Author.
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Join Translate Science for our next PREreview!
Tuesday, August 4, 14:00 to 15:30 UTC.
RSVP on Mobilizon, which does not require you to create an account.
https://mobilizon.picasoft.net/events/18da1723-a689-42d5-b0d2-54b47514aab5
We will be reviewing Jacob Bremerman, Brihi Joshi, Hirona Arai, Xiang Ren, Jonathan May, Translating the Untranslatable: An Operationalizable Ontology for Untranslatability, https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2606.17354
No special expertise is required to participate, only reading the preprint in advance and providing constructive feedback. You will have the option to participate as a Listener, Discussion Participant, or Review Author.
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A Forgotten Wave of Extinction May Have Erased Thousands of Human Languages
Photo: (Yale University/Wikimedia) Around 7,500 spoken and signed languages are used worldwide today. Yet this extraordinary diversity may represent only a fraction of the linguistic richness humanity once possessed. A new modeling study published in Science suggests language diversity reached a forgotten golden age between 1,000 and 3,000 years ago, when tens of thousands of languages may have coexisted. What followed was a dramatic decline that appears to have begun long before European […] -
A Forgotten Wave of Extinction May Have Erased Thousands of Human Languages
Photo: (Yale University/Wikimedia) Around 7,500 spoken and signed languages are used worldwide today. Yet this extraordinary diversity may represent only a fraction of the linguistic richness humanity once possessed. A new modeling study published in Science suggests language diversity reached a forgotten golden age between 1,000 and 3,000 years ago, when tens of thousands of languages may have coexisted. What followed was a dramatic decline that appears to have begun long before European […] -
Widening the Horizon – Scotland’s translators for the stage
27 August, Summerhall, Edinburgh. £2.50–£5A panel event celebrating Scotland’s translators of international plays for UK stages. Chaired by Joyce McMillan, & featuring writer-translators Jo Clifford, Liz Lochhead, Alan McKendrick, Katherine Mendelsohn & Mariem Omari, the event will explore the importance of this vibrant aspect of Scottish theatre.
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Widening the Horizon – Scotland’s translators for the stage
27 August, Summerhall, Edinburgh. £2.50–£5A panel event celebrating Scotland’s translators of international plays for UK stages. Chaired by Joyce McMillan, & featuring writer-translators Jo Clifford, Liz Lochhead, Alan McKendrick, Katherine Mendelsohn & Mariem Omari, the event will explore the importance of this vibrant aspect of Scottish theatre.
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The people waiting outside the immigration building stretch all the way round the block in The Line by Will Boast. But will Danek make it in?
Catch it at https://www.fictionable.world/stories/the-line-will-boast
#books #reading #fiction #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog #podcast #bookstodon
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The people waiting outside the immigration building stretch all the way round the block in The Line by Will Boast. But will Danek make it in?
Catch it at https://www.fictionable.world/stories/the-line-will-boast
#books #reading #fiction #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog #podcast #bookstodon
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RE: https://punkstodon.de/@punxsocial/116923016913817247
We are working on an English version of our website, and then we will need your help for translating it into other languages.
Beside German and English, we would love to offer a version in:
- French
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Italian
- Polish
- whatever you can help translate it 😁But it shouldn't be done by DeepL only, we would love to have real people having a look and making it more enjoyable.
So if you can help, please reply in the comments with the languages you want to help us.
Dear professional translators:
As the question was coming up from professional translators: this is a free website where we promote the fediverse without earning anything (just spending our own money). So this is of course voluntary work, we can't pay anything as we don't earn anything.
Maybe have a look at the website first, before asking.We will start in September with adding the other languages.
#punk #translation @punk #fedipunkguide #fedi101 #spanish #french #italian #polish #Portuguese
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RE: https://punkstodon.de/@punxsocial/116923016913817247
We are working on an English version of our website, and then we will need your help for translating it into other languages.
Beside German and English, we would love to offer a version in:
- French
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Italian
- Polish
- whatever you can help translate it 😁But it shouldn't be done by DeepL only, we would love to have real people having a look and making it more enjoyable.
So if you can help, please reply in the comments with the languages you want to help us.
Dear professional translators:
As the question was coming up from professional translators: this is a free website where we promote the fediverse without earning anything (just spending our own money). So this is of course voluntary work, we can't pay anything as we don't earn anything.
Maybe have a look at the website first, before asking.We will start in September with adding the other languages.
#punk #translation @punk #fedipunkguide #fedi101 #spanish #french #italian #polish #Portuguese
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Humankind went from possibly speaking tens of thousands of different languages during a period spanning the first millennium B.C. and first millennium A.D. to just about 7,500 today, researchers have found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/28/world/society/study-decline-languages/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #language #dialects #translation
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Humankind went from possibly speaking tens of thousands of different languages during a period spanning the first millennium B.C. and first millennium A.D. to just about 7,500 today, researchers have found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/28/world/society/study-decline-languages/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #language #dialects #translation
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Translate Science PREreview Club Live Review
August 4, 2026, 2:00:00 PM UTC - GMThttps://mobilizon.picasoft.net/events/18da1723-a689-42d5-b0d2-54b47514aab5
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Translate Science PREreview Club Live Review
August 4, 2026, 2:00:00 PM UTC - GMThttps://mobilizon.picasoft.net/events/18da1723-a689-42d5-b0d2-54b47514aab5
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Your regular reminder to ensure your posts are flagged for the right language!
If you don't mark the language correctly, translation features don't work. Also, I keep getting non-English messages in my feed that I don't understand in the slightest.
Please set your Mastodon language correctly in your client.
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Your regular reminder to ensure your posts are flagged for the right language!
If you don't mark the language correctly, translation features don't work. Also, I keep getting non-English messages in my feed that I don't understand in the slightest.
Please set your Mastodon language correctly in your client.
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@fradie_new
This video BROKE my brain, and I think English-speaking users need to see it, too.
Here’s my "unofficial" transcript and #translation of this video in English. (alt text provided) -
@fradie_new
This video BROKE my brain, and I think English-speaking users need to see it, too.
Here’s my "unofficial" transcript and #translation of this video in English. (alt text provided) -
“Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night
Has flung the Stone that puts the Stars to Flight:
And Lo! The Hunter of the East has caught
The Sultan’s Turret in a Noose of Light”(Edward FitzGerald and the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, 1st edition 1859)
#Poetry #Translation #Timeless #Art -
“Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night
Has flung the Stone that puts the Stars to Flight:
And Lo! The Hunter of the East has caught
The Sultan’s Turret in a Noose of Light”(Edward FitzGerald and the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, 1st edition 1859)
#Poetry #Translation #Timeless #Art -
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Lingnan study: AI falls short on context and cultural rhetoric.
"A joint study led by Lingnan University found that while AI can improve translation efficiency, it is still less capable than professional interpreters of adapting language to context and preserving rhetorical and communicative effects."
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology #Tech #Language #Translation #Academia #Research #Study
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Lingnan study: AI falls short on context and cultural rhetoric.
"A joint study led by Lingnan University found that while AI can improve translation efficiency, it is still less capable than professional interpreters of adapting language to context and preserving rhetorical and communicative effects."
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology #Tech #Language #Translation #Academia #Research #Study
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New translation up!
Tomo gets her grades back, but they aren't as good as Chiyo's - it's alright, Yukari said it's not too important for society. Then, the girls get together for a Christmas party!
https://honyaku.space/manga/azumangadaioh/1/9/13/
Just click to open the right 勉強 (study) panel, and click each sentence/word to see the translations and start learning!
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@Bamurubi
Not sure I'm qualified to guess whether that would be possible, or whether it would struggle to define its own scope, or gain any influence, or whether it would turn into its own translation project, or what, but I'm sure the OET would appreciate more collaborators!
#Bible #translation -
Just finished setting up the #weblate #translation pipeline for the #storySeedLibrary at https://translate.codeberg.org/projects/story-seed-library/ !
It still has some rough edges, but if anyone is interested in translating some #solarpunk #art and #writing , please let me know!
We currently support 8 languages:
#english
#spanish
#french
#italian
#german
#polish
#ukrainian
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Just finished setting up the #weblate #translation pipeline for the #storySeedLibrary at https://translate.codeberg.org/projects/story-seed-library/ !
It still has some rough edges, but if anyone is interested in translating some #solarpunk #art and #writing , please let me know!
We currently support 8 languages:
#english
#spanish
#french
#italian
#german
#polish
#ukrainian
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The rise of And Other Stories, the small press that went global #publishing #books #translation
https://observer.co.uk/culture/books/article/the-rise-of-and-other-stories-the-small-press-that-went-global -
The rise of And Other Stories, the small press that went global #publishing #books #translation
https://observer.co.uk/culture/books/article/the-rise-of-and-other-stories-the-small-press-that-went-global -
@TMakarios
Thanks for this link. It is good to see an effort to diminish distortion.
I wonder if it would be 1) possible and 2) desirable to have some oversight group about English Bible translation choices, a bit like the French Academy that oversees what is and isn't proper French language.
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Der BDÜ macht wieder eine Umfrage zur Honorar- bzw. Gehaltssituation im Bereich Übersetzen/Dolmetschen, und die ist löblicherweise auch offen für alle Profis aus dem Bereich, die nicht im BDÜ organisiert sind.
Zur Umfrage für Selbstständige: https://secure.bdue.de/honorarumfrage.php
Zur Umfrage für Angestellte: https://secure.bdue.de/gehaltsumfrage.php
Die Teilnahme an den Umfragen ist offen bis zum 20. September 2026.
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Der BDÜ macht wieder eine Umfrage zur Honorar- bzw. Gehaltssituation im Bereich Übersetzen/Dolmetschen, und die ist löblicherweise auch offen für alle Profis aus dem Bereich, die nicht im BDÜ organisiert sind.
Zur Umfrage für Selbstständige: https://secure.bdue.de/honorarumfrage.php
Zur Umfrage für Angestellte: https://secure.bdue.de/gehaltsumfrage.php
Die Teilnahme an den Umfragen ist offen bis zum 20. September 2026.
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Aufbauen nach Anleitung? I guess not. 😂
Meine Güte, es ist eine Perle, die mir meine Freundin Anke da geschickt hat. Ich lieeebe solche schräg übersetzten Bedienungsanleitungen oder Produktbeschreibungen. Jetzt noch gelesen von Coldmirror, das wär was. 😅
Viel Spaß damit, liebes Fediverse. Auf dass das Foto viele Menschen zum Lachen bringen möge.
#Funny #Meme #Produktbeschreibung #Übersetzung #Translation #Fail #Coldmirror #Lustig
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Aufbauen nach Anleitung? I guess not. 😂
Meine Güte, es ist eine Perle, die mir meine Freundin Anke da geschickt hat. Ich lieeebe solche schräg übersetzten Bedienungsanleitungen oder Produktbeschreibungen. Jetzt noch gelesen von Coldmirror, das wär was. 😅
Viel Spaß damit, liebes Fediverse. Auf dass das Foto viele Menschen zum Lachen bringen möge.
#Funny #Meme #Produktbeschreibung #Übersetzung #Translation #Fail #Coldmirror #Lustig
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#Summer is here with Will Boast, Elaine Vilar Madruga translated by Samantha Luna, EC Osondu, Zhenya Oliinyk and Robin Munby, plus Luke Healy on the secret of #writing a romcom.
Catch them all at https://fictionable.world
#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog #podcast #bookstodon
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#Summer is here with Will Boast, Elaine Vilar Madruga translated by Samantha Luna, EC Osondu, Zhenya Oliinyk and Robin Munby, plus Luke Healy on the secret of #writing a romcom.
Catch them all at https://fictionable.world
#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog #podcast #bookstodon
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I'm looking for a UK English translator/editor to review/edit my own non-native translation of a Dutch text. ~20k words, ideally #asap #job #translation RT=nice
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I'm looking for a UK English translator/editor to review/edit my own non-native translation of a Dutch text. ~20k words, ideally #asap #job #translation RT=nice
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@DoomsdaysCW READ the #book - SCREW the #film! I recommend Robert Fitzgerald's modern #English #verse #translation (London: Panther, 1965). The #Greek is obtainable via: https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0135.
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@DoomsdaysCW READ the #book - SCREW the #film! I recommend Robert Fitzgerald's modern #English #verse #translation (London: Panther, 1965). The #Greek is obtainable via: https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0135.
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So here's #Summer with Will Boast, Elaine Vilar Madruga, EC Osondu, Zhenya Oliinyk and Robin Munby.
Catch them all at https://fictionable.world
#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog #podcast #bookstodon
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So here's #Summer with Will Boast, Elaine Vilar Madruga, EC Osondu, Zhenya Oliinyk and Robin Munby.
Catch them all at https://fictionable.world
#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog #podcast #bookstodon
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I would like to see names in English Bibles spelled so that we say them the way they were most likely said originally. There are so many distortions the way we do it now. How many people know that Judah and Judas are the same name? Or that Jesus and Joshua are the same name, and neither bears much resemblance to how it was actually said?
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Sehr praktisch im Urlaub, wenn man auf Datenstaubsauger wie Google Lens verzichten möchte:
Die recht junge App "Offline Translator" ist schon verdammt gut! Text, Bilder, Dokumente - komplett offline. Keine Anfragen werden an externe Server gesendet.
https://github.com/DavidVentura/offline-translator
Killer Feature ist die Live Video-Übersetzung. Eben wie Google Lens, nur datenschutzfreundlich. Das gab es meines Wissens bisher nicht als freie Software in der Qualität.
Details hier:
https://blog.davidv.dev/posts/mobile-translator-video/#translation #ubersetzung #floss #foss #opensource #freiesoftware #fdroid #urlaub
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News from the #Nextcloud #Translation Community:
Over the past few weeks, there has been a noticeable surge in activity regarding translations for the following languages:
* Slovakian (7 million speakers)
* Irish (2 million speakers)
* Chinese Hongkong (zh_HK)
* Swedish (10 million speakers)The language teams could do with some extra help.
Fancy giving it a go? Simply visit https://nextcloud.com/translation/, get an overview and join in.
The community looks forward to welcoming you. -
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I’ve recenlty made a repayment (from savings) to the ATO against my #StudentDebt.
About 10 years ago, I got it into my head to go back to UNI. I worked for 2 years on a Master of Translation (Adv) at ANU, and I enjoyed every minute of it only to come unstuck at the very end. With less than a semester of work to do I hit a wall. Well several walls in fact.
The first was that I ran out of courses to study within the School and didn’t want to undertake something I wasn’t interested in.
The Second was finding out that my thesis could not be the translation and publication of a book I wanted to do, it had to be something which would advance translation research to qualify. I did find another way to do that and my idea was to research whether “Livres de Gares” (aka airport novels) were purposely written for translation and whether these had similar linguistic characteristics which could be computationally determined.
My Supervisor and I thought it would be a good project and I genuinely felt enthused about it. That is until I dug deeper into it. It required me to fork off into Digital humanities to obtain expertise in linguistic computation; coding, scripting, parsing and tagging text as well as applied statistics. The more I looked into it, the more the whole thing looked like a multidisciplinary project. I was defeated (allowed myself to be defeated?) by the amount of work and more importantly, the cost in terms of stress and finance. I couldn’t afford either.
I’ve just had a look at my #HECS-HELP statement… only $35,000 or so to go…
#Writing #WritingCommunity #DigitalHumanities #Translation #Linguistics #LivresDeGares #AIrportNovels #Thesis
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CW: Israel
Can someone translate this song?
דניאל סעדון - אין לי ארץ אחרת
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJt9NeUgrZY#Hebrew #Israel #translation #music #middleeast #languagelearning
