{"id":37785,"date":"2015-10-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prod01.tradonline.fr\/uncategorized\/translation-memories-dont-you-just-love-them\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T11:39:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T10:39:58","slug":"translation-memories-dont-you-just-love-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tradonline.fr\/en\/blog\/translation-memories-dont-you-just-love-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Translation memories: don\u2019t you just love them?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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As we go further in the digital age, and we use Google and Wikipedia as a crutch to tell us who did what when because our memories and attention spans aren\u2019t trained enough, specifically because<\/em> we use Google and Wikipedia all the time, well- a translation memory is a good opportunity to expound philosophically on the idea of a perfect memory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

However, I won\u2019t regale you with that \ud83d\ude42 Instead, I will rave about translation memories.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

What are translation memories?<\/strong> For a closer look check out this article<\/a>. In short: they are a live segment (phrase, sentence) dictionary, and they are part of any good CAT tool. Here\u2019s the best bit: they help translators spend less time translating, and they help you spend less money on translations.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The case of Kiabi<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

For our client Kiabi, we use our CAT tool MemoQ<\/strong> exclusively for the two reasons above.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Kiabi is an excellent example because e-commerce sites go along very well with translation memories<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

As we receive a pretty high volume each week \u2013 5 files per language per week for 3 languages (English, Spanish and Russian) \u2013 that\u2019s 15 files per week with a volume between 500 and 4000 words per file, more or less. This requires several translators and a way to keep homogeneity between their different translations \u2013 this is where the translation memory comes in (alongside the glossary and term base).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

We load the Excel files into MemoQ and it parses them, breaking up the product descriptions into handy segments. If translator A receives a translation including a segment previously translated by translator B, translator A will know she needs to keep the same translation, for consistency\u2019s sake, and she will also not spend time translating all over again \u2013 this is how we save the client\u2019s money, not to mention everyone\u2019s time<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

More specifically in the case of Kiabi, when product titles and part of the product descriptions are recurring (as is often the case), the client pays less for those.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Overall, 30-40% of the segments in one file will be repetitions or very good matches (i.e. previous translations that the software recognizes as almost perfect \u201cdictionary\u201d entries). They require minimal attention from the translator. The remaining 60-70% of content to translate is paid at full price.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

This happens as the translation memory matures<\/strong>: you get a pretty good percentage of segments that you pay at a reduced price.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The translators then get more time to allocate to other projects, so it\u2019s a win-win situation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Obviously, there are situations where a translation memory will not be suitable to your needs, but they are applicable to many areas, so please ask for our advice and we\u2019ll help you get excited about the possibilities.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Are you willing to give CAT tools and translation memories a try after reading this? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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