Bonjour, hi! In the last episode of “Multilingual Countries” we visited Canada to learn about the languages spoken in their beautiful country. In this episode we’ll travel south, all the way down to the deep south! Today we’ll visit Louisiana to learn about another multilingual state. There are...

The text “Machine translation – Sfide e opportunità per il traduttore professionista” (Machine Translation – Challenges and Opportunities for Professional Translators), edited by Domenico Lombardini and Diego Cresceri will soon be available online. This is not the first time our CEO and that of Creative Words...

Attraverso… on translation. I had pictured reaching the leg of the Attraverso journey dedicated to translation with a different spirit and a ton of things to say about my profession, but instead I feel rather meditative, perhaps even a bit capricious. The moment has come for me to dispel the legend of the...

Today we’d like to discuss ASTW, and more specifically one of the services we offer our customers. Today we’ll be talking about medical translation, or Life Science Translations. We have always provided quality services at ASTW, relying on our high-skilled, experienced professionals. Over the years we...

There are two general, exactly opposite attitudes in the language services sector, both of which are fundamentally incorrect: some customers are unaware of the work that is necessary in order to produce the requested quality, and some translators have a hard time accepting the fact that they work in an unregulated...

Attraverso… on research The life of a translator is just like Forrest Gump’s famous box of chocolates. The expression may certainly be trite and overused, but it is indisputably true, especially for those who like us at ASTW have made patent translation their workhorse. Image by Ilinca Roman from...

Today let’s continue with our beloved “Multilingual countries” column. In one of the last episodes we talked about our French neighbours: the Eiffel Tower, the Seine, the cheeses. Speaking of cheese, let’s move on to another multilingual European country which is also famous for a particular type of...

Here we are again with a new episode of our “Multilingual countries” column. Last episode we talked about our French cousins, and today we’ll travel towards the Atlantic Ocean, stopping for a moment in the Iberian peninsula. So today we’ll be discussing the languages spoken in Spain. I must begin...

Special ASTW Webinar on the 12th of March entitled: “Introduction to the principles and how to use the tools for protecting industrial and intellectual property in Italy and abroad.“ The title is already the entire programme on its own (although the actual programme can be found at this link). The aim of...

Attraverso… on reading. Good morning! Remember that coffee I promised you? I’ll go put the pot on and let my eyes take a break from staring at a screen for a minute. I’ve never been a great athlete, so I guess they’re the most well-trained part of my body. For professional reasons and also...