by the LKTeam | 10th October 2024 | LKT, Team
On World Mental Health Day (10 October), this year’s focus is mental health in the workplace. In this post, Louise reflects on what LK Translations does to safeguard its team’s mental well-being. Recent statistics speak for themselves: 875,000 workers were... by the LKTeam | 15th August 2024 | LKT, Team, Translation
What exactly is a single-language vendor in the world of translation? A single-language vendor, or SLV, focuses specifically on translations in one language pair. In LKT’s case, as a single-language vendor we translate exclusively from German into English. We made the... by the LKTeam | 1st November 2023 | LKT, Tips, Translation
Sharing is caring Here’s a tip for resources if you’re working in a team: a profile that you’re all signed into on Chrome means you can share all your bookmarks with useful glossaries, encyclopaedias and other resources. Here’s one of our... by the LKTeam | 13th September 2023 | LKT, Tips, Translation
e.g., i.e., etc. This LKTip is about two pretty common abbreviations: e.g. and i.e. We do use them in English, but they’re not always the best choice for flowing text in the way that you’ll often see their German counterparts (usually z.B. and d.h.)... by the LKTeam | 19th July 2023 | LKT, Tips, Translation
Optimal: not always optimal German loves to describe things as “optimal” but there’s almost always something more idiomatic in English, where “optimal”/”optimum” can often be a bit stilted/sound “like a... by the LKTeam | 7th June 2023 | LKT, Tips, Translation
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