Glossary for the translation of the eCoLoRe website

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Glossary for the translation of the eCoLoRe
website
Dragos Ciobanu Martin Thomas, Leeds
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• Terminological issues in Romanian
• not all English specialised terms have Romanian
  equivalents
• consequently, they are often borrowed or
  translated word for word and used in a large
  variety of fields
• negative effects on the Romanian language from
  lexical, semantic, syntactic points of view
• not all users of these terms understand them

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Identifying the need

• Examples from web site translation - 1
• EN (source) Translation Memories
• DE Translation Memories
• ES Memorias de Traducción
• FR Mémoires de Traduction
• RO Translation Memories

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Identifying the need

• Examples from web site translation - 2
• EN (source) eContent
• DE eContent
• ES contenidos electrónicos
• FR eContent
• ROeContent (a continutului electronic)

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Identifying the need

• Examples from web site translation - 3
• EN (source) ICT
• DE Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie
  (ICT)
• ESTIC
• FR ICT (Technologies de l'Information et de la
  Communication)
• RO tehnologiilor de informare si comunicare (TIC)

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Identifying the need

• Examples from web site translation - 4
• EN (source) practising translator
• FR traducteur en formation

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• Conclusions (Romanian-oriented)
• there is a great need for linguists and
  specialists to get together and work on Romanian
  equivalents
• the eCoLoRe website and the glossaries here
  could serve as a starting point for translators
  and specialists working on Romanian terms
• the email list might help translators and
  specialists communicate, share knowledge, and
  validate/expand entries

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• Conclusions (general)
• there is a need for multilingual glossaries to
  ensure consistent translation of terms on the
  website
• terminology will evolve with the project, rather
  than being fixed from outset
• intention is to provide a working, updateable
  resource, rather than a comprehensive reference