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KentaRawr!
02-06-2011, 03:57 PM
Hey there! A friend of mine is practicing translating between English and Portuguese for her work, and I wanted to know if you guys could help us find some practicing materials.

So, she needs to practice technical translation, which I think is kind of like translating a user's manual that comes with electronics and whatnot.

She also needs to practice scientific translation, and I'm not entirely sure what that is. @_@ Neither of us know what it is.

She has to practice formal and informal translations as well, but I'm not really sure what you would use to practice those. >_<

So, I guess I'm asking for two things.

1. Something similar to a user's manual in either Portuguese or English that someone could read and practice translating with.

2. What a scientific translation is. :p

rubah
02-06-2011, 06:13 PM
Probably a scientific paper, like that gets published in a journal.

User manuals to test against

Software (http://www.gnugk.org/gnugk-manual-pt.html)
Microwaves (http://www.usersmanualguide.com/sharp/microwave/r-204)
Projector (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CBwQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.askproxima.com%2Fservice%2Fm3%2Fdownloads%2Fm3_ug_b.pdf&ei=WuJOTdqdHoz2gAfUzNAw&usg=AFQjCNFKxBYdlODsoP41yDkhds8DilAHog&sig2=P81FoMG8gru-TvAU95jqxw)

KentaRawr!
02-06-2011, 10:41 PM
Thanks so much! This is a big help. :)