Facts that became news A series of events dominated the news in 2022: wars, vaccines, protests, allegations. In short, there was no shortage of news. The first quarter was marked mainly by the 20th anniversary of the Euro, now a reason for serious reflection, and the beginning of a war,...
«But sir, what are you asking me? I’m truly in love with this beautiful language, the most beautiful in the world. I just need to open my mouth and unintentionally it becomes the source of all the harmony of this celestial tongue. Yes, dear sir, for me there is no doubt that angels in the sky speak Italian. Impossible to imagine that these blessed creatures use a less musical language.”This is a true statement of love for the Italian language. Thomas Mann, Nobel Prize laureate in Literature in 1929, made the protagonist of his novel, "Confessions of Felix Krull", give...
A book by translators for translator. O Tradutor Insubstituível (title in Portuguese) has just arrived to conquer Portuguese readers. Written by Marco Cevoli, it shows the importance of specialization to translation professionals. It also teaches how to present effectively to stand out in the marketplace and become unique... irreplaceable. Cevoli is...
OmegaT is an effective and easy-to-use computer-assisted translation tool, and to top it off, it is free and open source. It means that you will have in your hands a tool that will simplify your tasks, increase your productivity, without having to pay for it while also being able to...
Facts that became news A series of events dominated the news in 2022: wars, vaccines, protests, allegations. In short, there was no shortage of news. The first quarter was marked mainly by the 20th anniversary of the Euro, now a reason for serious reflection, and the beginning of a war,...
Monica’s Gang is traveling throughout the world, getting adrenaline rushes from lots of adventures… and many whacks with plush bunnies! Opposing the saying “don't wash your dirty linen in public”, if Monica has to hit someone with her plush bunny to defend herself or any of her friends, she will...
Dear Juliet,I won't ask you if your history, which has distinguished Verona over time as the city of love, is true or a legend. The magic, strength, and power that your history has in keeping love alive for me are enough. For centuries you have shown to be a good...
"Epiphany takes all holidays away" is an old saying in Italy. Actually, January 6th marks the end of the holiday season. Christmas and New Year celebrations passed and everything turnover into normal daily life again. It's the beginning of a new year and Befana (a term derived from the epiphany...
2021 January Literature it George Orwell and Cesare Pavese -literary pieces fall into public domain The books "1984", "Animals Farm" and all other works by the English writer George Orwell entered the public domain. Brazil, the European Union, and the United States signed the Berne Convention which establishes that the...
TRADIT, a new database of translators to and from Italian october, 14 2021
TRADIT is the new database to translators da and from Italian created by the "Casa delle Traduzioni" [House of Translations], part of Rome's Public Library, and the website "newitalianbooks" of the Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani. The "Casa delle Traduzioni" besides the library and the cultural center, maintain a non-profit accommodation facility specially to foreign translators of Italian authors. Created in 2011, it makes available over 2.000 books, including dictionaries, encyclopedias, essays and translation manuals to translators, writers, researchers, and anyone else interested in the world of translation. In addition to valuing the work of the translator, it aims to promote the Italian literature abroad. Anyone wishing to have their name included in the new database shall visit the Library website by clicking on the link above. click on the links above.
