Practical know-how
Guides
Practical guides for companies that buy, prepare or integrate translations into their systems, plus help with correspondence in English and French. Each guide solves a specific task.
For business
7 guidesChoose a provider, prepare files and integrate translation into your existing systems. All guides on this topic are also collected in our guides for business.
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Choosing the best translation agency
Eight criteria with a criteria matrix, a checklist and a template for a test translation.
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For business
Translation or localisation?
Which content needs which level, with a comparison, a decision table and a checklist.
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For business
Translating XML files
What gets translated and what doesn’t, with a checklist and a PDF (German).
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For business
Exporting WordPress content
Export XLIFF, import it back and check it, with a checklist and a PDF (German).
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For business
Exporting TYPO3 content
Export with the Localization Manager in six steps, with a PDF (German).
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AI translation: when it’s enough
Four levels, a decision table, types of error and a checklist, with a PDF (German).
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For business
Transcribing interviews
Types of transcription, rules, the AI-assisted process and data protection requirements.
AI and translation
2 guidesWhen AI helps, where human review is still needed and how to correct AI-generated texts.
Business English and French
9 guidesPhrases, terms and pitfalls for correspondence in English and French. All guides on this topic are also collected in our Business English guides.
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Business English and French
Writing emails in English
Greetings, sign-offs and sample phrases for business emails.
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Business English and French
Telephoning in English
60 phrases, the spelling alphabet, voicemail templates and phrases for video calls.
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Business English and French
Presenting in English
52 phrases from the welcome to the Q&A, plus figures and a slide checklist.
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Business English and French
Business English glossary
Business English terms with their German equivalents.
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Business English and French
Writing emails in French
Greetings, sign-offs and phrases with English and German translations.
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Business English and French
Business French glossary
146 business terms by topic, false friends and legal forms such as SARL and SAS.
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Business English and French
English abbreviations
162 abbreviations from email, meetings, finance, IT and trade, with explanations.
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Business English and French
German words in English
Loanwords, false friends and pseudo-anglicisms at a glance.
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Business English and French
English idioms and proverbs
Proverbs, idioms and business expressions with their German equivalents.
Applications and careers
2 guidesJob applications in English and in German, plus tips for starting a career abroad.
Guide
Step-by-step help that takes a task from start to finish.
Lexicon (German)
Definitions of technical terms, standards and regulations.
Blog
News, deadlines and commentary, each with a date.