English and German are both West Germanic languages, making them linguistic siblings, alongside Dutch and Afrikaans. As a result, around 60% of vocabulary is shared between English and German, c… Continue Reading »

Translations of technical documents such as maintenance manuals and operating manuals are at the very heart of what we do at MTT. As specialised technical translation company with 40 years’ ex… Continue Reading »

Our translators bring more than just their linguistic capabilities to their job. At MTT, we only use mother-tongue translators, meaning that all of our translators have in-depth knowledge of not… Continue Reading »

At MTT, we have 40 years’ experience providing business legal translations. Whether you need articles of association, operating agreements, licencing agreements or business plans, MTT works wi… Continue Reading »

Today, emojis make up a major part of online communication, used by 92% of the online population. But did you know that the meaning of an emoji can get lost in translation?

Emojis can be interp… Continue Reading »

How fast your translation can be processed can sometimes come down to how easy your files are to work with. So, how can you prepare your projects for translation?

One of the easiest ways to get y… Continue Reading »

Back-translation is one of the most common quality assurance checks in research processes and is most used in health to allow researchers to check that their translations are correct and fit for… Continue Reading »

If you’ve ever delved into the appendices of Lord of the Rings, there’s plenty to keep your inner translation nerd happy. This is of course one of many reasons that the works of JRR Tolkien … Continue Reading »

Believe it or not, the foundations for machine translation are far older than you would expect, dating back to the ninth century.

With its beginnings in cryptography, the theoretical basis of mac… Continue Reading »

Reference materials can come into their own when it comes to machinery translations!

Though we pair all of our mechanical projects with translators who have a wealth of engineering experience, ev… Continue Reading »