Elisa Cristóbal | Almond Translations
@elisacristobal.bsky.social
English-Spanish Sworn Translator (Traductora Jurada). MITI, ScotNetter, Asetrader. Legal, training courses, education, sustainability, literature. Flew from the Spanish mountains to the Scottish hills.
Hoy, en «Usos de la IA para espantar clientes», la página de bienvenida de Claude. Traducción literal del corporatés inglés, el típico uso incoherente de tú/usted y comas duplicadas, entre otras lindezas. Al menos no es publicidad engañosa: muestra sin tapujos la mala calidad que puedes esperar.
November 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Hoy, en «Usos de la IA para espantar clientes», la página de bienvenida de Claude. Traducción literal del corporatés inglés, el típico uso incoherente de tú/usted y comas duplicadas, entre otras lindezas. Al menos no es publicidad engañosa: muestra sin tapujos la mala calidad que puedes esperar.
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📢 CPD: Translating botany: not all a bed of roses?
Join us in Edinburgh on 11/10/25 for what promises to be a fascinating autumn workshop focusing on plants and translation, run by our very own Lynda Hepburn.
Languages, plant talk and networking included. ☺️
itiscotland.org.uk/events/autum...
Join us in Edinburgh on 11/10/25 for what promises to be a fascinating autumn workshop focusing on plants and translation, run by our very own Lynda Hepburn.
Languages, plant talk and networking included. ☺️
itiscotland.org.uk/events/autum...
Autumn Workshop 2025 - ITI ScotNet
11/10/2025 @ 09:30 - 13:00 - ITI Scottish Network invites you to its autumn workshop: Translating botany: not all a bed of roses? with LYNDA HEPBURN To be held at The Quaker Meeting House, Edinburgh o...
itiscotland.org.uk
September 4, 2025 at 7:31 AM
📢 CPD: Translating botany: not all a bed of roses?
Join us in Edinburgh on 11/10/25 for what promises to be a fascinating autumn workshop focusing on plants and translation, run by our very own Lynda Hepburn.
Languages, plant talk and networking included. ☺️
itiscotland.org.uk/events/autum...
Join us in Edinburgh on 11/10/25 for what promises to be a fascinating autumn workshop focusing on plants and translation, run by our very own Lynda Hepburn.
Languages, plant talk and networking included. ☺️
itiscotland.org.uk/events/autum...
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Can anyone please help? I’m looking for a translator to help with subtitles on two <1 minute audio recordings. Any pointers greatly appreciated!
🙏🏻
#translation #documentaryfilm #morocco #arabic
🙏🏻
#translation #documentaryfilm #morocco #arabic
August 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Can anyone please help? I’m looking for a translator to help with subtitles on two <1 minute audio recordings. Any pointers greatly appreciated!
🙏🏻
#translation #documentaryfilm #morocco #arabic
🙏🏻
#translation #documentaryfilm #morocco #arabic
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'Mega farms in Scotland, including some with more than a million animals, have repeatedly leaked excrement and failed to monitor contamination
'These industrial-sized farms were responsible for 126 breaches of green regulations between May 2022 and November 2024.'
'These industrial-sized farms were responsible for 126 breaches of green regulations between May 2022 and November 2024.'
"The fact that these firms continue to ignore basic environmental protections while raking in taxpayer money is completely unacceptable"
theferret.scot/mega-...
theferret.scot/mega-...
Revealed: The mega farms polluting the environment with excrement
Mega farms in Scotland have repeatedly leaked excrement and failed to monitor contamination, putting humans, wildlife and the environment at risk.
theferret.scot
August 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
'Mega farms in Scotland, including some with more than a million animals, have repeatedly leaked excrement and failed to monitor contamination
'These industrial-sized farms were responsible for 126 breaches of green regulations between May 2022 and November 2024.'
'These industrial-sized farms were responsible for 126 breaches of green regulations between May 2022 and November 2024.'
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«Los consumidores no son conscientes de estos costes, y se ha hecho poco para educarles», dice la UNESCO. Hijos de mi vida, no es que se haya hecho poco para educar, es que se ha hecho un esfuerzo ímprobo por metérnosla hasta en la sopa. No nos quieren educados.
La IA está ejerciendo una presión cada vez mayor sobre los sistemas energéticos globales, los recursos hídricos y los minerales críticos. “Los consumidores no son conscientes de estos costes, y se ha hecho poco para educarles” social.elpais.com/r96br15
Unesco alerta sobre el auge de la IA: se dispara la demanda de agua, energía y minerales críticos
Un informe de la agencia de la ONU recomienda desarrollar modelos más pequeños y educar a la ciudadanía para que conozca el coste ético y medioambiental de esta tecnología
social.elpais.com
August 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM
«Los consumidores no son conscientes de estos costes, y se ha hecho poco para educarles», dice la UNESCO. Hijos de mi vida, no es que se haya hecho poco para educar, es que se ha hecho un esfuerzo ímprobo por metérnosla hasta en la sopa. No nos quieren educados.
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www.latarifadora.es
Traductoras, correctoras, editoras de mesa: echadle un ojo a La Tarifadora para saber cuánto cobráis al mes y cuánto deberíais cobrar para estar dentro del Salario Mínimo Interprofesional.
Traductoras, correctoras, editoras de mesa: echadle un ojo a La Tarifadora para saber cuánto cobráis al mes y cuánto deberíais cobrar para estar dentro del Salario Mínimo Interprofesional.
La Tarifadora | Descubre tu salario en traducción, corrección y edición
Descubre en segundos cuánto ganas con nuestra calculadora de tarifas para autónomos en traducción, edición y corrección.
www.latarifadora.es
April 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
www.latarifadora.es
Traductoras, correctoras, editoras de mesa: echadle un ojo a La Tarifadora para saber cuánto cobráis al mes y cuánto deberíais cobrar para estar dentro del Salario Mínimo Interprofesional.
Traductoras, correctoras, editoras de mesa: echadle un ojo a La Tarifadora para saber cuánto cobráis al mes y cuánto deberíais cobrar para estar dentro del Salario Mínimo Interprofesional.
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Por aquí todavía no he sido pesada, pero solo quiero recordaros que las cláusulas de ciertos NDA de ciertas agencias son nulas y abusivas. El artículo 14 nos ampara a todas las traductoras (sí a las de juegos también) a decir en qué hemos trabajado una vez es información pública.
July 8, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Por aquí todavía no he sido pesada, pero solo quiero recordaros que las cláusulas de ciertos NDA de ciertas agencias son nulas y abusivas. El artículo 14 nos ampara a todas las traductoras (sí a las de juegos también) a decir en qué hemos trabajado una vez es información pública.
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Bye forever, WeTransfer.
July 14, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Bye forever, WeTransfer.
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It's never too late to bring your attention to our latest newsletter, published in June. A most refreshing read for these hot summer days! And a good way to catch up with what our members have been up to lately. 😁
itiscotland.org.uk/17991/newsle...
itiscotland.org.uk/17991/newsle...
ScotNet Newsletter | June 2025 - ITI ScotNet
Bursting the Bubble If you’re reading this newsletter, the chances are that you spend a reasonable amount of your time working solo – and for many of us, that’s just the way we like it. However, I’m s...
itiscotland.org.uk
July 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
It's never too late to bring your attention to our latest newsletter, published in June. A most refreshing read for these hot summer days! And a good way to catch up with what our members have been up to lately. 😁
itiscotland.org.uk/17991/newsle...
itiscotland.org.uk/17991/newsle...
Zapatos que matan
June 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Zapatos que matan
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🏆 @iti-uk.bsky.social Awards 2025. 🏆
Congrats to @nickrosenthal.bsky.social - John Sykes Memorial Prize for Excellence.
And congrates to Aline Morgan - highest score in the interpreting assessment. I was one of the assessors. 😊
All award winners are here: www.iti.org.uk/resource/iti...
#1nt #xl8
Congrats to @nickrosenthal.bsky.social - John Sykes Memorial Prize for Excellence.
And congrates to Aline Morgan - highest score in the interpreting assessment. I was one of the assessors. 😊
All award winners are here: www.iti.org.uk/resource/iti...
#1nt #xl8
ITI Awards 2025 - Results
Recognising the achievements of translators and interpreters.
www.iti.org.uk
June 23, 2025 at 10:13 AM
🏆 @iti-uk.bsky.social Awards 2025. 🏆
Congrats to @nickrosenthal.bsky.social - John Sykes Memorial Prize for Excellence.
And congrates to Aline Morgan - highest score in the interpreting assessment. I was one of the assessors. 😊
All award winners are here: www.iti.org.uk/resource/iti...
#1nt #xl8
Congrats to @nickrosenthal.bsky.social - John Sykes Memorial Prize for Excellence.
And congrates to Aline Morgan - highest score in the interpreting assessment. I was one of the assessors. 😊
All award winners are here: www.iti.org.uk/resource/iti...
#1nt #xl8
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Hace unos días estábamos hablando con familiares sobre el terrible accidente de avión de Tenerife Norte en 1977. Alguien preguntó cuántos habían ocurrido en total en ese aeropuerto, y otra persona consultó a ChatGPT, que le dijo que fueron 4.
Usé Wikipedia.
Fueron 9.
Usé Wikipedia.
Fueron 9.
June 5, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Hace unos días estábamos hablando con familiares sobre el terrible accidente de avión de Tenerife Norte en 1977. Alguien preguntó cuántos habían ocurrido en total en ese aeropuerto, y otra persona consultó a ChatGPT, que le dijo que fueron 4.
Usé Wikipedia.
Fueron 9.
Usé Wikipedia.
Fueron 9.
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This is fascinating – an interview with a translator about his translation!
#xl8 #literarytranslation 🌐 💙📚
yalebooks.yale.edu/2025/05/27/m...
#xl8 #literarytranslation 🌐 💙📚
yalebooks.yale.edu/2025/05/27/m...
Miguel Delibes’s The Holy Innocents: A Conversation with Translator Peter Bush - Yale University Press
The Holy Innocents by Miguel Delibes is a shattering tale of oppression and resistance during Franco’s dictatorship, by a beloved Spanish novelist. Below, translator Peter Bush discusses the work’s th...
yalebooks.yale.edu
May 30, 2025 at 11:14 AM
This is fascinating – an interview with a translator about his translation!
#xl8 #literarytranslation 🌐 💙📚
yalebooks.yale.edu/2025/05/27/m...
#xl8 #literarytranslation 🌐 💙📚
yalebooks.yale.edu/2025/05/27/m...
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🤔¿Hay algo más kafkiano que ser traductor en tiempos de IA? Para «Una jaula salió en busca de un pájaro» hemos trabajado con los traductores habituales de los escritores de la colección. Agradecemos su disponibilidad para formar parte de tal elenco. @palmermags.bsky.social@translatrix.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM
🤔¿Hay algo más kafkiano que ser traductor en tiempos de IA? Para «Una jaula salió en busca de un pájaro» hemos trabajado con los traductores habituales de los escritores de la colección. Agradecemos su disponibilidad para formar parte de tal elenco. @palmermags.bsky.social@translatrix.bsky.social
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The hills are alive with the sound of... well, by the the time we made it to the top, quietly joyful #Scotnetters. 🎶 Breathtaking beauty, breathtaking heat and a breathtakingly steep path. I don't know about you, but my takeaways are tired muscles, a full soul and full belly.
May 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The hills are alive with the sound of... well, by the the time we made it to the top, quietly joyful #Scotnetters. 🎶 Breathtaking beauty, breathtaking heat and a breathtakingly steep path. I don't know about you, but my takeaways are tired muscles, a full soul and full belly.
IA, agua de Valencia y medicación, la combinación ideal. No.
Gracias a la #IA y a la #AEMPS a partir de ahora el Paracetamol nos lo podremos tomar con una copita 🍹🍷🥂 siempre que la bebida alcohólica elegida incluya la palabra "agua". La salud en manos de un modelo predictor de texto. Pioneros en dejarnos engañar por el hype de la #IA 🤦🏻♀️ #lenguaje #lingüística
May 15, 2025 at 11:40 AM
IA, agua de Valencia y medicación, la combinación ideal. No.
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Bookings are still open for our 2025 summer workshop on 6-8 June! 🌞
Join us to discuss sustainability with Marjolein Thickett, Lorraine Ishak and Aida Ferrer in Dumfries.
Tasty food 🥙, a friendly bunch to network with 🙋♂️, engaging CPD 👩🏫, a joyful ceilidh💃 and a walk. What's not to like? rb.gy/ejlxny
Join us to discuss sustainability with Marjolein Thickett, Lorraine Ishak and Aida Ferrer in Dumfries.
Tasty food 🥙, a friendly bunch to network with 🙋♂️, engaging CPD 👩🏫, a joyful ceilidh💃 and a walk. What's not to like? rb.gy/ejlxny
Summer Workshop 2025 - ITI ScotNet
07/06/2025 @ All Day - ITI Scottish Network invites you to its summer workshop on S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y W I T H AIDA FE R R E R A G U I L A R , M A R J O L E I N T H I C [...]
rb.gy
May 5, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Bookings are still open for our 2025 summer workshop on 6-8 June! 🌞
Join us to discuss sustainability with Marjolein Thickett, Lorraine Ishak and Aida Ferrer in Dumfries.
Tasty food 🥙, a friendly bunch to network with 🙋♂️, engaging CPD 👩🏫, a joyful ceilidh💃 and a walk. What's not to like? rb.gy/ejlxny
Join us to discuss sustainability with Marjolein Thickett, Lorraine Ishak and Aida Ferrer in Dumfries.
Tasty food 🥙, a friendly bunch to network with 🙋♂️, engaging CPD 👩🏫, a joyful ceilidh💃 and a walk. What's not to like? rb.gy/ejlxny
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Three free spots for our Walking Weekend on 16-18 May! 🥾🧢
Dear #Scotnetters, there are still three spaces available for our walking weekend in Aberfeldy. We cannot promise the same glorious weather we had last year, but great company, beautiful highland landscapes and networking are guaranteed. ⛰🌳
Dear #Scotnetters, there are still three spaces available for our walking weekend in Aberfeldy. We cannot promise the same glorious weather we had last year, but great company, beautiful highland landscapes and networking are guaranteed. ⛰🌳
April 15, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Three free spots for our Walking Weekend on 16-18 May! 🥾🧢
Dear #Scotnetters, there are still three spaces available for our walking weekend in Aberfeldy. We cannot promise the same glorious weather we had last year, but great company, beautiful highland landscapes and networking are guaranteed. ⛰🌳
Dear #Scotnetters, there are still three spaces available for our walking weekend in Aberfeldy. We cannot promise the same glorious weather we had last year, but great company, beautiful highland landscapes and networking are guaranteed. ⛰🌳
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A mí me vais a tener que explicar muy despacito cómo es eso de que Katy Perry yendo al espacio por diez minutos supone una gran "inspiración para las mujeres", mientras que al mismo tiempo las mujeres que ya trabajaban en la NASA están siendo despedidas y su biografías borradas de la web.
April 15, 2025 at 6:30 AM
A mí me vais a tener que explicar muy despacito cómo es eso de que Katy Perry yendo al espacio por diez minutos supone una gran "inspiración para las mujeres", mientras que al mismo tiempo las mujeres que ya trabajaban en la NASA están siendo despedidas y su biografías borradas de la web.
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"I do believe that better days will come, provided we raise awareness and stop keeping quiet while unacceptable & harmful conditions are forced on us."
You can count on From the Void ✊
A must-read piece by Laura Vuillemin, via @guerrillamedia.bsky.social
www.guerrillamedia.coop/en/translato...
You can count on From the Void ✊
A must-read piece by Laura Vuillemin, via @guerrillamedia.bsky.social
www.guerrillamedia.coop/en/translato...
April 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"I do believe that better days will come, provided we raise awareness and stop keeping quiet while unacceptable & harmful conditions are forced on us."
You can count on From the Void ✊
A must-read piece by Laura Vuillemin, via @guerrillamedia.bsky.social
www.guerrillamedia.coop/en/translato...
You can count on From the Void ✊
A must-read piece by Laura Vuillemin, via @guerrillamedia.bsky.social
www.guerrillamedia.coop/en/translato...
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Cutting language courses isn’t just a loss for linguists; it’s a loss for everyone. Languages enhance every other subject. They open doors to careers, global connections & cultural awareness. British schools & universities need more language learning, not less. albarolanguages.com/2025/03/08/l...
Languages: The Educational Superpower We Can’t Afford to Lose
Across schools and universities, language departments are under threat. Courses are being cut, departments downsized, and opportunities to learn languages are diminishing. The justification? Langua…
albarolanguages.com
March 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Cutting language courses isn’t just a loss for linguists; it’s a loss for everyone. Languages enhance every other subject. They open doors to careers, global connections & cultural awareness. British schools & universities need more language learning, not less. albarolanguages.com/2025/03/08/l...
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A mí me piden tener un seguro de responsabilidad civil, por si me equivoco traduciendo o interpretando. ¿Harán lo mismo con los proyectos que se están pasando a traducción con inteligencia artificial? ¿A quién van a llevar a juicio cuando se equivoque, se encarcele a quien no debía o muera alguien?
March 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
A mí me piden tener un seguro de responsabilidad civil, por si me equivoco traduciendo o interpretando. ¿Harán lo mismo con los proyectos que se están pasando a traducción con inteligencia artificial? ¿A quién van a llevar a juicio cuando se equivoque, se encarcele a quien no debía o muera alguien?
Tan Como Tú - Campaña del Día Mundial Del Síndrome de Down 2025
YouTube video by DOWN ESPAÑA
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March 21, 2025 at 10:48 AM