Competition in this pair is now closed. Discussion and feedback about the competition in this language pair may now be provided by visiting the "Discussion & feedback" page for this pair. Entries may also be individually discussed by clicking the "Discuss" link next to any listed entry. Source text in English [...] Translators just didn't get recognition, they didn't expect to make much of a living, just get by. Very few people were actually trained as translators, but most had a solid college education and a solid knowledge of languages, at least their own language. I had a friend who fell exactly into that category and my circle of friends expanded to include other translators. I found them to be much more interesting as people, and discovered that we often had similar life experiences. I never had trouble making friends, but I always felt "different" and I'm sure they felt it too. When my friend retired, she recommended me as her replacement. I now entered the realm of Reinsurance, of which I knew nothing. I was also the only translator there, and didn't have much to fall back on. However, it was another notch up....
On my new job, I started looking through the files, asking questions and got the company to enroll me in Insurance courses. The College of Insurance was across the street, and I consulted fire codes, insurance policies and fire extinguisher catalogs in their library. I was learning what I had never had the luxury of being able to do before: research. The first time I had to translate a proposal for purposes of insurance of a nuclear plant, I got a call from the head man in that department, congratulating me on the job I had done. "Compares favorably with what we are used to," he said. What an upper! What happened was that I consulted a document in the files similar to the one I was tackling for guidance, but when I saw that my predecessor had used the word "nucleus" instead of "core", I realized that the files were useless to me. I went across the street to the library and looked up "nuclear plants." I immediately found all the terminology I needed.
It takes a great deal more than that to be a good translator these days, of course. [...] | Winning entries could not be determined in this language pair.There were 4 entries submitted in this pair during the submission phase. Not enough votes were submitted by peers for a winning entry to be determined.
Competition in this pair is now closed. | [...] Anaghị ahụta ndị ntụgharị, ha eleghi anya inweta ihe ha ga-eji bie ndụ, were obere ha na-enweta na-ebi ndụ. Naanị mmadụ ole na ole ka a zụrụ ka ndị ntụgharị, mana ọtụtụ nwere agụmakwụwọ nke ụlọakwụkwọ zuru oke ma nwe amamihe zuru oke gbasara asụsụ, o pekata mpe n'asụsụ nke ha. Enwere m enyi nọ na ngalaba ahụ ma ndị enyi m gbawanyere ịgụnye ndị ntụgharị ndị ọzọ. Ahụrụ m ha ka ndị dị omimi ka mmadụ, ma chọpụta na anyị na-enwekarị otu ụdị ahụmahụ ndụ. O nwenubeghi mgbe ọ hịara m ahụ imeta enyi, mana mgbe niile ọ na-adị m ka mụ adị "iche" ma eji m n'aka na ọ dịkwazị ha etu ahụ. Mgbe enyi m chinyiri aka elu n'ọrụ, o wepụtara m dịka onye ga-anọchi ya. M bịa banye n'ụwa nke Nyefeụgwọchekwa, nke mụ amaghị ihe ọbụla na ya. Ọ bụkwazị sọ mụ bụ onye ntụgharị n'ebe ahụ, ma enweghi ọtụtụ ihe ndị ga-enyere m aka. Na-agbanyeghi, ọ bụ ọganiihu ọzọ... N'ọrụ ọhụrụ m, amalitere m ilezu anya na ndekọ ndị ahụ, na-ajụ ajụjụ ma mee ka ụlọọrụ ahụ denye aha m na nkuzi Ụgwọnchekwa. College of Insurance dị na ngafe okporoụzọ, ma elere m anya na usoro igboọkụ, iwu ụgwọnchekwa na nchịkọta omenyuọkụ n'ọbaakwụkwọ ha. Anọ m na-amụ ihe m na-enwebughi ike ime na mbụ: nchọcha. Mgbe izizi m mere ntụgharị nchịkọta ebumnuche maka ụgwọnchekwa nke igweike keụzụọkụ, e nwetara m oku ekwentị nke onyeisi na ngalaba ahụ, na-ekele m maka ọrụ ahụ m rụrụ. "Ọ dabara na ntụnye ihe nke mara anyị ahụ," o kwuru. Nke a ihe mbulielu! Ihe mere bụ na elere m anya n'akwụkwọ dị na nchịkọta akwụkwọ ndị nke yitere nke m na-elele ka o duo m, mana mgbe m hụrụ na onye m nọchiri anya ya were mkpụrụokwu "nucleus" kama iwe "core", achọpụtara m na nchịkọta akwụkwọ ndị ahụ agaghị abara m uru. Agafere m okporoụzọ jee na ọbaakwụkwọ jee chọọ "nuclear plants." Ahụrụ m mkpụrụokwu niile ndị nke m na-achọ ozigbo. Ọ na-ewe ihe karịrị nke ahụ ịbụ ezi onye ntụgharị ugbu a, n'ezie. [...] | Entry #36380 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specifiednone
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| Ndị ọrụ ntụgharị enwetabeghị nnabata, ha atughị anya i nweta ọtụtụ ihe eji ebi ndụ, iji gabiga. Mmadụ ole na ole bụ ndị a zụrụ n'ezie dịka ndị ntụgharị,mana ọtụtụ bụ ndị nwetara agụmaakwụkwọ mahadum kwụ chịm nakwa mmụta asụsụ kwụ chịm, opekampe asụsụ nke ha. E nwere enyi m dabara n'ụdị a nakwa òtù ndị enyi m bawanyere gụnyekwa ndị ntụgharị ndị ọzọ. A hụ́tara m ha dịka ndị mmadụ na-akpali mmasị, ma chọpụtakwa na kwa mgbe anyị nwere ahụmahụ ndụ yiri. E nwebeghị m nsogbu na ime enyi, mana M nwere oge niile mmetụta dị iche ma o doro m anya na ha nwekwara mmetụta a. Mgbe enyi m kwụsịrị ịrụ, ọ kwadoro m dịka nnọchiteanya ya. M bịara banye n'alaeze ọrụ usoro mkpuchi, nke m na-enweghị ihe m maara. Abụ m naanị onye ọrụ ntụgharị ebe ahụ, ma enweghị ọtụtụ ihe m were ike ijide. dịka ihe nnọchiteanya. N'agbanyeghị, ọ bụ ọ here ị nweta ọganihu. N'ọrụ ọhụrụ m, e bidoro m lebanyewe anya na faịlụ, na-ajụ ajụjụ ma nwetakwa ohere ụlọrụ m ị debanye m n'ihe ọmụmụ usoro mkpuchi. Mahadum nke usoro mkpuchi nọ na okporo ámá, ma m chọpụtara n'akwụkwọ fire koodu, amụma usoro mkpuchi nakwa katalọgụ ịgbanyụ ọkụ dị na ọba akwụkwọ ha. N'oge ahụ, m na-amụ ihe m na-enweghị ohere na ikike ịmụta ka e si eme na mbụ: nchọcha. Oge mbụ m mere ntụgharị atụmatụ nke uru usoro mkpuchi akụmakụ nuklia (nuclear), m nwetara òkù sitere n'aka onyeísí na ngalaba ahụ, na-ekele m na ọrụ ahụ m rụrụ. "Atụ nyeere nke a nkeọma ya na ihe anyị na-eme na mbụ," ka o kwuru. Nke a bụ ọrụ dị ezi elu! Ihe mere bụ na m chọtara akwụkwọ n'ime faịlụ yiri nke m na-arụ ọrụ ya maka ntuziaka, ma mgbe m hụrụ na ndị bu m ụzọ rụọ ọrụ a ji okwu a bụ "nucleus" kama "core", a ghọtara m na faịlụ ndị ahụ a gaghị a bara m uru. M gafere okporo ámá gaa na ọba akwụkwọ chọọ banyere "akụmakụ nuclear (nuclear plants) " Ngwá ngwa ahụ, M hụrụ okwu n'usoro okwu niile m chọrọ. Ọ na-ewe nnukwu ihe maọbụ karịa nke ahụ iji bụrụ ezigbo onye ntụgharị n'ụbọchị ugbu a, n'ezie. | Entry #35827 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specifiednone
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| Anaghị ama ndị n'atụgharị asụsụ nkeọma, ha ekwesịghị ịtụ anya na ha ga-enweta ego maka iji gbo mkpa, ọbụ naanị k'ọbụrụ na ha nọ n'ọrụ. Naanị mmadụ ole n'ole ka enyere ọzụzụ na ime ntụgharị asụsụ , mana ụfọdụ gara kọleji ma mara asụsụ ha nkeọma. Enwere m enyi nke dị otu ahụ, ma nwekwa ndịọzọ gbara m gburugburu. Achọpụtara m na anyị niile nwere otu ụdị ahụmahụ. Ana m enweta ndị enyi n'egbughị oge maọbụrụ n'achọrọ m Mana echiche m ‘’dị iche’’, odokwara m anya na ha mara nke ahụ nkeọma. Mgbe enyi m kwụsịrị ọrụ, okwuru ka m nochie anya ya. Anọzi m ọnọdụ ọzọ, nke na amaghị m ihe ọbụla. Abụ m naanị onye n’eme nsụgharị asụsụ ebe ahụ nke n’onweghị ihe m ji n’aka. Mana onweghị ihe dị n’ime m…. Mgbe m nwetara ọrụ ọzọ, ebidoro m leba anya n’akwụkwọ ndị dị ebe ahụ, jụọ ọtụtụ ajụjụ ma gwakwa ụlọọrụ ahụ ka ha kwado m ka gụkwu o akwụkwa maka nchekwa. Kọleji ahụ nọ ụlọ m nso, ma akpọrọ m ndị n’ahụ maka ọkụ ọgbụgba, iwu nchekwa maka ọdachi n’ihe eji egbochi okụ ọgbụgba nóba akwụkwọ ha. Enwebughị m ohere ịmụ ihe ndị a: ime nnyocha. Mgbe mmere nsụgharị nke mbụ nchekwa maka oge ọdachi nke ngwa agha, onyeisi ụlọọrụ ebe ahụ kpọrọ m n’ekwentị ma kele m n’ụzọ pụrụ iche n’ọrụ nsụgharị nke mmere. " Ejiri ya tụnyere ihe ndị m n’emebu’’ ka okwuru. Nke a bụ nnukwu ihe ugwu nye m.Ihe mere bụ n’elebara m anya na akwụkwọ dịbu n’ụlọọrụ ahụ nke dịka nke m jibu eme ihe, mana mgbe m chọpụtara na onye nọbu ebe ahụ dịka onyeọru ji okwu ahụ bụ "njikọta’’ kama "nke bụ ya" achọpụtara n’onweghị ihe m ga-eji ndekọ ahụ mee. Agafere m n’ogbe nkeọzọ ebe oba akwụkwọ dị ma nweta okwu ahụ bụ "njikọta nke ahịhịa’’. Enwetara m okwu niile nkwesịrị iji mee ihe. Ihe achọrọ ka mmadụ nwee maọbụ mara iji bụrụ onye n’eme nsụgharị n’oge anyị a bụ ihe buru ibu, eziokwu. | Entry #36385 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specifiednone
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| [...] Ndị ntụgharị enwetaghị nnabata nnọọ, ha atụghị anya na ha ga-enweta ọtụtụ ihe na-enyere ndụ aka, nwụfọọ nnọọ. A zụrụ ndị mmadụ ole na ole dị ka ndị nsụgharị, mana ọtụtụ n'ime ha nwere agụmakwụkwọ mahadum siri nke na ezi ihe ọmụma banyere asụsụ, opekata mpe asụsụ nke ha. Enwere m otu enyi nke dabara kpọmkwem na nkewa a, na otu ndị enyi m mụbanyere na-ịgụnye ndị nsụgharị ndị ọzọ. Achọpụtara m ka ha bụrụ ndị mmadụ na-amasị m, ma chọpụtakwa na anyị na-enwekarị ụdị ahụmahụ ndụ ndị yirinụ. Enweghị m nsogbu na-ịme enyi, mana a na m enwekarị mmetụta "dị iche" ma m ji n'aka na ha nwekwara mmetụta dị o tua. Mgbe enyi m lara ezumike nka, ọ tụrụ aro ka m bụrụ onye ga-anọchi ya. A banyere m n'ime ogbe mkpuchi ọzọ nke m na-amaghị ugbu a. Mụ onwe m bụ naanị onye ntụgharị nọ ebe ahụ, ọ nweghịkwa ọtụtụ ihe m ga-adaghachi azụ n'elu ya. Agbanyeghị, na ọ bụ ihe ọzọ e nwetara .... Maka ọrụ ọhụrụ m, amalitere m ilepụ faịlụ ndị ahụ, na-ajụ ajụjụ ma mee ka ụlọ ọrụ debanye aha m na nkuzi mkpuchi. Mahadum nke mkpuchi dị n'akụkụ okporo ụzọ, m nyochakwara iwu ọkụ, atumatu mkpuchi na ọmenyụ ọkụ na-ere ere na ọba akwụkwọ ha. M na-amụta ihe m na-enwebeghị ike ime tupu: Nnyocha. Oge mbu aghaghi m itughari nzube nke mkpuchi nke ihe agha nuklia, enwetara m oku sitere n'isi nwoke na ngalaba ahụ, na-ekele m n'ọrụ m rụrụ. Ọ sịrị, "Tụlee nke ọma na ihe maara anyị ahụ. Nke elu elu! Ihe merenụ bụ na m tụgharịrị akwụkwọ na faịlụ ndị ahụ m na-achọ maka nduzi, ma mgbe m hụrụ na onye m nnọchitere anya ya ji okwu "nuklia" kama "isi", Achọpụtara m na faịlụ ndị ahụ abaghịrị m uru . Anọ m na-aga n'okporo ama gaa n'ọba akwụkwọ ahụ wee nyọchaa "igwe nuklia." Achọpụtara m okwu niile m chọrọ ozigbo. Ọ na-ewe nnukwu ọrụ karịa nke ahụ maka ịbụ ezigbo onye ntụgharị ụbọchị ndị taa, n'ezie [...] | Entry #35405 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specifiednone
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