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A sign-language interpreter found herself translating the word doldrums. She wonders if it has to do the area of the ocean known by that name. This is part of a complete episode.
A listener from Texas heard an NPR report from Asia in which an interpreter translated a speaker’s words into English as “a whole new ball game.” He wants to know if that’s a literal translation from an Asian language, and if...
twenty-minute takeout n.— «The “security check” used by the CIA to prepare a detainee for transport on a rendition plane was described to us by one source in the American intelligence community as a “twenty-minute takeout.” His...
skiamorph n.— «I wouldn’t call anything with a text interpreter “modern.” It has been clear for more than a quarter of a century that the text interpreter is an unnecessary skiamorph.» —“Re: New beginner in...
bread job n.— «Fleischhauer is a writer for pleasure and his “bread job” as he calls it, is that of an interpreter for the European Union.» —“The writer and his muse” Newindpress.com (Chennai...
chingaso n.— «Mr. Gasia, a busboy who works in Spanish Harlem, spoke last week through a friend and interpreter. His style “comes from people of color but with a Latino twist,” he said. The idea is to look, he said...