International Symbols Thread poster: Nadia Ayoub
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Nadia Ayoub 
Egypt
Local time: 21:38
English to Arabic
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Dear Colleagues,
I was translating a technical text and some labels for industrial products (paint drying ovens). I also translated symbols such as "Kw, m3/h, °C, V, Phs and Hz". The client is wondering whether these international symbols should remain untranslated, and I have no idea what the rule is.
If you are specialized in technical translation, you have certainly more experience than me regarding this issue. Your help would be much appreciated.
Thank... See more Dear Colleagues,
I was translating a technical text and some labels for industrial products (paint drying ovens). I also translated symbols such as "Kw, m3/h, °C, V, Phs and Hz". The client is wondering whether these international symbols should remain untranslated, and I have no idea what the rule is.
If you are specialized in technical translation, you have certainly more experience than me regarding this issue. Your help would be much appreciated.
Thank you! ▲ Collapse
| | | | Sorour
Local time: 20:38
Italian to Arabic
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| International units symbol and arabic translation | Apr 8, 2010 |
It's right that international symbols should remain untranslated, and there's a best way using Both International units symbol and arabic translation/symbol:
KW (كلواط)
V (فولت)
etc
| | | | Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 21:38
English to Arabic
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TOPIC STARTER
Thank you Sorour for you prompt reply, I will follow your advice and use both!
| | | | Alaa Zeineldine
Egypt
Local time: 21:38
Member (2002)
English to Arabic
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| Translation preferred | Apr 8, 2010 |
The normal practice is to translate units of measure. That is what all of my technical translation clients (automotive, IT, and education) require. Their style guides also discourage abbreviating Arabic unit names, except for those whose abbreviation is widely used, such as سم , كم, and كجم.
The one exception I have seen is in the case of a particular client for whom I translated automotive engineering course handouts. The rule here was to translate units of measure when they... See more The normal practice is to translate units of measure. That is what all of my technical translation clients (automotive, IT, and education) require. Their style guides also discourage abbreviating Arabic unit names, except for those whose abbreviation is widely used, such as سم , كم, and كجم.
The one exception I have seen is in the case of a particular client for whom I translated automotive engineering course handouts. The rule here was to translate units of measure when they appear inside the text, and to keep them in English when they appear in equations, because the guidelines required that equations stay in English. ▲ Collapse
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 21:38
English to Arabic
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TOPIC STARTER
Thank you Alaa, there seems to be no agreement on the matter!
| | | | Ali Alsaqqa
United States
Local time: 14:38
English to Arabic
Sorour Slimane wrote:
It's right that international symbols should remain untranslated, and there's a best way using Both International units symbol and arabic translation/symbol:
KW (كلواط)
V (فولت)
etc
I agree with you, although sometimes I only use the "English" symbols.
| | | | Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 21:38
English to Arabic
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TOPIC STARTER | Thank You Ali | Apr 9, 2010 |
I would like to inform you that the client has opted to leave these symbols untranslated.
I also would like to thank all of you who tried to help
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