Category Archives: Spanish

Word of the year 2025 (Part 2)

It has come to my attention that La Vanguardia has been choosing its own “words of the year” in Catalan and Spanish over the past few years. The method of selection is a vote among the newspaper’s editorial staff. The … Continue reading

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Entrevista a Alicia Martorell, ganadora del XX Premio de Traducción Esther Benítez

Charlamos con Alicia Martorell, ganadora del XX Premio de Traducción Esther Benítez, que otorgan los socios y socias de ACE Traductores, por su traducción del ensayo ¿Quién teme al género?, de Judith Butler (Paidós, 2024). Alicia recibirá el premio el próximo 10 … Continue reading

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Fawlty at fifty

Fawlty Towers was first broadcast on BBC2 on 19 September 1975. These days Tradiling is celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of this popular TV show. For many, Fawlty Towers is the pinnacle of British situation comedy, with its multilayered plots, rich … Continue reading

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Removido y familiar

Translated texts often give themselves away by unusual word choice. In the worst case, the word choice is so unusual that it would be considered by most readers to be a mistake. Consider the text on the right that appeared … Continue reading

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Traduccions guanyadores del XXIX Premi Andreu Febrer

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