What is the difference between translating and interpreting?
Basically, a translation is written text and interpreting is spoken communication. Translating is the correct term for the process of putting a text written in one language, (the source language) into written form in another language (the target language). Sight translation is the term used when a translator/interpreter reads out loud in the target language from a text written in the source language. Interpreting is saying in the target language something said in the source language. How much does it cost to translate a document? Cost is determined by many factors: language, size of document, complexity, deadlines, quality of the source text, formatting and platform. There is a $55.00 minimum for Spanish<>English translations and a $75.00 minimum for all other languages. Generally, however, you should expect to pay somewhere between $0.12 and $0.40 per word for our professionally executed translations with a 25% premium for rush jobs. We can only give an accurate estimate of what it wi
