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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Bồ Đào Nha
Local time: 18:09
Thành viên kể từ 2007
English to Portuguese
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N/A Oct 8

The role French (the successor to Latin) played in the past as the lingua franca of Europe has been replaced by English. So, in the future, who knows? I have no crystal ball and I’m no good at predictions…

Angie Garbarino
 
Aitor Salaberria
Aitor Salaberria  Identity Verified
Tây Ban Nha
Local time: 19:09
Thành viên kể từ 2023
English to Basque
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SITE LOCALIZER
Not about the standard language Oct 8

As Maria Teresa says, who knows what language will be the "lingua franca" in the future, but that has nothing to do with the business. There are both successful translators and interpreters who are not working in English.
This kind of questions about succeeding in the industry in near future... it shouldn't be about what is the most appropriate language for being a successful translator or interpreter, it's not about that.

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As Maria Teresa says, who knows what language will be the "lingua franca" in the future, but that has nothing to do with the business. There are both successful translators and interpreters who are not working in English.
This kind of questions about succeeding in the industry in near future... it shouldn't be about what is the most appropriate language for being a successful translator or interpreter, it's not about that.

[Edited at 2024-10-08 11:46 GMT]

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Felipe Tomasi
Felipe Tomasi  Identity Verified
Braxin
Local time: 15:09
English to Portuguese
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Who knows? Oct 8

English has been lingua franca for a while, but who knows if this will continue in the next years?
 
Matthieu Ledoré
Matthieu Ledoré
Pháp
Local time: 19:09
Thành viên kể từ 2022
English to French
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All? No. Most? Yes. Oct 9

English as a source accounts for over 75% of my income, and this is corroborated by other EN/ES>FR translators.
In other words, my business wouldn't be sustainable without English–and that is true for other language combinations.
However, I have also exchanged with a handful of French translators who only have German as their SL. There can be other niches with specific languages (for instance, I know a translator who works from French into a "regional" French language).
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English as a source accounts for over 75% of my income, and this is corroborated by other EN/ES>FR translators.
In other words, my business wouldn't be sustainable without English–and that is true for other language combinations.
However, I have also exchanged with a handful of French translators who only have German as their SL. There can be other niches with specific languages (for instance, I know a translator who works from French into a "regional" French language).
So, I disagree with the question, but I see why it is relevant. ▲ Collapse
 
Stepan Konev
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Liên bang Nga
Local time: 21:09
English to Russian
Chinese? Oct 9

One in five people in the world speak Chinese

 


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