{"id":742,"date":"2012-06-03T17:50:22","date_gmt":"2012-06-03T21:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beautyterm.com\/?p=742"},"modified":"2018-05-29T14:37:19","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T18:37:19","slug":"the-qualities-that-make-a-good-beauty-translator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beautyterm.com\/fr\/the-qualities-that-make-a-good-beauty-translator\/","title":{"rendered":"The Qualities that Make a Good Beauty Translator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beautyterm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/number-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-2046 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beautyterm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/number-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"number 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beautyterm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/number-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beautyterm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/number-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Every professional translator is required to demonstrate perfect language proficiency and good knowledge of subject matter.\u00a0 That\u2019s a given.\u00a0 However, there are other qualities that translators need to have in order to be good at what they do.<\/p>\n<p>What exactly are those qualities?\u00a0 How can translation service buyers know they are working with a talented and skillful beauty translator?<\/p>\n<p>Translators can also be expected to have the following qualities, irrespective of their field of specialty: experience, professional attitude, good research skills, discipline and attention to detail (<em>but not at the expense of losing sight of the forest for the trees! After all linguistic dexterity comes from a flexible mind, from the ability to see the \u201cbig picture\u201d<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>But a good beauty translator\u2019s personal qualities will often make the difference and here is why:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Awareness of the Market<\/strong> \u2013 It often comes down to personal curiosity. Beauty translators must be knowledgeable about the market in which they translate in order to understand their target audience and produce high-quality translations that hold the consumer\u2019s attention<\/li>\n<li><strong>Passion for writing and love of words<\/strong> \u2013 Someone you hire for translating cosmetic copy must not only love beauty products but also love writing about them and feel passionate about language in general.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vivid Imagination<\/strong> \u2013 Communication professionals who truly love language usually understand that they are not dealing with a static immovable force but rather with a living, breathing and constantly changing entity.\u00a0 They are not afraid to show off their own originality, imagination and creative flair.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Humility and open-mindedness<\/strong> \u2013 Do not trust translators who say they can deliver a \u201cperfect\u201d translation.\u00a0 Just like in writing, there is always room for improvement. \u00a0Openness to feedback and criticism from others is a must.\u00a0 Translating is not only about \u201cgetting it right\u201d; it is also about having the right attitude.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Self-confidence<\/strong> \u2013 At the same time, translators must know when to take a stand.\u00a0 Holding one&#8217;s own voice against others is a necessary part of consulting with clients, especially when helping them avert a costly or embarrassing mistake.\u00a0 Finding that right balance between humility and self-confidence is key.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every professional translator is required to demonstrate perfect language proficiency and good knowledge of subject matter.\u00a0 That\u2019s a given.\u00a0 However, there are other qualities that translators need to have in order to be good at what they do. What exactly are those qualities?\u00a0 How can translation service buyers know they are working with a talented [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[45,43,44,11,16],"class_list":["post-742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-advice-for-translation-buyers","tag-beauty-care-translation","tag-beauty-industry-2","tag-beauty-translators","tag-cosmetics-4","tag-translation"],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"2.8.11","language":"fr","enabled_languages":["en","fr"],"languages":{"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"fr":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beautyterm.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beautyterm.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beautyterm.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beautyterm.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beautyterm.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=742"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/beautyterm.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2814,"href":"https:\/\/beautyterm.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742\/revisions\/2814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beautyterm.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beautyterm.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beautyterm.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}