Our services
Linguistic services offered by native Croatian and Italian translators.
"I limiti del mio linguaggio costituisono i limiti del mio mondo."
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Traduzione
Translation of specialized texts and literary works in Italian and Croatian. Our language background, serious approach and professional competence are the best guarantee for the quality of our translations.
Revisione
Poor and semantically incoherent translations can irreversibly harm your business activity and reputation. Do not underestimate the importance of proofreading the translation, rather entrust it wisely to a professional translator/proofreader.
Localization
Through professional and high quality localization, we will adapt your business communication to the linguistic, cultural and social requirements of the local Italian and/or Croatian market.
English lessons
English lessons for kids, youngsters and adults. Our courses for Beginners, pre-Intermediate and Intermediate students are practical and dynamic with flexible timetable and the possibility of lessons via Skype!
Italian lessons
Italian lessons for foreign students via Skype. We also offer the services of proofreading and editing papers in Italian.
Croatian lessons
You want to learn Croatian, but think of it as a mission impossible? With our original and dynamic lessons your success in learning Croatian is guaranteed! Even via Skype!
Revisione
Proofreading of texts and translations in Italian and Croatian.
"The translator is clearly the only true reader of a text, certainly more than any critic, perhaps even more than the author itself. Since the critic of a text engages in nothing more than an ephemeral courtship with it, its author is its father and spouse, while the translator is its lover."
Gesualdo Bufalino
If you are not certain of the quality of the translated text, we advise you to have it checked, better yet have it proofread, possibly by a professional. A more basic and simple form of proofreading consists of correcting misprint, punctuation, spelling and grammatical errors, missing or incorrect accents and diacritical marks, as well as of adjusting syntactic inaccuracies and other faintness. By comparing the translation to the original copy we will be able to verify the suitability of the vocabulary and the specialized terminology used in the translation, the syntax, the formatting and layout, as well as the register and the expressive style on which, if necessary, we will be able to intervene in order to faithfully reproduce the author's thought and thus achieve his/her desired goal.
Proofreading is often attributed less importance, being wrongly considered as an ancillary component of the translation process. However, if the outsourcer wishes to give the impression of professionalism and reliability, it is advisable to pass the translated text to the proofreader for to ascertain its quality.
Furthermore, entrusting a package of related texts always to the same linguist is the right way to obtain linguistically, terminologically and stylistically aligned and coherent documentation.
Localization
Adaptation of translations to the cultural criteria of the local market.
"The translator must not only understand the obvious content of the message, but also the subtle nuances of meaning, the important emotional values of the words and the stylistic characteristics that determine "the taste and the sensation" of the message [...] In other words, in addition to knowing two or more languages involved in the translation process, the translator should be familiar with the subject matter."
Eugene Nida
When a producer of a good or a service provider wishes to expand his or her business to the global market, he/she is faced with the need to internationalize it, that is to design it in a way to make it attractive to the vast international market. However, internalization itself, although well done, will not be enough. It will be the right localization that will help him make his/her product, or service, suitable for a specific foreign market, a so-called "local market".
The localization process consists of adapting the contents related to the particular product or service to the linguistic and cultural criteria of the local target market. Thus, in addition to promotional messages and business records of the company, will also be localized any labels and product packaging, as well as units of measurement, currencies and prices, abbreviations and numbers, in order to ensure the correct reception of the message originally conceived in another language.
In the globalized and super technological world we live in today, localization has become fundamental especially in the translation of websites and softwares. traduzione di siti web e software.
A lezione di lingue e culture
English lessons
English lessons for all ages and levels.
Un giorno Alice giunse a un bivio lungo la strada e vide uno Stregatto su un albero.
"Aspetti, non se ne vada!" disse Alice. "Volevo soltanto chiederle che strada devo prendere."
"Beh, tutto dipende da dove vuoi andare." rispose lo Stregatto.
"Veramente, importa poco... " disse Alice.
"Beh, allora importa poco che strada prendere." la interruppe prontamente il gatto
Lewis Carroll, "Alice nel paese delle meraviglie"
One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree.
`Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?' asked Alice.
`That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,' said the Cat.
`I don't much care where' said Alice.
`Then it doesn't matter which way you go,' said the Cat.
Lewis Carroll, 'Alice in Wonderland'
English for Kids
Learning English as a child can become a fun and exciting experience!
Children are like sponges, capable of learning and approaching with excitement and genuine curiosity everything that is proposed to them.
The secret lies in inventing and presenting the activities in a brilliant and original way! This is exactly what we offer in our courses.
The main goal of our English lessons is to make children learn English while playing: by singing and miming a funny song, by playing dominoes or Hangman game or reading a short tale, where, without much effort children assimilate the pronunciation, same basic expressions and above all many words. In our lessons the grammar is not approached methodologically, but rather it is absorbed slowly and naturally.
Our ambition is that the cultural baggage that they will encounter along the way, make them free men and women, certain of being able to choose their own way and follow it wherever it takes them in the world! And then when, while wandering they meet a Cheshire cat, perhaps they will be able to respond with greater conviction than Alice.
For detailed information please contact Nicoletta (Perugia) or Vinka (Spalato).
English for Adults
Tired of the usual evening classes where at the best of times you get to speak 10 minutes?
Do you want to deepen your knowledge of English through a programme tailor made for you, talking and reading what you are interested in a dynamic and original lesson?
If this is what you are looking for, than you have come to the right place!
Our courses for Beginners, pre-Intermediate and Intermediate students are practical and dynamic with flexible timetable and the possibility of lessons via Skype!
Let us help you improve your English skills with witty readings, conversations and practical exercises.
Try us out!
For detailed information please contact Nicoletta (Perugia) or Vinka (Spalato).
Italian lessons
Online Italian lessons for foreigners.
Consider ye the seed from which ye sprang:
Ye were not made to live like unto brutes,
But for pursuit of virtue and of knowledge.
Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy (Inferno/Hell, canto XXVI)
Learning Italian, a lively and a colourful language, is one of those enterprises that require great effort and energy. If you are a foreign student and wish to deepen your knowledge of Italian we can offer you both tailor made lessons focusing on specific aspects of Italian language and grammar as well as the possibility to converse about pleasant themes (readings, film, history, culture, curiosity).
We also offer the services of proofreading and editing papers in Italian.
Our strength lies in our experience and flexibility!
For detailed information please contact Nicoletta (Perugia).
Croatian lessons
Online Croatian lessons for foreigners.
Do not fear, you’ re not alone! There are others but you
who unknown to you live your life too.
And everything you were and heard and dreamed
burns in them with the same fire, beauty and purity.
Tin Ujević, Brotherhood of Persons in the Universe
If someone tells you that your crazy to study Croatian he/she is not quite wrong... still, it will surely be less complicated than learning Hungarian or Japanese!
As with all demanding activities, what matters is the determination and the clear final goal.
Once you learn the basic rules, the language is learned by practising it... and what could be better than a native Croatian speaker who is there for you to talk with, correct exercises or review your papers?
For detailed information please contact Vinka (Spalato).
Translations
“Una cosa ben detta conserva il suo sapore in tutte le lingue.“
John Dryden
Professional and expert translation in Italian and Croatian.
This kind of translation compels the translator to have a great knowledge of the foreign language, but also a proper “sensibility” towards its linguistic nuances, plays on words.
No company can allow itself the luxury of ignoring the importance of a winning marketing strategy. Especially if the firm wants to sell its goods and services in a foreign market.
A part from an excellent knowledge of the juridical system, the translator must provide highly professional and competent linguistic skills since in this type of documents there is no room for doubt or mistakes.
Concise and easy-to-understand sentences, precision, accuracy, patient and continuous research of the appropriate term are the essential points of a successful technical translation.
Website and Software translations have grown in importance since well translated internet pages and softwares increase the competitiveness of the firm in the international market.
Holidays, business and tourist trips, as well as activities and leisure in the spare time will be more comfortable and relaxing if accompanied by tourist guides and materials which you can read in your own language.
Literary translations
Translations of books, tales and stories in Croatian and Italian.
Have you ever thought of how your childhood could have been if nobody had ever read you the tale of Pinocchio, from the pen of the Italian Collodi? And what if Hans Christian Andersen’s tales remained unkown to you since you don’t understand Danish? And how would our lives be without the great Russian romances, without the bizarre adventures of Behemoth, profesor Woland and all the other oniric characters created by the genius of Michail Bulgakov?
Thanks goodness, literary translators are here to help us!
Literary translation requests not only a great knowledge of the foreign source language but also a proper “sensibility” towards its linguistic nuances and plays on words. Nevertheless, this knowledge would be good for nothing if the translator weren’t perfectly at ease with his mothertongue, if he weren’t able to skilfully juggle the syntactic traps and, where necessary, play nimbly with his mothertongue language. If the translator does a good job you will never notice his presence, he conceals himself in such a way that you won’t even perceive his “intrusion” in that intimate relationship which you establish with the author of the book while reading it.
This category includes all the publications edited by publishing houses, such as poetry, tales and novels for children and adults, texts and volumes on several thematics, but also essays, reviews and periodical articles.
A book is still the cheapest way to travel and discover new countries, new people and customs!
Marketing & Business
Reliable and quality translations for your business success.
Advertisements
Press releases, reports, interviews
Brochures, catalogues, flyers and promotional publications
Company profiles and presentations
General correspondence, business letters
Price lists and business offers
Assessments and business reports
Certificates and records of employment
No company can afford the luxury of ignoring the importance of a successful marketing strategy, especially if the company intends to present its work to the foreign market.
In the company's promotional release just one inappropriate expression or an equivocal word will be enough to entirely compromise the company's image and all the hard work.
As an example of a bad marketing translation we can cite the case of a famous carmaker from the Wolkswagen group that some years ago found itself involved in a U.S. controversy. In the promotional message of the new Audi RS6 was used the slogan "White Power". In the U.S. this unfortunate expression was considered extremely offensive as "white power" was associated with the power of the white man, in contrast with the "black power" of the black community.
The intention of the German manufacturer certainly was not to offend anyone, but rather to advertise the white colour of the vehicle, which, along with the excellent performance of the engine, was the main feature of their new model. In this case, as in many other analogous situations, the translator copywriter did not perform his task properly, thus exposing the corporate image to a notable damage.
Translations of the marketing materials require high sensitivity to the values, culture and traditions of the target market and therefore can not be accomplished without the appropriate Localization.
Technical translations
Translations of manuals and instructions of use in Italian and Croatian.
Due to the globalization process great companies, but also small firms, have started recognizing the importance of successfully showing their goods and services to the global market.
Technical translations compel the translator to take care of each detail and to have an excellent knowledge of the specific terminology. Precision, accuracy, patient and continuous research of the appropriate term are the essential points of a successful technical translation. Concise sentences must be of immediate comprehension to the beneficiary of the translation.
Inaccurate, twisted or misleading translation may give origin to incorrect use, malfunction, onerous delays, if not more ot less serious accidents that could affect the manufacturer's stability and final balance.
A good technical translation can spare life!
Legal translations
Translation of legal documents and contracts in Italian and Croatian.
Confidentially agreements and commercial contracts
General terms and conditions
Certificates of quality and/or compliance
Contracts of sale
Regulations and procedures
Statements
Vital records (certificates of birth, marriage and death)
Personal documents (certificates, diplomas, statements)
Besides a thorough knowledge of the legal system, both of the source and the target language countries, legal translations require from the translator great professionalism and linguistic proficiency as legal documents do not and can not tolerate any ambiguous or vague formulations.
Some legal documents, once translated, might require the asseveration and the legalization.
Asseveration is a procedure where the translator swears before the court of jurisdiction that the translated document is faithful to the original copy. With this act, the translator assumes all the responsibilities for what is written in the translated text. Asseveration is almost always required for diplomas, certificates, legal acts and other documents that need an official proof of the correspondence between the original copy and its translation.
Legalization is a procedure that gives the document, previously translated and sworn, the legal validity in the foreign country in which it is intended to be used.
Internet & Software
Translation and localization of websites, software and user interfaces.
Website translation and localization
The website translation goes beyond the mere transposition of words from one language to another. The localization of the multilingual websites has become indispensable since a well localized website encourages the competitiveness of the company in the international market and improves its interaction with clients. It implies not only linguistic and cultural adaptation of the contents, but also any possible changes of the format as well as adding hyperlinks relevant for the particular target audience.
Software translation and localization
Software localization consists of translation and adaptation of the user interface in accordance with the linguistic and cultural standards of the end user in a specific local area. The purpose of localization is to obtain, by implementing the local linguistic rules and expressions, a computer programme that the target end users will find "familiar" and easy-to-understand. For instance, the localization of video games often requires different adaptations of the same software according to the different cultures in which it will be placed. Consequently, the lack of the appropriate localization might compromise the use of the video game due to cultural and/or social incomprehensibility.
Tourism & Leisure
Translation of guidebooks, menus, brochures in Italian and Croatian.
You can meet them at the corners of the streets, at the foot of a gothic cathedral, on a desert island or walking on mountain trails. Tourists are tipically recognizable by a camera at hand, a stunned look and a tourist guide which comes out from the bag - preferably in their own language!
Nowadays holidays start at home, when with one click you can reserve flights, hotels or tickets for special international events. Tour operators must work in a market which is greatly diversified and globalized, where the offer must reach the customer as much as possibile at home, in real time.
Thus, reliable and nice translations of tourist material can really make the difference! The potential customer will be disposed to stop and spend time on reading a text which is linguistically correct and stylistically cured rather than wasting time trying to grab the sense of incomprehensible and disconnetted sentences which are often the fruit of automatic translations.
Websites, brochures, depliants and tourist guides are fundamental tools for those who want to venture in scarcely known areas or enjoy DIY tourism; but they can also be nice gadgets for those who choose less exotic places but are eager to know all about the culture, history and folklore of the countries they visit.
Thus it’s really important to have a well and clearly translated text, which is usually accompanied by beautiful images, because we should never forget that quality tourists requires quality translations!
About
Croatian and Italian mother tongue translators.
Amore per le lingue, serietà, rispetto dei tempi e discrezione sono le qualità che ci contraddistinguono. Affidate le vostre traduzioni in croato e italiano a chi fa della traduzione non solo un lavoro, ma una passione sincera.
A suitcase, a coat and a dictionary in the pocket.
We are ready to go and explore new horizons, cultures and languages.
"Traduzioni migranti" was conceived on a sultry summer morning, during a chat with friends while sipping a fresh made grapefruit juice.
We are not a translation agency, neither a team of translators. Each of us offers services and advice in a completely autonomous way.
What brings us together are friendship and common sharing of the "migrating translations" philosophy: translating is a craft, but above all an art, the art of travelling and discovering new boundaries without moving an inch...still, with our suitcase always ready to get away from the everyday life and to experience first hand what has been explored in words!
Nicoletta Giostrella
Inglese / Croato / Serbo » Italiano
Italian mother tongue. Degree in Political Sciences. PhD in History of the Contemporary Age. Translations and proofreading from English, Croatian and Serbian to Italian. English lessons for kids. Expert advice on Italian language for students and foreigners.
Vinka Knezović
Italiano / Inglese / Macedone » Croato
Native Croatian speaker. Degree in Applied Linguistic Mediation. Translations, proofreading and localizations from Italian, English and Macedonian to Croatian. English lessons for kids and adults. Private lessons of Croatian culture and language.
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