Our translations are done by professional translators working into their dominant, or native languages.  Although professional translators usually work into their native languages, it is not native language, but dominant language and native language competence that must be considered.

Being a native speaker of a foreign language does not qualify a person to translate into that language any more than being a native speaker of English qualifies a person to write, for example a technical manual, a financial statement, or a contract. 

Obviously, native language competence,  is an essential requirement for translating competence, but in addition to language competence, the translator must have experience, training, and knowledge of translation and of the subject matter of the source text. 

Professional translators do their best work when translating into their dominant language which may or may not be their native language. 

Conversely, being a native speaker does not endow a  person with native language competence, much less with translating competence

We define a good translation as one that transfers the meaning of a text from one language into another and does it fully, completely,  accurately, and in equivalent language.

To accomplish this, a translation must bridge the gap that separates the writer of the original from the target readership  by converting the  source text into its equivalent in the target language. 

This concept of equivalence is very important, since the gap between languages may have many components (economic, cultural, statutory, technical, etc.) depending on the type of text and on its function.

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