FIT Legal & Technical Translation 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the fundamental principle of translation quality?
- Accurately conveying meaning while maintaining the intent and register of the source text (Correct answer)
- Translating every word literally
- Making the translation sound as different as possible from the source
- Using the simplest words available
Correct answer: Accurately conveying meaning while maintaining the intent and register of the source text
Translation quality depends on accurately conveying meaning while preserving the intent, register, and nuance of the source text for the target audience.
Question 2: What is the role of terminology management in professional translation?
- Ensuring consistent use of specialized terms across all project documents (Correct answer)
- Using different terms to make text more interesting
- Avoiding specialized terminology whenever possible
- Only managing terminology for legal texts
Correct answer: Ensuring consistent use of specialized terms across all project documents
Terminology management ensures consistent use of specialized terms across documents, maintaining accuracy, clarity, and client-specific preferences.
Question 3: How do Computer-Assisted Translation tools improve efficiency?
- By storing previously translated segments for reuse and ensuring consistency (Correct answer)
- By automatically producing final translations without review
- By replacing the need for human translators
- By only spell-checking translations
Correct answer: By storing previously translated segments for reuse and ensuring consistency
CAT tools store translation memories for segment reuse, enforce terminology consistency, and streamline workflows while maintaining translator control over quality.
Question 4: What is the difference between translation and localization?
- Localization adapts content for cultural context, not just language conversion (Correct answer)
- They are identical processes
- Localization only changes dates and currencies
- Translation is more comprehensive than localization
Correct answer: Localization adapts content for cultural context, not just language conversion
Localization goes beyond language conversion to adapt cultural references, imagery, units, formatting, and other elements for the target market context.
Question 5: What ethical obligation do translators have regarding confidentiality?
- To protect all client information and source material from unauthorized disclosure (Correct answer)
- To share interesting projects with colleagues
- Confidentiality applies only to legal documents
- To post samples of their work publicly for marketing
Correct answer: To protect all client information and source material from unauthorized disclosure
Translators have an ethical obligation to protect all client information and source material from unauthorized disclosure, regardless of content type.
Question 6: When should a translator decline an assignment?
- When the subject matter is outside their competence or there is a conflict of interest (Correct answer)
- Never, accepting all work is important for career growth
- Only when the pay is too low
- Only when the deadline is impossible
Correct answer: When the subject matter is outside their competence or there is a conflict of interest
Translators should decline assignments outside their competence or involving conflicts of interest to maintain quality standards and professional integrity.
FIT Legal & Technical Translation 1
What is the fundamental principle of translation quality?