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The most popular languages and translation directions for August 2023. Rewriting and copywriting services. The diversity of language pairs in translations is increasing.

At the dawn of our translation business (2001), technical translations from German accounted for 25% of the total. Translations from French - 7%, Spanish - 3-5%. There were also other languages ​​in the orders, but their total share did not exceed 2-3% per month. Everything else - about 45-50% - English.

There were marked out several groups of translations in the context of the complexity in the practice of the translation agencies. Simply said, there are complex and easy translations. The conventional border is marked regarding the time the translator spends to do the translation and the copy editor spends for proofreading.

Adjusted for inflation, the median annual salary for translators and interpreters rose from $44,500 to $53,410 between 2004 and 2012, according to Labor Department data. The majority of full-time workers are freelancers, and they are paid by the word, ranging from 7 cents a word to 30 cents, depending on the language and specialization, according to association.

Not only Russian volunteers, but also volunteers from 66 countries help at the Games, the majority of which has arrived from the USA, Canada, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Germany, Great Britain and France. It is reported on the official site of the XXII Olympic Winter Games.