Translation and Drafting Resources

In this chapter, you will explore the DGT website to access translation and drafting resources for translators into Czech. You will download a handbook which will give you first guidance before you start translating for EU.

If you work with texts in one of the EU's 23 official languages, the translation and drafting resourceswebsite could be a useful source of information, especially for EU-related texts. The site contains links to resources that translators who work for the DG Translation use.

Whether you are looking for multilingual terminology, tips on drafting or EU in-house style guides, the links to resources may well provide you with the answers you need.

For every official EU language, the site gives:

  • general language resources for translators and drafters;
  • specific reference materials and guidelines for contractors translating texts for the European Commission.
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Go to the Directorate-General for Translation website

http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/translation/index_en.htm

and find links to translation and drafting resources for translating/drafting into Czech

Download the following handbook:

  • Handbook for translating into Czech

You will be using the Handbook in several of the following chapters and units.

If interested or for your further work, you can also download

  • How to write clearly
  • Brief guidelines for translating into Czech

 

 





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  • find various translation resources which have been made public by GDT