Using Ministries' Webpages

Most national institutions and agencies run the English version of their websites. These can be very useful reference sources when translating from English into Czech. You can use them as reference, to look up a definition of a particular term, to look up a name of a document in the TL or to create a glossary of terms for a particular more or less specific topic that the national institution or agency may address. In this unit, you will look up documents in both SL and TL and you will create a glossary of terms for a specific topic.
Ikona iDevice Task I
Read the following situation and complete the task.

 

Situation:

 

You were assigned a translation of a legal action against your client concerning a damage caused by a product which your client produces.

 

Before translating the assigned document, you have decided to consult the relevant legislation. Find the English version of the MoIT website and look for an act dealing with Liability for Damage. After locating the English version of the Act, find its Czech counterpart.

 

 


Before you go over to task II, read the following feedback. In case you did not manage to complete the task, it will help you to do so.

Feedback to task I:

 

As you should have found out, the download of the Czech version of the Act is missing. In your situation, you would have several options of what to do.

1. You can use n-lex database http://eur-lex.europa.eu/n-lex

2. You can use http://portal.gov.cz

3. You can use other websites such as http://www.uplnezneni.cz/

4. You can use a search engine to locate the act on the internet

5. You could contact the MoIT

 

Ikona iDevice Task II
Find the corresponding Czech version of the Act on Responsibility for Damage Due to Defect of a Product and create a glossary of terms that you might need for your translation.

Ikona iDevice Now you can
  • use the English websites of Czech national authorities to look up a document addressing a particular topic
  • use several ways to locate a document online
  • create a glossary for a specific topic