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Recent Blog Posts
A black eye, a blue eye or…?
Even a black eye is not a black eye in other countries.
In France we add some butter when you hit someone in the eye; we say that you ‘have an eye in black butter’ = avoir un œil au beurre noir
When you hit someone elsewhere, like in the leg, arm, etc. you ‘have a blue’ = avoir un bleu
Pope John Paul, Quito, Ecuador
Statue of Pope John Paul outside of the Basilica of the National Vow in Quito, Ecuador.
A Korean Translation Tip from Our Korean Team
The logic in answering a negative yes/no question is reversed between English and Korean.
While our Korean team will always be on the lookout to double-check such instances, a client can also help in advance by writing the source text without such negative yes/no questions.
Polish Village from Drone
Typical Polish village, with numerous farms along the road. The average farm in Poland is quite small, a few ha, but that is changing now.
Coeur de Pirate
Canadian singer-songwriter, Béatrice Martin, who goes by the stage name Coeur de Pirate, sings mostly in French. She originally called herself Her Pirate Heart, but translated the name to French when she began writing her songs primarily in French.
First US Hotel Opened in Havana, Cuba, in Nearly 60 Years
On June 27th, 2016, the Starwood Hotels & Resorts opened the Four Points Havana, the first American hotel in Cuba since 1959. The Four Points is part of a historic, three-hotel deal between Starwood Hotel & Resorts and the Cuban government. Officially, the state still owns the hotel, originally called Quinta Avenida, but Starwood manages its renovation and daily operation.
