Sight translation definition

Sight translation means interpretation in which a foreign language interpreter or sign language interpreter renders in a target language a written document composed in a source language.
Sight translation means the spoken or signed translation of a written document; and
Sight translation means translation of a written document into spoken language.

Examples of Sight translation in a sentence

  • Sight translation involves rendering written text from the source language orally into the target language.

  • Sight translation, for written documents that need to be translated orally.

  • Sight translation is conveying orally in one language the words of a text written in another language.

  • Sight translation and written translation: Guidelines for healthcare interpreters.

  • Sight translation of written or printed materials, including electronic messages, as requested.

  • Sight translation is the oral rendering of a written text from the source into the target language; it is not normally a direct word-for-word translation.

  • Sight translation of documents used during patient visits may be provided in person, through a qualified spoken/Sign language assistance resource, or, as appropriate, through a telephone interpreter service.

  • Sight translation means the act of reading a written text out loud.

  • Sight translation is a hybrid type of interpreting/translating whereby the interpreter reads a document written in one language while translating it orally into another language.

  • Sight translation is required when, during the course of interpretation, a written text (or some part thereof) must be understood by one or more participants in order for meaningful communication to occur.


More Definitions of Sight translation

Sight translation means the process by which a document written in one language is read and rendered orally into another language, usually in the moment.
Sight translation means translating orally from a written source text. implications for language acquisition, school assessment, and home-school communication are discussed.” Descriptors: children, immigrant, language brokering, Spanish, English, USA 1996SHANNON, Sheila M. (U. of Colorado at Denver). ‘A reconsideration of natural translation for a theory of translation’. In Malcolm Coulthard and Patricia Anne Odber de Baubeta (eds.), The Knowledges of the Translator: from Literary Interpretation to Machine Classification, Lewiston/Queenston/Lampeter: Edwin Mellen Press, 1996, pp. 99-118.

Related to Sight translation

  • Speech-language pathologist means an individual who is licensed by a state to practice speech-language pathology.

  • Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement which forms part of the Notice;

  • Explanatory Indicator means a measure that is connected to and helps to explain performance in a Performance Indicator or a Monitoring Indicator. An Explanatory Indicator may or may not be a measure of the HSP’s performance. No Performance Target is set for an Explanatory Indicator;

  • Descriptive literature means information provided by an offeror, such as cuts, illustrations, drawings, and brochures that shows a product’s characteristics or construction of a product or explains its operation. The term includes only that information needed to evaluate the acceptability of the product and excludes other information for operating or maintaining the product.