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Client Name

Client Website URL(s)

Additional Terminology Sources / Project Notes

Spelling Preference

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Translation Refinement

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✅ Final Quality Checklist

Consistent spelling convention (-ise or -ize throughout) British spellings (colour, centre, organisation, etc.) Dates in "Day Month Year" format without commas Punctuation outside quotation marks unless part of quote Single quotation marks (if quotes used) Natural English flow (not literal German structure) Appropriate formality level maintained Terminology consistent with client website No overly UK-specific idioms

Terminology Resources

🔍 Research Priority Order

Client website - Primary authority for client-specific terms
User-provided sources - Project-specific URLs or glossaries
Specialized databases - Swiss, EU, Liechtenstein legal/administrative
Industry sources - Professional associations, standards bodies
General research - Reputable dictionaries and translation resources

🇨🇭 TERMDAT

termdat.bk.admin.ch

Official Swiss government terminology database. Primary source for Swiss federal terms, administrative language, and legal terminology.

🇨🇭 FEDLEX

fedlex.admin.ch

Swiss federal legislation database. Use for legal terminology in legislative context and official translations.

🇪🇺 EUR-Lex

eur-lex.europa.eu

EU law and documents database. Excellent for EU legal terminology, directives, regulations in all 24 official languages.

🇱🇮 Regierung.li

regierung.li

Liechtenstein national legislation. Primary source for Liechtenstein-specific legal and administrative terms.

⚠️ Common Pitfalls

False friends: German legal terms may not match English concepts exactly
Jurisdiction differences: Swiss/EU/Liechtenstein systems differ
Register levels: Official legislation vs. administrative documents
Historical terms: Check date of sources; terminology evolves

Quick Reference Guide

🔤 British Spelling

-our: colour, favour, honour, behaviour
-re: centre, metre, litre, theatre
-ence: defence, offence, licence (n)
-ogue: catalogue, dialogue, analogue
Double l: travelled, cancelled, modelling
Other: analyse, grey, programme, tyre

📅 Formatting

Dates: 4 July 1776 (no comma)
Time: 14:30 or 14.30
Numbers: 1,234.56
Quotes: Single quotes primary 'like this'
Punctuation: Outside quotes unless part of quote
Measurements: Use metric (metres, litres, kg)

⚠️ Common MT Issues

Compound nouns: Use natural English compounds
Formal register: Professional but natural phrasing
Passive voice: Consider active where natural
Word order: Restructure for English flow
False friends: actually, eventual, become

📝 Editing Principles

Terminology: Consistent throughout document
Structure: Preserve sentence-to-sentence correspondence
Completeness: Keep all source information
Clarity: Smooth, natural English flow
Register: Maintain appropriate formality
International: Avoid overly UK-specific terms

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