Blogposts about Translation
Desktop App for Pre-Translating Entire Word Documents with DeepL in One Pass
20-07-2026
DeepL2TMX is a lightweight desktop tool that takes a monolingual Word document, splits it into clean sentence-level segments, translates each one through the DeepL API, and writes the result straight to an aligned bilingual TMX and XLIFF.
Dutch language quiz 'Nederlands of Niet'
15-04-2026
Play this Dutch language quiz and discover which Dutch words of English origin are in the official Dutch spelling dictionary.
09-10-2025, in Dutch
The Woordenlijst-checker allows you to verify the official normative spelling of Dutch words in the Woordenlijst.org database without abandoning your active Windows application.
AI Prompt Manager Browser Extension for Translators
28-06-2025
Prompt Manager is a lightweight browser extension that allows you to easily save, manage, and insert up to 10 custom prompts into any AI input field using keyboard shortcuts.
Monolingual Editing in CAT Tools
22-03-2025
In this blog post, I explore which CAT tools support monolingual editing and provide a step-by-step guide for achieving this in memoQ.
Dutch translation tips available as download
16-10-2024
The language tips from the article 10 tips for Dutch translations can now also be downloaded as a PDF. The language tips may help aspiring translators with translating English texts into Dutch.
The difference between manuals and instructions
22-04-2024, in Dutch
Although the terms manual and instruction have a lot in common, they are not always interchangeable. In this article, I explain what manuals and instructions are and what the difference is between the two.
10 Tips for English to Dutch Translation
25-03-2024, in Dutch
When translating into Dutch, you may run into unexpected problems. In this article, I share 10 tips on how to improve your Dutch translation.
Older articles
- ChatGPT vs. Deepl & BlacKKite 21-02-2024, in Dutch
- Updated Translation Comparison for DeepL 08-02-2024, in Dutch
- Which Translation Method Suits Your Content Best? 20-04-2023
- Industry Specific Glossaries 03-11-2022
- Track Changes in memoQ 21-08-2022
- How To Prepare Apple Terminology for Windows Cat Tools 25-02-2022
- Machine Translation vs. Human Translation 03-02-2021
- The Best Translation Podcasts 19-11-2020
- 8 Dutch Translation Differences Between Android & iOS 19-07-2020, in Dutch
- DeepL vs. Dutch Translation Expert 19-02-2020, in Dutch
- Retrospect on the Dawn of Podcasting 16-01-2020
- Showcase Translation 25-11-2019, in Dutch
- 10-year Anniversary BlacKKite 31-12-2017
- Wordfast Keyboard Shortcuts 28-09-2013
- memoQ Shortcuts Cheat Sheet 26-09-2013
