WORKSHOP: GETTING STARTED AS A TRANSLATOR

As part of your English learning process, it is important to get familiar with technical
vocabulary in order to be able to translate short pieces of texts containin technical information

A. GETTING FAMILIAR WITH THECHNICAL VOCABULARY

After revising the vocabulary in the material “strategic framework: developing
guidelines” read the given definitions and complete the following crossword

Across
1. The act of producing more of something than is needed , or to produce too much

9. Movement of goods or services along the value stream from raw materials to the
customer without backflow, stoppages, or waste

12. A party that supplies goods or services. A supplier may be distinguished from a
contractor or subcontractor, who commonly adds specialized input to deliverables.
Also called vendor

13. Basic substance in its natural, modified, or semi-processed state, used as an input
to a production process for subsequent modification or transformation into a finished
good

14. An estimate of costs, revenues, and resources over a specified period, reflecting
a reading of future financial conditions and goals

15. Department, facility, machine, or resource already working at its full capacity and
which, therefore, cannot handle any additional demand placed on it. Also called
critical resource

Down

2. Study of capabilities and limitations of mental and physical work in different

settings. Ergonomics applies anatomical, physiological, and psychological
knowledge (called human factors) to work and work environments in order to
reduce or eliminate factors that cause pain or discomfort.
3. A business or person that sells goods to the consumer, as opposed to a wholesaler
or supplier, who normally sell their goods to another business
4. Desire for certain good or service supported by the capacity to purchase it
5. Highest sustainable output rate (maximum number of units per month, quarter, or
year) that can be achieved with current resources, maintenance strategies,
product specifications, etc
6. An itemized catalog or list of tangible goods or property, or the intangible
attributes or qualities
7. Estimate of expected demand over a specified future period. Also called forecast
demand
8. The comparison of what is actually produced or performed with what can be
achieved with the same consumption of resources (money, time, labor, etc.). It is
an important factor in determination of productivity.
9. Work arrangement (or rearrangement) aimed at reducing or overcoming job
dissatisfaction and employee alienation arising from repetitive and mechanistic
tasks. Through job design, organizations try to raise productivity levels by offering
non-monetary rewards such as greater satisfaction from a sense of personal
achievement in meeting the increased challenge and responsibility of on
e's work. Job enlargement, job enrichment, job rotation, and job simplification are
the various techniques used in a job design exercise
10. Non-productive time (during which an employee is still paid) of employees or
machines, or both, due to work stoppage from any cause. Also called idle time,
allowed time, or downtime