Getting to know French Canadian singer Garou by Translator Mariana Prandi. It is much easier to learn languages like French nowadays. In the past, there was very little material in English, let alone French. There were few people who spoke it or taught it and almost no possibility to practice […]
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By sworn translator and lawyer Mariana Prandi. Paradise is a German sci-fi thriller from 2023, directed by Boris Kunz. In the not-too distant future, a company called «Aeon» offers to exchange life time for euros. That is, the poor can sacrifice years of their lives to obtain material goods that […]
1. Introduction. Verbs Verbs describe actions. There is someone who performs the action (the subject) and there may be someone who suffers its consequences (the object). The object can have that name even if it refers to a person. E.g.: Anne takes her son to school. Anne is the subject […]
by English Translator and Lawyer Mariana Prandi. May 31, Flight Attendant’s Day May 31 marks the day of the flight attendant. A flight attendant’s main mission is to monitor flight safety and passenger comfort. In Spanish they are called: auxiliar de vuelo, sobrecargo, aeromoza/o, azafata/o, comisario de a bordo and […]
by Mariana Prandi, Translator and Lawyer In the U.S., the police must inform those who have been arrested that they are not required to confess. The detainees are told that they have the right to remain silent and that anything they say can be used against them. They also have […]
By Mariana Prandi, Translator and Lawyer. Fifty-nine years ago today, in the early morning hours of March 13, 1964, Kitty Genovese, a 28-year-old woman of Italian descent, was stabbed to death while trying to enter the building where she lived in Queens, New York. Two weeks after the event, The […]
1. Improving communication skills: This is the most essential tool that your’re going to use in the corporate world. Speaking business English fluently is about being professional in the most straight-forward and formal way possible. 2. Business English as an international language: The skill that you have in using business […]