- Keep numbers as they are (keep the “same style”)
- This means written-out numbers in the source sentence should be translated into written-out numbers in the target language and Arabic numerals in the source sentence should be directly transferred as Arabic numerals to the target sentence.
- 123 → 123 (O) / one hundred and twenty-three (X)
- Please stick to this rule even if it might be unusual/rare to use written-out numbers instead of Arabic numerals in the target language.
- two plus two equals four → (DE) zwei plus zwei ist gleich vier / (ES) dos más dos son cuatro
- This means written-out numbers in the source sentence should be translated into written-out numbers in the target language and Arabic numerals in the source sentence should be directly transferred as Arabic numerals to the target sentence.
- Number Formats
- Any formatting of the numbers (e.g. thousand separators) can be modified to fit the target language.
- English → German, “123,000” should be translated to “123.000”.
- Any formatting of the numbers (e.g. thousand separators) can be modified to fit the target language.
- Dates Formats
- Dates can be formatted based on the target language but should adhere to the source format as much as possible.
- American English → French/Spanish, “02/15/2015” should be translated to “15/02/2015”.
- Korean → American English, “2015/02/15” should be translated to “02/15/2015”
- Dates can be formatted based on the target language but should adhere to the source format as much as possible.
- Currency Symbols
- Symbols can be converted providing any quantities do not change.
- $125 Dinner → (DE) 125 $ Abendessen or 125 USD Abendessen
- Symbols can be converted providing any quantities do not change.
- Weights & Measures
- Don’t convert units even if speakers of the target language use different systems of measurement.
- 6 inches → 15.24cm (X), 6 inch (O)
- 75 Fahrenheit → 25℃ (X), 75℉ (O)
- Don’t convert units even if speakers of the target language use different systems of measurement.