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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 15:56
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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N/A May 16

When I’m translating I always have some classic music in the background, but when I’m editing I need total silence...
 
writeaway
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French to English
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Wasn't this poll asked just a short time ago? May 16

Not to mention:
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Not to mention:
https://www.proz.com/forum.php/poll_discussion/273892-poll_do_you_listen_to_music_while_working.html
http://www.proz.com/forum/poll_discussion/230233-poll_can_you_translate_while_listening_to_music.html
http://www.proz.com/forum/poll_discussion/253555-poll_do_you_listen_to_music_while_translating-page2.html
http://www.proz.com/forum/poll_discussion/191125-poll_do_you_listen_to_different_sorts_of_music_depending_on_what_you_are_translating.html
http://www.proz.com/forum/poll_discussion/189259-poll_do_you_listen_to_music_while_working.html
http://www.proz.com/forum/poll_discussion/142247-poll_do_you_enjoy_listening_to_music_while_you_work.html
https://www.proz.com/forum/poll_discussion/91738-poll_what_kind_of_music_do_you_listen_to_while_working-page3.html
https://www.proz.com/forum.php/poll_discussion/351862-poll_if_you_are_used_to_listening_to_music_while_you_translate_which_kind_of_music_do_you_listen.html
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Mónica Algazi
Mónica Algazi  Identity Verified
Uruguay
Local time: 11:56
Member
English
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Silence is golden May 16

The song goes...
 
Daniel Frisano
Daniel Frisano  Identity Verified
Italy
Local time: 16:56
Member (2008)
English to Italian
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Myself May 16

Yes, I am *that* vain. Sometimes I listen to my own stuff:

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Ian Keith Jones Williams
Ian Keith Jones Williams  Identity Verified
Spain
Local time: 16:56
French to English
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anything May 16

Anything I happen to like. I have a wide range of playlists, which I play all the time. I don't need silence to translate, but I do need downtempo instrumental music to proofread

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expressisverbis
expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 15:56
English to Portuguese
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😁 May 16

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAYhNHhxN0A

Cecília Alves
 
Cecília Alves
Cecília Alves  Identity Verified
Argentina
Local time: 11:56
Member (2011)
English to Portuguese
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Total silence May 17

But, actually, the "official soundtrack" of my translation sessions should be this one

https://youtu.be/a01QQZyl-_I?si=l8rZiGV4_zcxDlmB
 
Samuel Murray
Samuel Murray  Identity Verified
Netherlands
Local time: 16:56
Member (2006)
English to Afrikaans
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Why isn't May 17

Why isn't pop or rock or metal on the list? I like to listen to music that I can't make out the words to, so... either death metal or foreign pop music.
 


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