Translation Glossaries
What is a translation glossary?
A translation glossary is a customised list of approved terms and phrases created for your organisation.
It acts as a linguistic guide, ensuring that product names, technical terminology and brand language are translated consistently across all your content.
At Wolfestone, we build and maintain translation glossaries for our clients to make sure every project uses the right terminology, every time. This helps you achieve greater accuracy, brand alignment and faster turnaround times.
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Translation glossaries: In more detail
A translation glossary is a tailored reference tool that records your organisation’s preferred terms, product names and style choices across multiple languages.
Unlike a general dictionary, a translation glossary is built specifically for your business and industry.
It captures:
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Key terminology – technical, legal or scientific terms that must be translated in a specific way.
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Brand language – words or phrases that reflect your company’s tone of voice.
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Non-translatable items – such as product names, acronyms or slogans that should remain unchanged.
By ensuring consistency across every project, glossaries protect your brand identity, improve quality, and streamline the translation process. They are particularly valuable for sectors like life sciences, legal, manufacturing, market research and marketing, where accuracy and brand alignment are essential.
The benefits of using translation glossaries
At Wolfestone, we create and maintain translation glossaries to ensure your content is accurate, consistent and aligned with your brand.
The advantages include:
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Consistency across projects – Your terminology and tone of voice remain the same in every translation, no matter how many linguists are involved.
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Time savings – Approved glossaries reduce back-and-forth queries, speeding up translation and review processes.
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Cost efficiency – With terminology agreed upfront, fewer revisions are needed, saving money in the long term.
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Improved accuracy – Technical and sector-specific terms are translated correctly every time, reducing the risk of errors.
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Brand protection – Glossaries ensure product names, taglines, and key brand phrases are used exactly as intended.
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Scalability – As your international presence grows, glossaries make it easier to expand into new markets with consistent messaging.
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