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Back Translation

Back Translation Services

Single and Double Back translation services to ensure that your documents have the same meaning as the original content

200+

Languages

2B+

Words Translated

3000+

Expert Linguists

20+

Years of Excellence

99.4%

Client Satisfaction

200K+

Clients Worldwide

Deloitte
McKinsey and Company
AlphaSights
Netflix
Abbott
American Express
Edelweiss Tokio

What is Back Translation?

Back translation is the process of bringing a previously translated text back to its original language without reference to the original source. It is employed to provide additional quality assurance for the most sensitive material. While translation revels in subjective expression and stylized paraphrasing, back translation is supremely objective. Its sole aim is to ensure conceptual equivalence. Ulatus handles this complex process with dexterous ease and expertise.

We understand that the purpose here is not to produce a text that is appealing to the reader in another target language, but to create one that is accurate and faithful to the original material in terms of its intended meaning. It requires a thorough understanding of the possible degree of achievable formal and conceptual equivalence in the specific language pair. It also needs an in-depth knowledge of the connections between the linguistic symbols as well as the abstract semantic field they encompass.

Ulatus has optimized this most rigorous form of translation to provide two highly specialized services that address your needs.

Service Tiers

01

Translation

High-quality contextual translation by native specialists matched to your domain, culture, and communication objectives.

02

Translation + Editing

A thorough language review by a second linguist refines tone, terminology, and ensures conceptual equivalence.

03

Translation + Editing + Proofreading

A fully publish-ready document, error-free and validated through our complete three-step quality assurance process.

Our Back Translation Solutions

Rigorous quality assurance for your most sensitive documents.

Single Back Translation Solutions

Ulatus's Single Back Translation service provides the ultimate test of any translated text. It spotlights errors so that even the slightest inaccuracies or misinterpretations are clearly visible. A translator will take your translated file and bring it back to its original language. We then compare the back translation with the original document and prepare a comparison report that lists any divergences in the two files. The reviewer's comments provide a clear perspective on the accuracy of the text. The translated document is then revised to remove these divergences to reflect the original more precisely and perfectly.

Deliverables

  • Our Back Translated file
  • Document that certifies that we referred only the translated file and not the original source while back translating
  • Comparison Report that details any differences between our translation and the original source
  • Final edited file
Single Back Translation service

Double Back Translation Solutions

Ulatus' Double Back Translation service is a highly specialized process that provides an extra level of security. It provides clients with an absolute assurance of accuracy, precision, and a certified level of high quality when you need to be absolutely certain that there are no potential ambiguities. It includes a forward translation of the original source, a back translation of this translated text, a comparison report which lists any divergences along with the reviewer's valuable comments. It is a service ideally suited to clients working in sectors where precision is crucial. Questionnaires, informed consent forms, market surveys, and legal and medical texts in particular often need to be precisely accurate, as any mistakes or misunderstandings caused by translation may result in inaccurate data or results and can actually be dangerous or have legal consequences.

Deliverables

  • Translated file
  • Back translated file
  • Document that certifies that the original translator and the back translator worked independently; also, that we referred only the translated file and not the original source while back translating
  • Comparison Report that details any differences between our translation and the original source
  • Final edited file
Double Back Translation service

Client Testimonials

We are trusted globally for delivering quality translation and localization solutions, as aptly reflected by our customer satisfaction index of 99.45%.

"We have been thrilled with Ulatus' accuracy, flexibility and professionalism. Having one company that can do the translation and the desktop publishing all in-house was a tremendous advantage. We are already planning out our next projects with Ulatus."

Dr Carolyn Mein

Dr Carolyn Mein

Health and Nutrition Expert

"I have been using Ulatus services regularly for some time now and their quality of work is really good. The style and accuracy with which they translated my various documents was exactly what I expected it to be. I am really impressed with their team who worked closely with me to translate our vision into reality."

Desiree Lui

Desiree Lui

Abbott Informatics Asia Pacific Ltd.

"When we approached Ulatus, we initially asked for literal translation. But when the authors reviewed the translation style, they wanted the text to be more fluent. So right in the middle of the project, Ulatus changed the style from literal to paraphrasing. We are so thankful to Ulatus for accommodating this change."

Dr. Makoto Inoue

Dr. Makoto Inoue

University Of Tokyo Press

"We have been thrilled with Ulatus' accuracy, flexibility and professionalism. Having one company that can do the translation and the desktop publishing all in-house was a tremendous advantage. We are already planning out our next projects with Ulatus."

Dr Carolyn Mein

Dr Carolyn Mein

Health and Nutrition Expert

"I have been using Ulatus services regularly for some time now and their quality of work is really good. The style and accuracy with which they translated my various documents was exactly what I expected it to be. I am really impressed with their team who worked closely with me to translate our vision into reality."

Desiree Lui

Desiree Lui

Abbott Informatics Asia Pacific Ltd.

Our Success Stories

World's reputed academic publisher approaches Ulatus for double back translation

World's reputed academic publisher approaches Ulatus for double back translation

Project details: Personality assessment system
Service: Double back translation
Source and target languages: English and Japanese
Discipline: Psychometrics
Volume: approx. 35,000 words
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Our ISO Certifications

As a professional translation service provider, our certifications demonstrate our commitment to clients and business partners worldwide.

Translation Services

ISO 17100:2015

Requirements For Translation Services

Information Security

ISO/IEC 27001:2022

Information Security Management System

Medical Devices

ISO 13485:2016

Medical Devices - Quality Management System

Quality Management

ISO 9001:2015

Quality Management System