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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portogallo
Local time: 18:42
Membro (2007)
Da Inglese a Portoghese
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N/A Jul 25

Why Friday evening? I’m a freelancer, so I don't define my work hours that way, I work whenever I have work and 40 years on, I have no trouble switching off…

P.S. Everything changes! During the "golden years" of translation, I wouldn’t take on work at the weekend, but now that work has been scarce, my children left home a long time ago, I live alone and I like to keep myself busy, weekend work is more than welcome…

[Edited at 2026-07-25 10:59 GMT]

WolfgangS
Josephine Cassar
Philip Lees
expressisverbis
 
Gregor Trebec
Gregor Trebec
Slovenia
Local time: 19:42
Da Inglese a Sloveno
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Well.. Jul 25

What brain?
 
WolfgangS
WolfgangS
Francia
Local time: 19:42
Da Inglese a Tedesco
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Haven't found Jul 26

the "OFF" button so far

Daryo
expressisverbis
 
expressisverbis
expressisverbis
Portogallo
Local time: 18:42
Da Inglese a Portoghese
+ ...
Factory Settings Jul 28

I didn't know translator brains came with an ON/OFF switch.
Mine must have left the factory without one. 😅

Daryo
 
Gregor Trebec
Gregor Trebec
Slovenia
Local time: 19:42
Da Inglese a Sloveno
+ ...
Well... Jul 28

expressisverbis wrote:

I didn't know translator brains came with an ON/OFF switch.
Mine must have left the factory without one. 😅


Just cut the cable.

expressisverbis
 
Jennifer Levey
Jennifer Levey  Identity Verified
Cile
Local time: 13:42
Da Spagnolo a Inglese
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Many decades ago ... Jul 28

... when I worked in a 9-5 job I never had any problem 'switching OFF' on Fridays - a.k.a. POET'S day (piss off early, tomorrow's Saturday).
What I always found much more difficult was switching back ON on Monday mornings!
JL
 
expressisverbis
expressisverbis
Portogallo
Local time: 18:42
Da Inglese a Portoghese
+ ...
No cables Jul 28

Gregor Trebec wrote:

expressisverbis wrote:

I didn't know translator brains came with an ON/OFF switch.
Mine must have left the factory without one. 😅


Just cut the cable.


Mine seems to be wireless.
 


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