- By Alex Firr
- Published March 7, 2010
- Career
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Being multilingual isn't the only skill a translator needs, but it's certainly the most important Translators learn their languages in many different ways; many grew up in bilingual households or countries, some learned their second or third language in school and then pursued experience abroad, some took intensive language courses or worked in a foreign country for several years, and it is also quite common for translators to become freelancers after working as military or government linguists