Specialised translation: a concept in need of revision

Introduction Specialised translation and its corollaries – general translation, scientific translation, technical translation, legal translation, medical translation, and so on – are wellestablished denominations in our field, according to which many professional aspects have been organised: professional fees and standing, calls for employment, courses and degrees, academic events, etc. They are the result of attempts to classify the activity of translation (classifications, typologies or categorizations) and, as such, they should make thinking, communicating and acting on translation easier. My opinion is that, at this moment in time, they are hindering rather than facilitating our task and that some reflection on them is vital.