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Member since Nov '04

Working languages:
English to French

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Laure Trads
Trustworthy translations since 1995

Toulouse, Midi-Pyrenees, France
Local time: 06:29 CET (GMT+1)

Native in: French Native in French
Willingness
to Work Again

2 Positive entries

Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified member
Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization
Expertise
Specializes in:
Business/Commerce (general)Media / Multimedia
Marketing / Market ResearchManagement
IT (Information Technology)Internet, e-Commerce
Computers: SoftwareComputers: Hardware
Computers (general)Tourism & Travel

KudoZ activity Questions answered: 63, Questions asked: 7 Easy / 284 PRO, PRO-level points: 115
Project History 95 projects entered    12 positive feedback from outsourcers

Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 4

Translation education OTHER-IoL
Experience Years of translation experience: 14. Registered at ProZ.com: Oct 2001. Became a member: Nov 2004.
Credentials English to French (Institute of Translation & Interpreting, verified)
Memberships ITI
Software Idiom, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Passolo, Powerpoint, SDL TRADOS, SDLX
Website http://www.english2french.net
Conference participation Conference attended
Professional practices Laure Trads endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
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IT:
Typical projects: user's guides, network hardware, marketing for notebooks, image processing software, data processing, computer games, educational software, Website localization
Long-term experience using the terminology of: Microsoft

DIGITAL/ELECTRONIC GOODS:
Typical projects: instruction manuals for digital car radios, printers, digital cameras, headphones, Webcams, TFT screens, PDAs, mobile phones, home cinema, etc.
Long-term experience using the terminology of: Hewlett-Packard, Kodak and Philips

BUSINESS/MANAGEMENT:
Typical projects: contracts, tenders, correspondence, marketing campaigns, job adverts, CVs, conference agendas and minutes, plant proposals, training programs for employees, postal services, conditions of sale, press releases, brand names assessments

TOURISM/TRAVEL:
Typical projects: guide books, hotel brochures, hotel Websites, timeshare

WILDLIFE:
Typical projects: wildlife guides

FICTION/CREATION/DOCUMENTARIES:
Typical projects: DVD covers and booklets for movies, various documentaries for the BBC, dialogues for the BBC drama "Charles II"

CERTIFIED TRANSLATION OF OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS: These translations come with a certificate. Mainly for clients in the UK and in France, but also for other countries. Sent by recorded/special delivery (recommandé).
Typical projects: birth certificates, marriage certificates, diplomas, etc.





I have lived in the UK for 11 years (2 years in England and 9 years in Scotland) and the rest of the time in France. I currently live in Toulouse.

SERVICES OFFERED
. Translation, from English into French, using Trados Workbench or Tageditor
. Editing
. Proofreading (including on PDFs, using ActivePDF to insert annotations in the file)
. Brand name checking (in relevance to French culture)
. Glossary creation
. Certified translation of official documents

EXAMPLES OF COMPLETED PROJECTS

Please see "Project history" above.





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This user has reported completing projects in the following job categories, language pairs, and fields.

Project History Summary
Total projects95
With client feedback12
Corroborated12
100% positive (12 entries)
positive12
neutral0
negative0

Job type
Translation94
Proofreading/editing1
Language pairs
English to French95
Specialty fields
Marketing / Market Research25
Computers: Software18
Business/Commerce (general)12
Tourism & Travel12
Computers: Systems, Networks9
Computers: Hardware9
Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)8
Telecom(munications)7
Finance (general)7
IT (Information Technology)7
Human Resources6
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino6
Advertising / Public Relations5
Education / Pedagogy5
Sports / Fitness / Recreation4
Internet, e-Commerce4
Government / Politics4
Printing & Publishing4
Engineering (general)4
Construction / Civil Engineering4
Petroleum Eng/Sci4
Architecture4
Management3
Media / Multimedia3
Computers (general)3
Electronics / Elect Eng3
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting3
Other3
Medical: Health Care3
Ships, Sailing, Maritime3
Economics2
Cooking / Culinary2
Automotive / Cars & Trucks2
Transport / Transportation / Shipping2
Medical: Cardiology1
Military / Defense1
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs1
History1
Environment & Ecology1
Manufacturing1
Energy / Power Generation1
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.1
Medical: Instruments1
Mechanics / Mech Engineering1
International Org/Dev/Coop1
Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng1
Medical (general)1
Music1
Other fields
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