 Member since Oct '06
Working languages: English to French
Spanish to French
|   Nathalie Warner
Poitou-Charentes, France Local time: 09:35 CEST (GMT+2)
Native in: French  | | |
Freelancer,  Verified member | | Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization | | Specializes in: | | Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting | Marketing / Market Research | | Internet, e-Commerce | Wine / Oenology / Viticulture | | Computers: Software | International Org/Dev/Coop | | Education / Pedagogy | Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. | | Linguistics | IT (Information Technology) |
| Also works in: | | Advertising / Public Relations | Journalism | | Computers: Systems, Networks | General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | | Government / Politics | Human Resources | | Telecom(munications) | Management | | SAP | Poetry & Literature | | Tourism & Travel | Business/Commerce (general) | | Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs |
More Less | | PRO-level points: 60, Questions answered: 42, Questions asked: 12 | 0 projects entered
| Sample translations submitted: 2 English to French: Bamboo
General field: Marketing | Source text - English
The first thing about the XXX range that commands immediate and unfailing attention is its artisan-grade Moso bamboo paneling, which is crafted with the precision and care typically associated with bamboo instruments and arts and crafts. The organic tactility, refreshing scent and minimalist aesthetics of bamboo lend the notebook an arresting aura of spirituality, warmth and old world charm that synthetic materials and cold, impersonal metals will struggle to replicate. | Translation - French
Les modèles XXX attirent immédiatement le regard par leur revêtement en bambou Moso, de confection précise et soignée, digne des objets d’art et d’artisanat les plus raffinés. Le toucher naturel, la fraîcheur des senteurs et l’esthétique minimaliste du bambou leur confèrent une aura spirituelle, une chaleur et une impression d’antan particulièrement saisissantes. Autant d’atouts avec lesquels les matériaux synthétiques et autres métaux froids ou impersonnels auront du mal à rivaliser. | English to French: The limit between life and death
General field: Art/Literary | Source text - English
If it’s possible to say that we have a neo-modernist turn in our contemporary condition, then I would dare to argue, it is in a form of mechanized mass-production. The neo-modernist turn is a new kind of lobotomy. And lobotomy is, as you already now, a method of a technical adjustment of our feelings and was used as a quintessential mark of the modernistic time. Lobotomy was born in the beginning of the last century and corresponds perfectly with another sign of modernity, with the Fordist mode of production, the serialized type of production within the capitalistic industrial mode. Similarly to the Fordist serial product, emotional situations are repeated (slightly re-adjusted) over and over again.
The outcome of lobotomy is a cataleptic condition, a frozen state of mind, a frozen state of the body. A situation that stems on a certain logical way of thinking, on some structurally naive mode of believing (as such it is possible to think about a certain utopian moment in our contemporary condition), but in the end it shows clearly that feelings, reactions, stances are only reproducible, without possible solution, rather leaving a situation of complete resignation. Emotions, suicidal perspectives, destruction, poverty, misery, drug abuse, murdering etc, the list, too long to sum up all psychosis of the modern time, contain facts, without morality, without surprise.
If it is possible to think about a resistance, then it is not resistance against, but within the field of art, in a form of “deejay-vu bit” with in the end a formalistic touch that is near to a theatre of grotesque.
And what about the return of the great narrative as another element of the neo-modernistic turn? The great narrative today is the separation between life and death, about the question what is life, and what is the distinction between man and the animal, and even more, what is the distinction between art and life (the great thesis of the neo-avant-garde), or as this separation is precisely captured by the paradigm “Between angels and cadavers” (XXXX). Isn’t this the position of our body and feelings in the time we live? We are half angels, but in the end just ready to be cadavers!
| Translation - French
S'il est possible d’avancer que notre condition contemporaine prend un tournant néo-moderniste, alors j’oserais soutenir qu’il se manifeste sous forme de fabrication en série mécanisée. Il s’agit d’une nouvelle forme de lobotomie qui, comme vous le savez déjà, est une méthode d’ajustement technique de nos sentiments, utilisée comme le sceau par excellence des temps modernes. Apparue au début du siècle dernier, la lobotomie peut être parfaitement assimilée à un autre signe de modernité qu’est le mode de fabrication Fordiste, en série, propre à celui de l'industrie capitaliste. À l’instar du produit Fordiste, les situations émotives sont incessamment répétées (légèrement réajustées).
L’impact de la lobotomie se traduit par une condition cataleptique figeant corps et âme. Il s’agit d’une situation issue d’un certain système logique de pensée, d’un mode structurellement naïf de croyance pouvant être associé à un certain moment utopique de notre condition contemporaine, mais montrant clairement qu’en définitive, sentiments, réactions et opinions sont uniquement reproductibles sans solution possible, résultant plutôt en une résignation complète. Émotions, perspectives suicidaires, destruction, pauvreté, misère, abus de drogues, meurtre, etc., la liste, trop longue pour résumer toutes les psychoses des temps modernes, contient des faits sans moralité, sans surprise.
S’il est possible d’imaginer une résistance, alors il ne s’agit pas d’une résistance contre mais au sein du monde artistique, sous forme d’un certain « déjà-vu » avec à l'issue, une touche formaliste proche d'un théâtre du grotesque.
Et qu’en est-il du retour du grand récit comme autre élément propre au tournant néo-moderniste ? De nos jours, il s’articule autour de la frontière entre la vie et la mort, de la distinction entre l'homme et l'animal, entre l'art et la vie (grande thèse du néo-avant-gardisme). Cette séparation étant précisément capturée par le paradigme « Entre anges et cadavres » de XXXX, n’est-ce pas là, la position de nos corps et sentiments sur l’axe de notre existence ? Partiellement anges, nous sommes inéluctablement prêts à devenir des cadavres !
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More Less | | Master's degree - Poitiers University of Languages, France | | Years of translation experience: 7. Registered at ProZ.com: Apr 2005. Became a member: Oct 2006. | | N/A | English to French (Université de Poitiers, verified)
English to French (University of Lancaster)
| | N/A | | Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, MemoQ, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Abbyy Finereader, Powerpoint, SDL TRADOS | | http://www.etf-translation.com | | English (DOC), French (DOC) | | Conference attended | | Nathalie Warner endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines. | | About me I am a freelance translator with 5 years experience. I hold a Master’s Degree in English Linguistics and taught French and Spanish in a British secondary school for 10 years before becoming a full-time translator. I translate various types of documents mainly in IT, Social Science, Education, Art & Culture and Oenology.
As a highly committed professional, I approach each job with a rigorous work ethic tailored to the client’s requirements, such as adhering to specific terminology or style guidelines. Strong organisational skills allow for a thorough proofreading process involving much more than a mere spell check. I am reliable with deadlines and the quality of my work is enhanced by advanced knowledge and use of various translation tools.
I also benefit from working with a team of experts comprised of an English speaking Microsoft Certified developer with over 6 years experience working for the British government, as well as an international wine and spirit consultant with 30 years experience in the Cognac industry. Their technical insight is highly valuable to ensure, when needed, an accurate choice of words.
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For further information, please see my CV or contact me via e-mail.
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Recent Work:
Information Technology: 225,000+ words in various areas ranging from systems, networks, software and hardware.
SAP: 110,000+ words for a large multinational.
Education: 80,000 words
International Organisations: 70,000 words
Technical Engineering: 50,000 words on test and control engineering, CAD/CAM.
Telecommunications: 45,000 words
Social Sciences: 60,000 words
Art & Culture: 45,000 words
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