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 Member since Oct '09
Working languages: French to English
Italian to English |
| rjholland
NA Local time: 02:42 GMT (GMT+0)
Native in: English  | |
| Freelancer | | Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization | | Specializes in: | | Business/Commerce (general) | Cooking / Culinary | | Economics | Education / Pedagogy | | Finance (general) | Food & Dairy | | Linguistics | Sports / Fitness / Recreation |
| Also works in: | | Advertising / Public Relations | Slang | | Computers (general) | Wine / Oenology / Viticulture | | Transport / Transportation / Shipping | Tourism & Travel | | Textiles / Clothing / Fashion | Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. | | Poetry & Literature | Law (general) | | Internet, e-Commerce | General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | | Computers: Software | Botany | | Automotive / Cars & Trucks | Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting | | Idioms / Maxims / Sayings |
More Less | | Questions answered: 0, Questions asked: 0 Easy / 0 PRO | | 0 entries | | Wire transfer | | MA-UCL | | Years of translation experience: 4. Registered at ProZ.com: Oct 2009. Became a member: Oct 2009. | | N/A | Italian to English (University College London (London Univ.), verified)
French to English (University College London (London Univ.), verified)
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I am fluent in French and Italian and obtained a 2:1 BA in French and Italian from Royal Holloway, University of London, where many of the units I followed were focused on translation and how to deal with the specific problems of certain technical, legal, financial and press documents. I then studied at UCL where I received my MA in Translation studies, which enabled me to go deeper into certain theoretical and practical difficulties of translation. So I have been translating now for over 5 years under excellent guidance and tuition. I am currently back home in Cornwall after undertaking a traineeship at the translation department of the European Commission in Brussels, where I have learnt how to use a multitude of CAT tools and databases and translated various documents, including financial, legal and technical texts. I have become familiar with a variety of technical texts and the specific vocabulary involved, working with some of the top translators in their respective fields. I have been receiving in-depth feedback on the revisions of translations and have learnt how to proof-read and edit a translation. I have been proof-reading various documents in English from Swedish in addition to working for the European Union. My experiences in proof-reading and translation have enabled me to develop my critical analysis in addition to enhancing my powers of concentration. Throughout my education and work experience prioritising has been a key point and I find the pressure of a dead line driven environment very motivational. Languages are a real passion of mine and I am always looking to learn more and am thus teaching myself Swedish and Finnish. I have studied German and Spanish before and would love the opportunity to bring them up to the fluency of my French and Italian. |
Keywords: French, Italian, EU, business, economics, sports, fitness, food and drink, culinary, gaming, betting, arts, literature
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Nov 8 |
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