Working languages: English to Spanish
Spanish to English
|    Alan Corbo
Legal translator and ATA member
Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay Local time: 01:44 UYST (GMT-2)
Native in: Spanish  | | |
Legal and literary translation | Freelancer,  Verified member | | Translation, Editing/proofreading, Subtitling | | Specializes in: | | Law: Contract(s) | Law (general) | | Journalism | Human Resources |
| English to Spanish - Rates: 0.08 - 0.10 USD per word / 25 - 35 USD per hour
Spanish to English - Rates: 0.08 - 0.10 USD per word / 25 - 35 USD per hour
| | USD | | PRO-level points: 125, Questions answered: 150, Questions asked: 40 | 7 projects entered | Project Details | Project Summary | Corroboration |
Translation
Volume: 11000 words
Completed: May 2007
Languages:
English to Spanish | Website (11000 words)
It was the translation from English into Spanish of a translation website (www.001translation.com)
Advertising / Public Relations | No comment. |
Translation
Volume: 15000 words
Duration: May 2004 to Jun 2004
Languages:
Spanish to English | Website translation
Translation of two governmental websites for Uruguay's Ministry of Tourism (www.turismo.gub.uy, www.uruguaynatural.com)
Tourism & Travel | No comment. |
Translation
Volume: 22000 words
Duration: May 2007
Languages:
English to Spanish | 40-page sale contract
Translation of a 40-page contract of purchase of an aircraft by Cielos del Perú S.A.
Law: Contract(s) | No comment. |
Editing/proofreading
Volume: 9000 words
Duration: Jun 2007
Languages:
English to Spanish | Certificado de Concordancia
Proofreading and editing of Articles of Incorporation of CAPRION LIMITED. Issuance of the corresponding Certificate of Concordance (Certificado de Concordancia). Outsourcer: ESTUDIO JURIDICO ROZEMBLUM, Montevideo, Uruguay
Law: Contract(s) | No comment. |
Translation
Volume: 7500 words
Duration: Jun 2005 to Jul 2005
Languages:
Spanish to English | Description of Civil Works
Description of Civil Works carried out by STILER S.A., for it to be submitted to BOTNIA S.A. for the construction of the cellulose plant on Rio Uruguay (Outsourcer: STILER S.A., Montevideo, Uruguay)
Construction / Civil Engineering | No comment. |
Translation
Volume: 8000 words
Duration: Jun 2007
Languages:
Spanish to English | Financial and accounting reports
Translation into English of financial and accounting reports. Reports were sent to the US as part of the steps to materialize a U$D 4 million investment in the Uruguayan forestry industry.
Accounting | No comment. |
Translation
Volume: 5000 words
Duration: May 2007
Languages:
Spanish to English | Ending of civil works
Description of completed works for the obtaining of the "Finalización de Obra" (Certificate of Completion of Works). Outsourcer: STILER S.A., Montevideo, Uruguay
Construction / Civil Engineering | No comment. |
More Less | Sample translations submitted: 1 Spanish to English: Firma digital
Detailed field: General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | Source text - Spanish
La firma digital llega a la Argentina
Al igual que la manuscrita, sirve para avalar operaciones comerciales, legales o el envío de un e-mail
• Se basa en algoritmos que trabajan con números de hasta 2048 bits
• Si se aprueba el proyecto de ley que está en la Cámara de Diputados, tendrá el status de una firma común
Mientras usted lee esto, se está escribiendo en la Comisión de Comunicaciones e Informática de la Cámara de Diputados la versión final de un proyecto de ley que podría cambiar la manera en que hacemos muchas operaciones comerciales y burocráticas.
El proyecto (el producto del consenso entre seis anteproyectos presentados en los últimos años en el Congreso) podría debatirse en sesiones extraordinarias este año o en las ordinarias que comienzan en marzo de 2001. Lleva el título de firma digital, y tras un nombre poco informativo esconde una forma de evitar el papeleo con que nos topamos cada día.
La firma digital es una manera de certificar la integridad de un documento digital (un e-mail, un formulario de compra de un libro, el pago en línea de la boleta de algún servicio -gas, luz-, la compra de una casa o de insumos para una empresa o institución) y la identidad de su emisor.
Si usted compra una casa, el escribano le pedirá el documento nacional de identidad (DNI), cuyos datos consignará en la escritura y le hará firmar el papel en que está impresa. La firma es la prueba última de su presencia en el lugar y su aprobación de la operación: se supone que es única, distintiva e irreproducible. A esto mismo apunta la firma digital: una serie de bits que le correspondan sólo a una persona o entidad, y que ella sea la única capaz de producirlos (ver recuadro).
Esto es lo que necesita el comercio electrónico, por ejemplo, para terminar de afianzarse. Si además de la tarjeta de crédito se pide una firma digital para hacer una transacción, la seguridad es mayor y el temor por el robo de los números de la tarjeta se termina. Un ladrón que tenga los números pero no la firma estará como si encontrara una llave en medio de una ciudad: no podrá hacer nada con ella.
Pero como toda secretaria sabe, la firma hológrafa (manuscrita) tiene un defecto: nunca es exactamente igual a sí misma y por eso se puede falsificar, con mayor o menor éxito.
Una firma digital nunca cambia: si alguno de los bits que la componen es modificado es declarada inválida. Por eso es casi imposible de adivinar o llegar a ella por aproximación.
Aunque personal, la firma digital requiere de una contraseña para ser activada: si queda a la vista de todos o si la roban, es como dejar hojas en blanco firmadas, que cualquiera puede usar para su beneficio.
Además, algunos expertos como Bruce Schneier, de Counterpane Internet Security, han advertido sobre la posibilidad de que alguien escriba un programa que tome el control de la aplicación que firma y robe sus datos, o firme documentos sin el consentimiento de su usuario.
| Translation - English
Digital signature now in Argentina
Just like handwritten signatures, it is valid to endorse commercial or legal transactions, or the sending of an e-mail
• It is based on algorithms which function with numbers of up to 2048 bits
• Should the proposed law (currently in the House of Representatives) be passed, it will have the status of a handwritten signature
While you are reading this, the final version of a law that could change the way in which many commercial and administrative transactions are carried out is being written in the Communications and Computing Commission of the House of Representatives. The proposed law (the result of the consensus between six drafts submitted to the Congress in recent years) could be debated during this year’s special sessions or during the regular ones, which begin in March 2001. It bears the name digital signature, and by using a rather uninformative name it hides a way to avoid all the paperwork we are obliged to face on a daily basis.
A digital signature constitutes a way of certifying the integrity of a digital document (an email, an order form to buy a book, the online payment of some public utility bill (electricity, gas, etc.), the purchase of a house or supplies for a company or institution) and the issuing party’s identity.
Were you to buy a house, the notary would ask you to show him the national identification document (DNI), whose details he would record in the deed, and then he would have you sign on the piece of paper on which the deed is printed. The signature is the ultimate evidence of your appearing in the place and your approval of the transaction: it is supposed to be unique, distinctive and irreproducible. This also is the aim of the digital signature: a series of bits which corresponds only to one person or entity, such person or entity being the only one capable of producing it (see box).
This is what electronic commerce, for instance, needs to become solidly established. If besides a credit card a digital signature is also required to carry out a transaction, there is greater safety and the fear of credit card number theft disappears. For a thief with the number but without the signature, the situation will be as if he found a key in the middle of a city: he will not be able to do anything with it.
However, as it is well known by any secretary, holographic (handwritten) signatures are not flawless: they never look exactly the same and can therefore be forged, more or less successfully.
A digital signature never changes: in case any of the bits which constitute it is modified, it is considered invalid. That is why it is almost impossible to guess it or deduct it by approximation.
Although personal, a digital signature requires a password to be activated: if such password is known by everyone or stolen, the situation could be compared to leave behind signed blank pages, which anybody could use for his own benefit.
Besides, some experts such as Bruce Schneier, of Counterpane Internet Security, have warned of the possibility of someone writing a program that is able to control the use of the signature, stealing its data, or that signs documents without the user’s consent.
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More Less | | Bachelor's degree - Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay | | Years of translation experience: 4. Registered at ProZ.com: Aug 2005. Became a member: Jun 2007. | English to Spanish (Universidad de la República, Facultad de Derecho, verified)
Spanish to English (Universidad de la República, Facultad de Derecho, verified)
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I'm an English into Spanish translator with a focus on legal documents. I hold a college degree in translation issued by Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay, and am currently based in Montevideo.
I have been freelancing for 6 years and have translated well over 1,000,000 words into Spanish, especially in the legal field, having been involved in very high profile international legal cases.
Associate Member of ATA (American Translators Association) and of Colegio de Traductores Públicos del Uruguay (Uruguay's Association of Professional Translators).
Values:
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--> Respect for tight deadlines
--> Able to work under pressure
--> Flexibility
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