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Working languages:
Italian to English

Giles Watson
L'enogastronomia in un inglese efficace

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About me

Working areas include Food and Wine, Design, Art, History, and image-defining texts that require an element of copywriting.
However, my main area of specialization is Wine. Among other things, I have coordinated and edited the English translations of several editions of Gambero Rosso's comprehensive "Italian Wines" annual guide.
My website features a constantly updated Italian<>English wine glossary.
I think it is important for translators to specialize. In fact, I gave a presentation on the subject at the first ever ProZ conference in Porto Santo Stefano, Tuscany, in September 2001, another at the second conference in Oxford in November 2004 and one at the Edinburgh regional conference in 2006. In May 2009, I was the keynote speaker at the Proz Winespeak Weekend in Ortona, Abruzzo.
I translate and edit Italian Life, the English-language page of the Corriere della Sera's web site.
Although I translate professionally from Italian into English, I am also fluent in Modern Greek and have a good knowledge of Spanish.
Details of other books and websites I have translated are available on request.

I have many years' experience translating for publishers, agencies and direct corporate customers in Italy, Germany, Holland, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
It is a source of satisfaction that most of my business is from repeat customers.
Prices, which are in line with local market rates, are subject to confirmation after the text to be translated (or a representative sample) has been examined.
A premium is demanded for particularly urgent jobs.
I am registered in Italy for Value Added Tax.
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Total pts earned: 1530
PRO-level pts: 1399


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Italian to English1367
English to Italian20
Greek to English8
Latin to English4
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Other738
Art/Literary202
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Tech/Engineering129
Marketing108
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Wine / Oenology / Viticulture221
Tourism & Travel79
Agriculture56
Food & Dairy40
Other36
Sports / Fitness / Recreation34
Business/Commerce (general)23
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Keywords: wine, food, art, journalism, design, history, advertising, copywriting

Profile last updated
Sep 8



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