Working languages: Portuguese to English
Spanish to English
English (monolingual)
| Andrea Strane
Experienced literary translator
NA Local time: 00:50 CST (GMT-6)
Native in: English  | |
| Freelancer | | Translation, Editing/proofreading | | Also works in: | | Cosmetics, Beauty | Poetry & Literature | | Textiles / Clothing / Fashion | Journalism |
| | PRO-level points: 28, Questions answered: 22, Questions asked: 3 | | 0 entries | | Gymnastics | | Master's degree - University of Iowa | | Years of translation experience: 3. Registered at ProZ.com: Jul 2006. | | N/A | | N/A | | N/A | | Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Wordfast | | Andrea Strane endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines (v1.0). | | About me Who am I and what can I do for you? I am an experienced translator with the skills to translate literary, journalistic and technical texts on a wide variety of topics. I am fast, efficient and organized, and I provide quality translations. In addition, I have several years' experience editing and proofreading texts translated by others.
Background I hold a Master of Fine Arts degree in translation from the University of Iowa, and a Bachelor of Arts in Romance languages from New York University. I have experience translating a wide variety of literary and journalistic texts from both Spanish and Portuguese.
Working interests Journalism, literary theory, education and pedagogy, sports, fashion and beauty.
Preferred CAT tool WordFast.
Previously published work Veronica Stigger's short story " The Dwarves," as published in Zoetrope: All Story | This user has earned KudoZ points by helping other translators with PRO-level terms. Click point total(s) to see term translations provided.
Total pts earned: 32
PRO-level pts: 28
| | Top languages (PRO) | | Portuguese to English | 16 | | Spanish to English | 12 | | Top general fields (PRO) | | Other | 20 | | Tech/Engineering | 8 | | Top specific fields (PRO) | | Furniture / Household Appliances | 4 | | Geology | 4 | | Insurance | 4 | | Law (general) | 4 | | Mechanics / Mech Engineering | 4 | | Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs | 4 | | Construction / Civil Engineering | 4 |
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Keywords: literature, literary translation, fashion, clothing, education, cosmetics, beauty, pedagogy, portuguese, english, spanish, literary theory, critical theory, prose, avant-garde, fiction, short stories, novels, cronica, history, journalism, textiles, research, editing, universities, higher education, back translation
Profile last updated
Sep 16, 2009 |
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