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|  Becky Heaviside
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More Less | | Euro (eur), U. S. dollars (usd) | Sample translations submitted: 6German to English: Press Release
Detailed field: Journalism | Source text - German
Tag des Sports – neues Rekordergebnis bei den Besuchern
Bereits zum sechsten Mal fand an diesem Wochenende „Österreichs Tag des Sports“ am Heldenplatz in Wien statt. Mehr als 300.000 Besucher genossen bei Kaiserwetter die bestens organisierte Veranstaltung. Alle Sportverbände Österreichs hatten wieder die Gelegenheit, ihren Sport darzustellen. Natürlich waren auch Österreichs Kanzler Dr. Wolfgang Schüssel und Spitzensportler aus allen Bereichen anwesend. Auch die Bewerbung Salzburgs um die Olympischen Winterspiele 2014 war zusammen mit dem Österreichischen Olympischen Comité und dem Österreichischen Paralympischen Committee vertreten.
Der Tag des Sports, organisiert von der Sektion Sport im Bundeskanzleramt, ist eine Erfolgsgeschichte. Dachte man nach 2005, wo bereits gut 250.000 Besucher kamen, eine Steigerung wäre nur noch schwer zu erreichen, so waren an diesem Wochenende 300.000 Österreicherinnen und Österreicher zur Hofburg gekommen, um alle Facetten des Sports in Österreich und Stars wie Felix Gottwald, Hermann Maier, Benni Raich oder Alexandra Meisnitzer live zu erleben.
Interesse für den Sport zu wecken. Dies war vor sieben Jahren die Grundüberlegung für den „Tag des Sports“. Dass es der richtige Ansatz war, zeigt sich von Jahr zu Jahr mehr. Das Interesse der Österreicher am Sport ist groß wie nie.
Die Bewerbung Salzburgs um die Olympischen Winterspiele 2014 war gleich zweimal vertreten, in den Zelten des Österreichischen Olympischen Comites (ÖOC) und des Österreichischen Paralympischen Comites (ÖPC), um die erfolgreiche Aktion der Bewerbung „Ich bin dafür...“ auch in der Hauptstadt zu präsentieren und viele Gäste, darunter nahezu alle Sportstars, zu begrüßen.
Auch Bundeskanzler Schüssel, gleichzeitig Sportminister von Österreich, genoss den herrlichen Tag inmitten von hunderttausenden Sportfans.
Heinz Jungwirth, Generalsekretär des Österreichischen Olympischen Comites: „Ich freue mich jedes Jahr auf dieses Septemberwochenende. Es ist unglaublich, welch eine Begeisterung die Österreicherinnen und Österreicher für den Sport aufbringen, egal welche Sportart, alle Stände sind voll. Dies ist die beste Plattform, um jungen Menschen die Freude des Sports zu vermitteln. Und man spürte, dass die Menschen hinter der Bewerbung Salzburgs um die Olympischen Winterspiele 2014 stehen. Sowohl in unserem Zelt als auch beim Österreichischem Paralympischen Committee war das Interesse sehr groß. Zusammen mit der Rad-Weltmeisterschaft in Salzburg waren an diesem Wochenende über 500.000 Menschen bei nur zwei Sportevents. Für ein kleines Land wie Österreich durchaus beeindruckend.“
(www.tagdessports.at)
| Translation - English
Day of Sport attracts record number of visitors
Last weekend saw the sixth “Austrian Day of Sport” take place at the Heldenplatz in Vienna. Over 300,000 visitors enjoyed both the glorious weather and this well organised event, which once again gave all of Austria’s sports federations the opportunity to showcase their sport. The Austrian Chancellor, Dr. Wolfgang Schüssel, was in attendance, as well as sports stars from all disciplines. Salzburg’s bid for the Winter Olympics in 2014 was also represented, along with the Austrian Olympic Committee and the Austrian Paralympic Committee.
The Day of Sport, organised by the Sports department of the Federal Chancellory, has been a great success story. In 2005, it was hard to imagine improving on that year’s figure of 250,000 visitors, but this weekend, 300,000 Austrians came to the Hofburg to experience all aspects of Austrian sport and to see stars like Felix Gottwald, Hermann Maier, Benni Raich and Alexandra Meisnitzer in the flesh.
Encouraging an interest in sport was the basic idea behind the “Day of Sport” at its inception seven years ago and every year demonstrates that this approach is working. Austrians have a greater interest in sport now than ever before.
Salzburg’s bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics was represented on two fronts - in the tents of both the Austrian Olympic Committee (ÖOC) and the Austrian Paralympic Committee (ÖPC). The aim was to introduce the successful “Ich bin dafür...” (“I’m backing it…”) campaign for the bid in the capital and to greet the many guests, including virtually all of the sports stars.
Chancellor Schüssel, who is also Austria’s Sports Minister, was there to enjoy this wonderful day along with the hundreds of thousands of sports fans.
Heinz Jungwirth, Secretary General of the Austrian Olympic Committee commented, “Every year I look forward to this weekend in September. The passion that Austrians have for sport is incredible – no matter what the sport, all the stands are full. This is the ideal platform for introducing young people to the joys of sport. And there is also the sense that everyone is behind Salzburg’s bid for the Winter Olympics in 2014. There was a great deal of interest in the bid, both in our tent and in the Austrian Paralympic Committee’s tent. When you also consider that the cycling World Championship took place in Salzburg this weekend, that means there was a total of over 500,000 people at just two sporting events. Quite impressive for a small country like Austria.”
(www.tagdessports.at)
| French to English: Forex
Detailed field: Finance (general) | Source text - French
• cours acheteur et cours vendeur
Lorsqu’un cambiste est interrogé sur le cours d’une monnaie par une banque, il indique deux cours par devise : le cours acheteur et le cours vendeur soit : EUR/DH : 10,5450 – 10,5470. Ce qui signifie que les cambistes achètent des Euros contre des dirhams à 10,5450 qui est donc le cours acheteur et vendent à 10,5470 qui est le cours vendeur.
• cours du marché et cours officiel (fixing)
Sur le marché des changes, les cotations sont établies par les cambistes, par téléphone ou dealing durant toute la journée, selon la loi de l’offre et de la demande et en fonction des positions des banques. Certaines banques présentent en effet un solde net acheteur pendant que d’autres ont un solde net vendeur.
Toutefois, dans certains pays dont la France, il existait une bourse des changes qui fixe un cours officiel appelé fixage (ou fixing). Les banques commerciales et la Banque Centrale rapprochent leurs offres et leurs demandes, devise par devise, et cotent un fixage. Un seul cours par devise est ainsi déterminé officiellement pour la journée (alors que le cours du marché varie à chaque instant) auquel on ajoute des marges constantes pour former les cours acheteurs et vendeurs. Dans ses échanges de devises, la clientèle a le choix entre le cours du marché et le fixage.
• Le certain et l’incertain
La cotation pratiquée par les différents pays est soit le certain, soit l’incertain. La cotation au certain définit la valeur d’une unité de la monnaie nationale exprimée en devise étrangère : A Londres, nous aurons 1 GBP : 1,6050 -1,6060 USD. Alors que la cotation à l’incertain, pratiquée par la majorité des pays, définit la quantité d’unités de monnaie nationale obtenue contre une unité de devise étrangère : A Casablanca, nous aurons 1EUR : 10,5450 - 10,5470 Dhs.
| Translation - English
• Purchase price and selling price
When a currency dealer is questioned on the price of a currency by a bank, they indicate two prices per currency: the purchase price and the selling price might be for example: EUR/DH: 10.5450 - 10.5470. This means that the foreign exchange dealers buy Euros against Dirhams at 10.5450 which is therefore the purchase price and sell at 10.5470 which is the selling price.
• Market price and official price (fixing)
On the foreign exchange market, quotations are established by the foreign exchange dealers, by telephone or dealing throughout the day, according to the law of supply and demand and contingent on the positions of the banks. Some banks are net currency purchasers, while others are net currency sellers.
However, in some countries, including France, there is a currency exchange that sets an official rate, called fixing. The commercial banks and the Central Bank reconcile their supply and demand, currency by currency, and decide on a fixing. In this way, each day there is a single set official price per currency (even though the market price changes from one second to the next) to which are added set margins to determine the purchase price and selling price. In its currency exchanges, the clientele can choose between the market price and the fixing.
• Direct and Indirect
The type of quotation practiced in the various countries is either direct or indirect. Direct quotation defines the value of a national currency unit in terms of a foreign currency: In London, we will see 1 GBP: 1.6050 -1.6060 USD. While indirect quotation, practiced by the majority of countries, defines the number of national currency units that can be obtained against a foreign currency unit: In Casablanca, we will see 1EUR: 10.5450 - 10.5470 Dhs.
| French to English: Technical
Detailed field: Engineering: Industrial | Source text - French
CONTROLE PAR RESSUAGE
I - OBJET
Cette instruction décrit la méthode pour réaliser un examen par ressuage.
L'examen par ressuage est une méthode de contrôle non destructif, qui a pour but de déceler les défauts ouverts débouchant à la surface de tous les métaux non poreux.
II - PRODUITS UTILISES
- PENETRANT : Coloré type II ARDROX 907 PB (vrac)
- SOLVANT : ARDROX 9PR5 (spray)
- REVELATEUR : Sec ARDROX 9D4E (spray)
Ces produits sont utilisables sur tous les aciers fortement alliés ou non. Leur teneur en soufre et halogènes est inférieure à 1 % et répondent aux exigences de la classe 1 de la DIN EN ISO 3452-2
III - PERSONNEL AUTORISE
Pour l’application des produits et l’interprétation des défauts : Personnel possédant au minimum une qualification COFREND I Ressuage ou un niveau équivalent en accord avec les exigences client.
IV- PREPARATION DES SURFACES
Les surfaces et les soudures à examiner doivent être soigneusement nettoyées, dégraissées et séchées.
L'état de surface doit présenter un fini suffisant afin de ne pas créer de gène lors de l'examen.
| Translation - English
DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION
I - OBJECTIVE
These instructions describe how to conduct dye penetrant testing. Dye penetrant inspection is a method of non-destructive testing, the purpose of which is to detect surface breaking defects in any nonporous metals.
II - PRODUCTS USED
- PENETRATING : Coloured type II ARDROX 907 PB (bulk)
- SOLVENT : ARDROX 9PR5 (spray)
- REVEALING: Dry ARDROX 9D4E (spray)
These products are suitable for use on all steels, whether allied or not. Their sulphur and halogens content is lower than 1%, and fulfills the requirements of class 1 of DIN IN ISO 3452-2
III - AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL
For product application and defect interpretation: Personnel must have at least a COFREND I dye penetrant qualification or equivalent, in accordance with customer requirements.
IV PREPARATION OF SURFACES
All surfaces, and the weldings to be examined, must be carefully cleaned, degreased and dried. The state of the surface must be such that the finish does not cause difficulty during the testing.
| French to English: Literature
Detailed field: Poetry & Literature | Source text - French
1974, j’ai 18 ans et ne cherche qu’une seule chose, celle de m’ouvrir à la vie en toute insouciance, comme toute adolescente de mon âge. J’ai hâte de côtoyer ce monde scintillant de la nuit qui me fascine depuis l’enfance. Le moment était arrivé de trouver ma place dans cet univers d’adultes que j’imaginais plus enviable que celui de l’adolescence, mais je ne savais pas encore à quel point je me trompais.
Inutile de le répéter mais à 18 ans je n’avais pas encore mes règles alors pour jouer les vamps et les femmes fatales il me manquait le principal. Mais ceci est un secret entre nous, chut…
Chantal, ma confidente, m’accompagnait dans mes délires et dans mes rêves. Nous étions inséparables à cette époque et chacune confiait à l’autre ses secrets les plus intimes. Comme toute jeune fille , notre unique préoccupation tournait autour des garçons, autour de ces messieurs qui font tant souffrir les filles mais dont nous ne saurions nous passer. A cet âge on croit dur comme fer à ce Prince charmant qui nous enlèvera sur son magnifique destrier blanc . Ce sont de tels contes de fées qui bercent l’enfance des petites filles mais le problème c’est que, bien souvent, ces Princes charmants tant attendus, s’égarent en chemin, par faute de sens de l’orientation.
| Translation - English
The year was 1974; I was 18 years old and looking for only one thing: To open myself uninhibitedly to life, like any adolescent of my age. I was anxious to experience the exciting world of the night that had fascinated me since childhood. The time had come to find my place in this adult universe, that I imagined to be far preferable to the world of adolescents. I did not yet know how wrong I was.
It is pointless to repeat it but, at age18, I had not yet started my periods and so lacked the means for playing vamps and femmes fatales. But that is a secret between us, shhh!
Chantal, my friend and confidante, joined me in my delirium and in my fantasies. We were inseparable at that time and each confided in the other her most intimate secrets. Like all young girls, our world revolved around boys, young men who made girls suffer but that we could not get over. At that age we passionately believed in the idea of a Prince Charming, who would come and carry us off on his shining white charger. This is the kind of fairy story that shapes little girls’ childhoods. The problem is that, usually, the long-awaited Prince Charming gets lost on the way because he refuses to stop and ask for directions.
| Spanish to English: IT
Detailed field: Computers: Systems, Networks | Source text - Spanish
Los directorios públicos deben de tener acceso de solo lectura y estos no deben de permitir ser listados vía http.
Los directorios y Archivos con contenido publico pueden ser leídos pero no escritos por el proceso del servicio de Web.
Los archivos con contenido publico deben tener solo permiso de escritura para el proceso autorizado para la administración del servidor de Web.
Configurar el servidor Web para no permitir el listado automático de directorio sí un archivo index.html no este presente en el directorio.
Para deshabilitar esta opción basta con eliminar todas las referencias de Indexes de los directorios que se muestran en el servidor de Web, para identificar estos hay abrir el archivo de configuración de apache, httpd.conf buscar las referencias y eliminarlas.
Los archivos de configuración tales como logs, archivos de arranque, archivos de propiedades y archivos de password´s solo deben de ser accesados por el usuario administrador del sistema y por ninguno otro.
Los archivos de log pueden ser escritos por procesos de servicio pero no deben ser leídos o servir como contenido Web. Archivos de log deben ser leídos solo por procesos de administración.
Cualquier archivo temporal creado por procesos del servicio de Web ( tales como los que pudieran ser generados en la creación de paginas Web dinámicas) debe ser almacenado a un subdirectorio especifico y apropiadamente protegido.
Acceso a cualquier archivo temporal creado por los procesos del servicio de Web debe ser limitado al proceso del servicio que crea esos archivos.
Establecer como propiedad de root y los permisos de 751 a los directorios donde se encuentran los script. Esto previene que los usuarios vean el contenido del directorio mientras permite que el deamon ejecute los scripts dentro de este.
Establecer el directorio del servidor de Web como propiedad de root.
La configuración de los archivos de log y los binarios del servidor Web deben ser propiedad de root y deben tener los permisos de 755.
No permitir que el directorio de los documentos que sirven para el servidor Web estén disponibles vía FTP anónimo.
Se debe definir un directorio y establecer subdirectorios exclusivamente para archivos de contenido del servidor Web, incluyendo graficas pero excluyendo CGI’s scripts y otros programas.
Se debe definir un directorio exclusivamente para todos los programas externos ejecutados como parte del contenido del servidor Web.
Se debe deshabilitar la ejecución de scripts de CGI que no estén bajo el control de cuentas administrativas.
Los scripts de CGI deben correr desde un directorio cgi-bin estrictamente controlado y que no permita el uso de scripts de shell.
Separar los directorios para archivos de log y otra información de directorios del sistema de la información de usuarios. Se pueden establecer diversas medidas entre esa información como especificar diferentes particiones y/o localizaciones de disco.
Archivos de log y archivos de configuración deben residir fuera del árbol de directorios para el contenido publico de Web.
A nivel archivo de configuración de apache se pueden direccionar los archivos logs a otro directorio mediante la directiva TransferLog "/opt/IBMHTTPD/logdir/corpo-log"
Todas la cuentas que no tengan privilegios de root no deben de tener permisos de modificar los comandos que root ejecuta.
Se debe definir una matriz de control de acceso, donde se identifique que páginas son restringidas y cuales son accesibles( y para quien)
| Translation - English
Public directories must have read-only access and must not be listed via HTTP.
Directories and files with public content can be read but not written by the Web service processor.
Files with public content must only have write permission for the processor authorized for administration of the Web server.
Configure the Web server to not allow automatic listing of the directory if there is no index.html file in the directory.
To disable this option it is enough to remove all references to Indexes of directories that are shown on the Web server. To identify these you need to open the apache configuration file, httpd.conf, look for the references and remove them.
Configuration files, like logs, Startup files, property files and password files must only be accessed by the system administrator and nobody else.
Log files can be written by service processors but must not be read or be used as Web content. Log files must only be read by administration processors.
Any temporary file created by Web service processors (such as those generated by the creation of dynamic Web pages) must be stored in a specific subdirectory and appropriately protected.
Access to any temporary file created by the Web service processors must be limited to the service processor that creates these files.
Establish the directories where scripts are kept as root owners with 751 permissions. This prevents users from seeing the content of the directory while the daemon executes scripts within it.
Establish the Web server directory as root owner.
The configuration of log files and Web server binaries must have root ownership and must have 755 permissions.
Do not allow the directory of files that are used by the Web server to be available via anonymous FTP.
A directory must be defined, and subdirectories created, that are exclusively for Web server content files, including graphics but excluding CGI scripts and other programs.
A directory must be defined that is exclusively for the external programs that are executed as part of the Web server content.
Execution of CGI scripts that are not under the control of administrative accounts must be disabled.
CGI scripts must run from a strictly controlled cgi-bin directory and the use of shell scripts is not permitted.
Separate directories for log files and other information than for user information system directories. Various measures can be taken within this information to specify different disk partitions and/or locations.
Log files and configuration files must be stored outside the public Web content directory tree.
On the level of apache configuration files, the log files can be directed to another directory by means of the TransferLog directive “/opt/IBMHTTPD/logdir/corpo-log”
All accounts that do not have root privileges must not have permission to modify the commands executed by root.
An access control matrix must be defined, which identifies which pages are restricted and which are accessible (and for whom)
| English: Proof-reading/syntactic improvement
Detailed field: Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting | Source text - English
I am a follower of the so-called "plastic" photography,
i.e., photography that disengages the image from its
documentary dimension in order to inseminate new forms and
meanings into the objects or events present on the image.
The shot, in all its technical details, must be realised in
such a way that it will serve this transformation.
| Translation - English
I am a follower of so-called "plastic" photography, i.e, photography that disengages the image from its documentary dimension and imbues the objects or events represented in the image with new form and meaning.
The shot, with regard to its technical details, must be composed in such a way that it best illustrates this transformation. |
More Less | | BA-University of Durham | | Years of translation experience: 6. Registered at ProZ.com: Jul 2006. | | N/A | French to English (University of Durham)
Spanish to English (University of Durham)
| | N/A | | Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, SDLX, Other CAT tool, Powerpoint, SDL TRADOS, SDLX |  CV/Resume (DOC) | | About me
I studied languages and translation at the University of Durham between 1999 and 2004. Since then I have worked in IT and then as a Project Manager in a well-known translation agency before deciding to go fully freelance earlier this year.
Since 2001 I have honed my translation skills doing freelance work for a variety of agencies and independent clients. My main areas of expertise are IT, marketing and Travel and Tourism (I translated a large portion of Lufthansa's website in 2001 via a North East based agency) although I have also completed literary, diploma, certificate and patent translations as well as a whole host of letters, announcements etc.
In my time as a Translation Project Manager I handled projects and proof-read for a number of the largest names in the business including IBM, HSBC, Barclays, Jet2 and many others. I know how important quality and promptness are in this business and I am well-placed to offer both.
You'll find my prices are among the lowest around. This is because I love to translate - it is as much my hobby and my passion as it is my job. You'll find you'll love my translations too.
My rates start at £40 per 1000 words for Spanish and French and £55 per 1000 words for German. This only varies if there is a lot of research or formatting to be done.
My minimum charge is £10 and my hourly rate is £20.
I work from French (Canadian and European) and Spanish (European and Latin American) into English. My native language is British English although I have an American associate who proof-reads my work when it is destined for a North American audience.
I have developed my language skills by hard study and by spending a lot of time in France and Spain and chatting with my German colleagues in my old job. I spent a year in Nancy studying at the University and had the good fortune to work in Chile for 6 months too.
As well as translation I offer proof-reading, DTP QA, editing, research, market research and telephone services.
I can also offer web site and software design and localisation.
I also have a wealth of Project Management experience and I know a lot of highly qualified, highly competent translators in other language combinations so if you have a job you just don't have time to handle give me a call! |
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