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Iris Shalev
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Tourism & Travel	Cosmetics, Beauty
Linguistics	Poetry & Literature
Medical: Health Care	Electronics / Elect Eng
Furniture / Household Appliances	Nutrition

English to Dutch - Rates: 0.05 - 0.05 EUR per word / 10 - 10 EUR per hour
Dutch to English - Rates: 0.05 - 0.05 EUR per word / 10 - 10 EUR per hour

Questions answered: 16, Questions asked: 2 Easy / 26 PRO, PRO-level points: 7

29 projects entered

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Translation Volume: 10792 words Completed: Nov 2009 Languages: English to Dutch	Documents belonging to light-based hair removal device (new version of device) Cosmetics, Beauty	No comment.
Translation Volume: 1793 words Completed: Nov 2009 Languages: English to Dutch	Internet browser for children Computers: Software	No comment.
Translation Volume: 3754 words Completed: Nov 2009 Languages: English to Dutch	Manual breast pump Specific field: human lactation Medical: Health Care	No comment.
Editing/proofreading Volume: 16000 words Completed: Oct 2009 Languages: Dutch to English	Website of agency for horse riding holidays Part proofreading, part translation of a horseriding holiday website: www.holandaluz.nl / www.holidayonhorses.com Tourism & Travel	positive Unlisted : I was very happy with the work. In less then no time the work was done. Every question was answered accurate and Iris is a very nice person to work with. I deffenetly recomend her to everybody who needs a professional translation.
Translation Volume: 7000 words Languages: English to Dutch	Touristic website about Peru http://www.inkatour.com Ongoing, voluntary translation of a very extensive travel website. Until now I have translated around 7000 words. Tourism & Travel	No comment.
Translation Volume: 6427 words Completed: Oct 2009 Languages: English to Dutch	Website about nootropics http://nootropics.nl Medical: Health Care	No comment.
Translation Volume: 1100 words Completed: Sep 2009 Languages: English to Dutch	Children's book Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 9000 words Completed: Aug 2008 Languages: English to Dutch	Website company producing printed circuit boards Electronics / Elect Eng	positive Unlisted : Very well researched, needed very little proofreading, I would definitely recommend iris
Translation Volume: 13000 words Completed: May 2008 Languages: English to Dutch	documents belonging to light-based hair removal device Cosmetics, Beauty	positive Blue Board outsourcer (20 to 50 entries): Very Good translation. End client was very satisfied.
Translation Volume: 2000 words Completed: Oct 2007 Languages: English to Dutch	Manuals of childcare products (toilet trainer, bed guard, etc.) Furniture / Household Appliances	No comment.
Translation Volume: 2667 words Completed: Jan 2008 Languages: Dutch to English	Scientific research paper concerning STI's Medical: Health Care	No comment.
Translation Volume: 7500 words Completed: Dec 2007 Languages: English to Dutch	Documents belonging to device for lowering bloodpressure Medical: Health Care	No comment.
Translation Volume: 3000 words Completed: Jun 2008 Languages: English to Dutch	Manuals of devices belonging to home automation system Furniture / Household Appliances	No comment.
Translation Volume: 1000 words Completed: Nov 2007 Languages: English to Dutch	printing press brochures Printing & Publishing	No comment.
Translation Volume: 841 words Completed: Nov 2007 Languages: English to Dutch	Text about multivitamins Nutrition	No comment.
Translation Volume: 720 words Completed: Sep 2009 Languages: English to Dutch	Review of anti-aging cream Cosmetics, Beauty	No comment.
Translation Volume: 5624 words Completed: Nov 2007 Languages: English to Dutch	manual multimedia player Electronics / Elect Eng	No comment.
Translation Volume: 1165 words Completed: Nov 2007 Languages: English to Dutch	manual air purifier Furniture / Household Appliances	No comment.
Translation Volume: 350 words Completed: Oct 2007 Languages: English to Dutch	descriptions cosmetics Cosmetics, Beauty	No comment.
Translation Volume: 1399 words Completed: Oct 2007 Languages: English to Dutch	manual digital photoframe Electronics / Elect Eng	No comment.
Translation Volume: 1207 words Completed: Sep 2007 Languages: English to Dutch	manual navigation system Electronics / Elect Eng	No comment.
Translation Volume: 5110 words Completed: Sep 2007 Languages: English to Dutch	manual popcorn machine Furniture / Household Appliances	No comment.
Translation Volume: 6100 words Completed: Aug 2007 Languages: English to Dutch	manual compass Electronics / Elect Eng	No comment.
Translation Volume: 2295 words Completed: Sep 2007 Languages: English to Dutch	Manual blood pressure monitor Medical: Health Care	No comment.
Translation Volume: 702 words Completed: Jul 2007 Languages: English to Dutch	Website of company selling digital photoframes General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters	No comment.
Translation Volume: 1367 words Completed: Jul 2007 Languages: English to Dutch	Manual chocolate fountain Furniture / Household Appliances	No comment.
Translation Volume: 3219 words Completed: Jul 2007 Languages: English to Dutch	Manual radio-controlled clock/weatherstation Electronics / Elect Eng	No comment.
Translation Volume: 2348 chars Completed: Jul 2007 Languages: English to Dutch	Manual coffee/espresso-machine Furniture / Household Appliances	No comment.
Translation Volume: 6100 words Completed: May 2007 Languages: English to Dutch	Manual LCD TV/monitor Electronics / Elect Eng	No comment.

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English to Dutch: Homeopathy General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Medical: Health Care
Source text - English What is homeopathy? In the late 18th century, a German physician named Samuel Hahnemann came upon a passage claiming that the quinine-containing Peruvian bark (chinchona) cured malaria. Using himself as a subject, Hahnemann swallowed a dose of Peruvian bark. He began to feel feverish, drowsy, desperately thirsty, and agitated—all of which he recognized as symptoms of malaria. This caused Hahnemann to experiment further and form his theory that like cures like, or the Law of Similars. This law states that when a substance in large doses causes certain symptoms, in small doses it can cure these same symptoms. Some treatments in conventional medicine rely on this like-cures-like principle; vaccines, for instance, introduce small doses of an illness-causing agent to prevent disease. Other important principles of homeopathy are dilution and succussion. Remedies are diluted and then "succussed," or shaken, in order to increase their potency. The process of successive dilution and succussion is called potentization. How does homeopathy work? Homeopathic remedies start with simple substances, such as herbs, minerals, or animal products. These substances are first crushed and dissolved in a specified amount of a substance—usually grain alcohol or lactose, mechanically shaken, then stored. This is the "mother tincture." Homeopaths further dilute tinctures with alcohol or lactose, either 1 part to 10 (written as "x") or 1 part to 100 (written as "c"), and then succusse these tinctures, yielding a 1x or 1c dilution. Homeopaths can even further dilute these tinctures two times (2x or 2c), three times (3x or 3c), and so forth. In clinical practice, any dilution may be used, but the most common are the 6x, 12x, and 30x and 6c, 12c, and 30c. The more diluted the substance, the more potent its healing powers are thought to be. Rather than simply suppressing symptoms of a disease, homeopathic remedies act as catalysts that aid the body's inherent healing mechanisms. Moreover, homeopaths believe that any physical disease has a mental and emotional component. The homeopathic diagnosis is threefold, including physical symptoms (e.g., feverish), current emotional and psychological state (e.g., anxious, restless), and overall constitution of the individual (this includes more enduring qualities related to a person's creativity, initiative, persistence, concentration, physical sensitivities, stamina). The right remedy for a particular condition addresses all of these aspects and requires a highly individualized diagnosis. Homeopathy is also used like other remedies; that is, according to symptoms. Health-food stores and some pharmacies sell homeopathic remedies for a variety of problems. These store-bought remedies are very safe; users have reported no side effects. Remedies are usually taken for no more than 2 or 3 days, though some people require only one or two doses before starting to feel better. If a remedy fails, it may be because it was the wrong substance for the set of symptoms.	Translation - Dutch Wat is homeopathie? Aan het einde van de 18e eeuw las een Duitse arts genaamd Samuel Hahnemann een tekst waarin stond dat de kinine-houdende bast van de kinaboom (chinchona) malaria kon genezen. Hahnemann gebruikte zichzelf als proefpersoon en slikte een dosis kinabast in. Hij begon zich koortsig, suf, rusteloos en vreselijk dorstig te voelen. Al deze verschijnselen herkende hij als symptomen van malaria. Dit zette Hahnemann aan verder te experimenteren en zijn theorie dat het gelijkende het gelijke geneest (de Wet van Gelijksoortigheid) te ontwikkelen. Deze wet stelt dat wanneer een stof in hoge doseringen bepaalde symptomen veroorzaakt, het in lage doseringen diezelfde symptomen kan genezen. Sommige behandelingen in de conventionele geneeskunde maken gebruik van dit gelijksoortigheidsprincipe; inentingen bijvoorbeeld voorkomen een ziekte door lage doseringen van een ziekteveroorzakend middel in te brengen. Andere belangrijke principes van de homeopathie zijn het verdunnen en het schudden. Geneesmiddelen worden verdund en dan geschud om hun werking te versterken. Het proces van achtereenvolgens verdunnen en schudden wordt potentiëren genoemd. Hoe werkt homeopathie? Homeopathische geneesmiddelen worden bereid uit eenvoudige grondstoffen zoals kruiden, mineralen of dierlijke stoffen. Deze stoffen worden eerst fijngemalen en dan vermengd met een vastgestelde hoeveelheid van een andere stof (meestal graanalcohol of lactose), mechanisch geschud, en dan opgeslagen. Dit is de “oertinctuur”. Homeopaten verdunnen de tincturen verder met alcohol of lactose, in de verhouding 1 op 10 (geschreven als “D”) of 1 op 100 (geschreven als “C”), en schudden deze tincturen dan, zodat een D1 of een C1-oplossing verkregen wordt. Homeopaten kunnen deze tincturen zelfs nog verder verdunnen; twee keer (D2 of C2), drie keer (D3 of C3), enzovoorts. In de klinische praktijk kan elke verdunning gebruikt worden, maar de meest gangbare zijn D6, D12 en D30, C6, C12 en C30. Men denkt dat hoe sterker de stof verdund is, hoe sterker de genezende werking is. In plaats van de symptomen van een ziekte slechts te onderdrukken, werken homeopathische geneesmiddelen als katalysatoren die het zelfgenezend vermogen van het lichaam ondersteunen. Bovendien geloven homeopaten dat elke lichamelijke ziekte voor een deel mentaal en emotioneel is. De homeopathische diagnose is drievoudig, en rekent zowel de fysieke symptomen (bv. koorts), als de emotionele en psychologische staat (bv. angst, rusteloosheid) en de algemene gesteldheid van het individu mee (o.a. de meer blijvende eigenschappen verbonden met iemands creativiteit, initiatief, volharding, concentratie, lichamelijke gevoeligheden, uithoudingsvermogen). Het juiste geneesmiddel voor een bepaalde aandoening houdt rekening met al deze aspecten en vereist een sterk individuele diagnose. Homeopathie wordt ook gebruikt zoals andere geneesmiddelen; uitgaande van de symptomen. Natuurwinkels en drogisterijen verkopen homeopathische geneesmiddelen tegen allerlei klachten. De geneesmiddelen die in winkels verkocht worden zijn volkomen veilig; er zijn geen bijwerkingen geconstateerd door gebruikers. Gewoonlijk worden geneesmiddelen niet langer dan 2 of 3 dagen gebruikt, hoewel sommige mensen het middel maar één of twee keer in hoeven te nemen om zich beter te voelen. Als een geneesmiddel niet werkt kan het zijn dat het middel niet het juiste was voor de combinatie van symptomen.
English to Dutch: Peru General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Tourism & Travel
Source text - English Introduction The art before the Spanish colonization was based almost entirely on the production of potteries, metal and stone working, and also textiles. Spanish introduced the urban planning, with cities organized in a chessboard style, and built houses, churches and monasteries imitating the Spanish renaissance, or maybe the phlegmatic neo-baroque Spanish style. Years later, these European styles show more and more signs of native Indian influences, as the result we have a style known as a "mestizo" (half-caste) (the best examples of mestizo architecture are around Puno and Arequipa). The painting also imitated the European influence, but as long as local artists were asserted, a new and different "Cuzco" was developed, in which artists took distance from the real world to focus on tales and fables. The influence of these works on Gauguin (whose mother was Peruvian, and who spent his childhood in Lima) is remarkable. Peruvian literature includes everything from the controversy inspired on the independence to anarchist individualism of its poets, passing through the childish dreams of the internationally known Mario Vargas Llosa. The languages in Peru There are almost 70 different dialects in Peru, and besides the distant places of the Amazon, Spanish is spoken. In the higher areas, Quechua (which is also an official language) is generally spoken. English is often understood (also in many hotels), but it is not much used. The Aymara is another of the current spoken dialects. See also the Spanish vocabulary. Peruvian music Only a few South American countries can be proud of such a variety of music. Who doesn't know the characteristic Andean music, of pre-Colombian influence, played with traditional instruments as the quena, siku (pan flute) and drums? It's not the only one, several folk music use, besides those instruments, the guitar, the violin, the harp, the charango (small guitar whose case is made of armadillo shell). The Indian fanfares, where brasses and bass drums have an important place, and accompany the village's dances and carnivals. All this wealth and variety is shown in many dances: the marinera, the festejo, the lando, the negritos, the salsa from African influence; the huayno, huaylash, yaravi muliza are a result of the Spanish-Indian interbreeding; not mentioning the Creole kinds as waltz and polkas. Others are purely native like the huifala, the llamerada, the ayarachis, and the chiriguanas, to mention some of them. Events Many important holidays in Peru come form the Catholic Roman Church liturgy calendar. They are often celebrated in a pagan way, mostly in Indian villages in the high-plateau, where the catholic holiday is often associated to a traditional agricultural celebration. The most important holidays are: The Carnival (February-March), very popular in Peru and symbolized by water battles; the Inti Raymi (June 24th), the most important one with spectacular dances and parades; the Independence Day (July 28th); the All Saint's Day (November 1st), celebrated with offertories of food, beverages and flowers put on family crypts; and Day of Puno (November 5th), with flaming costumes and dances in the streets of Puno.	Translation - Dutch Introductie De kunst van vóór de Spaanse kolonisatie was bijna geheel gebaseerd op de produktie van aardewerk, metaal- en steenbewerking, en textiel. De Spanjaarden introduceerden de stadplanning, met rechtlijnig gestructureerde steden in het zogenaamde ‘schaakbord-patroon’, en bouwden huizen, kerken en kloosters in de stijl van de Spaanse renaissance of de Spaanse neo-barok. Jaren later begonnen de Europese bouwstijlen meer en meer kenmerken te vertonen van inheemse Indiaanse invloeden. Het resultaat daarvan was een stijl die “mestizo" (halfbloed) genoemd wordt. De beste voorbeelden van mestizo-architectuur vindt men rondom Puno en Arequipa. De schilderkunst imiteerde ook de Europese invloeden, maar met de opkomst van inheemse kunstenaars onstond een nieuwe schilderstijl: de "Cuzco-school", waarin de kunstenaars afstand namen van de realiteit en hun aandacht richtten op fabels en sprookjes. Deze werken hadden een belangrijke invloed op Gauguin (wiens moeder uit Peru kwam, en die in Lima opgroeide). Peru heeft een rijke literatuurgeschiedenis; vanaf de op de onafhankelijkheid geïnspireerde woordenstrijd tot aan het anarchistisch individualisme van de Peruaanse dichters, met ertussenin de kinderdromen van de internationaal bekende schrijver Mario Vargas Llosa. De talen van Peru Naast het Spaans, dat overal gesproken wordt behalve in de verafgelegen delen van het Amazonegebied, worden in Peru bijna 70 verschillende dialecten gesproken. In de hoger gelegen gebieden wordt het Quechua (één van de officiële talen) algemeen gesproken. Engels wordt meestal wel verstaan (ook in de meeste hotels), maar wordt niet veel gebruikt. Het Aymara is één van de andere veelgesproken dialecten. Zie ook de Spaanse/Quechua woordenlijst. Peruaanse muziek Maar weinig Zuid-Amerikaanse landen kunnen zich beroemen op zo’n rijke verscheidenheid aan muziek. Iedereen kent de karakteristieke, sterk pre-Columbiaans beïnvloede Andes-muziek, die gespeeld wordt op traditionele instrumenten als de quena, siku (panfluit) en trommels. Behalve deze instrumenten worden in de volksmuziek ook de gitaar, de viool, de harp en de charango (kleine gitaar waarvan de kast gemaakt is van het schild van het gordeldier) gebruikt. De Indiaanse fanfares, waarin koperen blaasinstrumenten en grote trommels een belangrijke rol spelen, begeleiden dansfeesten en carnavals in de dorpen. Deze rijkdom aan verscheidenheid komt naar voren in een groot aantal verschillende dansen. Er zijn dansen van Afrikaanse afkomst, zoals de marinera, de festejo, de lando, de negritos en de salsa, en dansen die het resultaat zijn van Spaans-Indiaanse vermenging, zoals de huayno, de huaylash en de yaravi muliza, en ook Creoolse dansen als de wals en de polka. Anderen zijn zuiver inheems, zoals de huifala, de llamerada, de ayarachis, en de chiriguanas, om er maar een paar te noemen. Evenementen Veel belangrijke Peruaanse feestdagen zijn afkomstig van de Rooms-katholieke liturgische kalender. Ze worden vaak gevierd volgens de traditie van de oude godsdiensten, vooral in de Indiaanse dorpen op de hoogvlakten. De katholieke feestdagen worden dan geassocieerd met traditionele landbouw-feesten. De belangrijkste feestdagen zijn: Het Carnaval (februari/maart), dat heel populair is in Peru en gesymboliseerd wordt door watergevechten; de Inti Raymi (24 juni), de belangrijkste feestdag, die gevierd wordt met spectaculaire dansen en parades; de Onafhankelijkheidsdag (28 juli); Allerheiligen (1 november), waarbij voedsel geofferd wordt en dranken en bloemen op familiegraven gezet; en de Puno-dag (5 november), waarbij in flamboyante kostuums gedanst wordt in de straten van Puno.

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About me

Professional bookworm, language lover and translation enthusiast. My native language is Dutch, and after much study and practise I consider myself near-native in English. I speak good Hebrew, but not yet good enough to translate from. I have learned Spanish, French and German in the past, but they have gone a bit rusty from lack of use... I enjoy reading and writing in several languages, and I have a good eye for detail and spelling.

I studied English Language and Literature, specialising in Translation, at Utrecht University. After my graduation in 2003, I emigrated to Israel where I now live with my husband and, more recently, two bilingual little boys. Because I live in Israel, I am available for translation work on Sundays and I am able to work for Israeli rates rather than European rates.

My favourite work fields are tourism/travel, having worked as international kibbutz volunteer leader in Israel, and health care/cosmetics, having worked for several years in a health/cosmetics store in the Netherlands. More specific fields that I have extensive practical experience in are childcare, pregnancy and lactation, and equestrian sports.

I have done both translation and proofreading work. I have translated websites and texts, many manuals of consumer electronics and household appliances, children's books and more.

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Project History Summary
Total projects	29
With client feedback	3
Corroborated	3

100% positive (3 entries)
positive	3
neutral	0
negative	0

Job type
Translation	28
Proofreading/editing	1

Language pairs
English to Dutch	27
Dutch to English	2

Specialty fields
Electronics / Elect Eng	7
Furniture / Household Appliances	6
Medical: Health Care	5
Cosmetics, Beauty	4
Tourism & Travel	2
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters	1
Poetry & Literature	1
Nutrition	1

Other fields
Printing & Publishing	1
Computers: Software	1

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