Working languages: French to English
| Allison Lenchantin
Translation +
Rambouillet, Ile-De-France, France Local time: 15:35 CET (GMT+1)
Native in: English  | |
Freelancer,  Verified site user | | Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Subtitling, Post-editing, Training | | Specializes in: | | Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting | Marketing / Market Research | | Journalism | Internet, e-Commerce | | Cosmetics, Beauty | Wine / Oenology / Viticulture | | Cooking / Culinary | Tourism & Travel | | Poetry & Literature | Food & Dairy |
| Also works in: | | Advertising / Public Relations | Business/Commerce (general) | | Cinema, Film, TV, Drama | Education / Pedagogy | | Furniture / Household Appliances | Nutrition | | Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts) | Textiles / Clothing / Fashion |
More Less | French to English - Rates: 0.06 - 0.15 EUR per word / 31 - 45 EUR per hour
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| | Visa, MasterCard, American Express | Sample translations submitted: 1 | French to English: Petrossian's History | Source text - French
Les fléaux
(guerres en tous genres, phylloxéra)
La guerre de Trente ans, période de
dévastation par les armes, le pillage,
la faim et la peste a des conséquences
catastrophiques sur la viticulture comme
sur les autres activités économiques de la
région.
La paix revenue, la culture de la
vigne reprend peu à peu son essor,
mais l’extension des vignobles se
fait principalement à partir de cépages
communs, en direction de la plaine et au
détriment des coteaux. Un édit royal de
1731 tente de mettre fin à cette situation,
mais sans grand succès. Cette tendance
s’accentue encore après la Révolution et la
superficie de 23 000 hectares enregistrée
en 1808 atteint 30 000 hectares en 1828. Il
s’instaure une époque de surproduction,
souvent fatale aux vignobles de coteaux,
aggravée par la disparition totale des
exportations et une diminution de la
consommation du vin au profit de la bière.
Par la suite, les maladies et le phylloxéra
ainsi qu’une situation politique peu
confortable entre 1870 et 1918 ne font
qu’augmenter les difficultés.
Il s’ensuit à partir de 1902 une diminution
de la superficie du vignoble qui se poursuit
jusque vers 1948, tombant à 9 500 hectares
dont 7 500 en appellation Alsace.
Le renouveau après la première guerre
mondiale Après la Libération de 1918,
deux tendances économiques s’affrontent
durement. D’une part, les partisans d’une
production de vins de qualité élaborés
à partir de cépages typiques et, d’autre
part, ceux qui sont persuadés qu’il faut
produire des masses de vins bon marché,
au besoin à l’aide d’hybridesproducteurs
directs. Le choix de la qualité l’emporte de
sorte que l’abandon des surfaces plantées
en vigne a lieu principalement en plaine,
laissant intacts les meilleurs vignobles des
communes viticoles traditionnelles. | Translation - English
The Plague (war, Phylloxera)
A period of devastation by foreign armies, pillage, famine, and the plague, the 30 year war had catastrophic consequences on the region’s viticulture and economic activities.
When peace finally returned, the region’s wine activity slowly began to regain its former influence but the expansion of vineyards who planted low quality grape varietals in the lower plains, had a negative impact on the production in the region’s rolling hillsides.
The royal decree of 1731 attempted to rectify this situation, but it was met with little success. After the French Revolution wine cultivation covered more than 30,000 hectares of vineyards and a period of overproduction began to severely affect those vineyards on the region’s hillsides. A lack of exportation, the population’s growing preference for beer, diseases and Phylloxera, combined with the disquieting political situation of 1870 and 1918, only prolonged the region’s difficulties.
It was not until 1902 to 1948 that grape cultivation was reduced to 9,500 hectares. Today there is a total of 7,500 hectares referred to as Appellation Alsace.
The revival follows World War I
After the liberation of 1918, producers were to confront two economic tendencies – quality or quantity. Proponents of quality continued to produce a high quality wine made from typical grape varietals and this trend of “quality first” prevailed forcing producers to continue the cultivation of fine wines made from traditional and high quality grape varieties.
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More Less | | Years of translation experience: 4. Registered at ProZ.com: Jan 2008. | | N/A | | N/A | | N/A | | Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint | | French (PDF), English (PDF) | | Allison Lenchantin endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines (v1.0). | | About me Professional Profile
Languages ‐ English (mother tongue), fluent in French
Language combination ‐ Qualified to translate and edit at professional level from French to English
Specializes in ‐ Tourism and Travel, Cosmetics and Beauty, Cooking and Culinary, Wine, Viticulture and Oenology, General Business, Textiles, Clothing and Fashion, IT (Information Technology), Internet and Internet content, E‐Commerce
Four years' professional freelance experience of translating texts from diverse French sources into English.
Education
B.A., English ‐ University of Oregon, Eugene, OR USA
CELTA, Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults ‐ International House, Paris, France
Professional Experience
Freelance Translator and English Trainer – AL & CIE, Paris, France
• Offer full service French to English translation and language services for individuals and businesses, ranging from privately owned to Fortune 500 companies.
• Recent clients and on‐going collaborations include Petrossian Caviar, Guide Vins et Santé, Minister of Tourism, and Cop.Copine.
Related Skills
• Facilitation of negotiations and conferences
• Editing and proofreading (style, technique and grammar)
• Teaching: Business and General English
Computer Skills
Dreamweaver • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) • Photoshop • Internet
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Keywords: Viticulture, oenology, wine tasting notes, exhibition materials, cuisine, tourism, fashion, e-commerce, IT, cosmetics, fashion, apparel, retail, marketing, public relations, textiles, resumes, CV
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