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French to English: Novella extract General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Poetry & Literature
Source text - French Assise au volant de sa nouvelle Mini BMW, elle roule à vive allure, depuis maintenant quinze minutes. La route est sinueuse mais, l'ayant empruntée à de nombreuses reprises, elle la connaît parfaitement. Son enquête a fait des progrès. Cependant, comme tout journaliste d'envergure, qui n'est pas encore certain d'avoir réuni suffisamment de preuves, elle a préféré ne rien dire à celui qu'elle aime. Il aurait été inutile de l'inquiéter si ses soupçons n'avaient pas été fondés. Aujourd'hui, elle a enfin réuni tous les éléments dont elle avait besoin, pour étayer sa théorie. Le dossier, posé sur le siège du passager, présente l'ensemble des documents et clichés nécessaires pour faire aboutir son idée. Ce soir, elle lue dira tout. La menace est trop forte, il doit savoir.
Le véhicule enchaîne les courbes, les pneus crissent dans les virages et le plaisir d'avoir enfin sous la main ce qu'elle recherchait, l'excite et la stimule, pour rentre encore plus rapidement. Soudain, la radio qu'elle écoute en chantonnant, se met à grésiller, altérant la qualité de l'une de ses chansons préférées. Agacée, elle plonge son regard vers son poste radio, pour essayer de le régler. Sans vraiment l'inquiéter, pendant un court instant, la route disparaît de son champ de vision. Le son n’est toujours pas meilleur mais elle doit poursuivre sa conduite sans prendre de risques. Elle relève la tête. Quand ses yeux dépassent l’horizon du tableau de bord, la surprise est totale. Face à elle, à quelques dizaines de mètres, un véhicule semble poursuivre sa course, en pleins phares, sur la voie de droite, dans sa direction. Les bandes blanches de la route défilent trop vite et la lumière qui l’aveugle, l’empêche de prendre les décisions indispensables dans cette situation. L’impact est inéluctable, le heurt violent et immédiat. Quand les pare-chocs se percutent, l’affrontement est inégal. Son véhicule est trop léger, trop petit, trop rapide face à la berline qui fait barrage au travers de la voie. Sa voiture s’arrache du sol par l’arrière, dans un bruit impossible ; la tôle rouge de l’avant de la Mini s’écrase, comme une canette d’aluminium bon marché. Le bélier qui s’interpose, froisse son propre capot, perdant des pièces plastiques et métalliques qui s’envolent de toutes parts ; ses phares brisés s’éteignent. La petite voiture, perdue dans son élan, s’élève comme une plume, à plusieurs mètres, dans la seconde qui suit le bruit infernal. Tournoyant sur lui-même, le véhicule retombe sur le bas-côté de la route, enchaînant trois tonneaux fatals. L’accident ne dure que quelques secondes. La conductrice, dont le visage est blessé, est inerte. Elle vient de perdre connaissance, emportée par les chocs.
Translation - English Seated behind the wheel of her new Mini BMW, she had been making good time for the past 15 minutes. The road was winding, but she knew it perfectly, since she had taken it numerous times. Her investigation had made progress. However, as with most journalists of her caliber when they were not yet sure of having sufficiently nailed down their facts, she had preferred to say nothing about it to the one she loved most. It would have been pointless to worry him, if her suspicions had not proved well founded. Today, she had finally pulled together all of the pieces she needed to support her theory. The portfolio sitting on the passenger seat held the entire collection of papers and photo documentation she needed to wrap up her story successfully. Tonight, she would tell him everything. The threat was too great, he needed to know.
The car swept through curve after curve, the tires squealing around the turns. The pleasure of having the fruit of her research finally within her grasp excited her and made her want to get home even faster. Then, the radio program she had been listening to, and humming along with, began to break up, spoiling one of her favorite songs. Irritated, she glanced over at her car radio to try to adjust the frequency. Almost without thinking, for a brief moment she let the road surface disappear from her field of vision. The audio never did improve, but she had to get back to her driving and not take any chances. She lifted her head. As her gaze passed the level of the dashboard, she was completely surprised. Straight ahead of her, a few dozen yards away, a car with its high-beams on seemed to be driving on the right side of the road, headed in her direction. The white lines were going by too fast and the blinding headlights kept her from making decisions that were crucial in that situation. Impact was unavoidable, the crash swift and violent. When the bumpers collided, the confrontation was lopsided. Her car was too light, too small and too fast compared to the sedan which was blocking the roadway. Her vehicle was ripped off the road, rear-end first, amid an incredibly loud roar. The red sheet metal front of the Mini was crushed like a cheap aluminum can. The ramming sedan, which had thrust itself into the midst, crumpled its own hood sending plastic and metal shards flying everywhere. Its shattered headlights were extinguished. The smaller car, having lost its forward motion, lifted several yards into the air, like a feather, one second after the hellish noise of the crash. Somersaulting in mid-air, the car landed on the shoulder of the road and made three deadly barrel rolls. The accident lasted only a few seconds. The driver, having sustained wounds to her face, lay motionless. She was soon to lose consciousness as a result of the buffeting.
French to English: Law firm profile General field: Law/Patents Detailed field: Law (general)
Source text - French Le savoir-faire
Le pôle contentieux du cabinet XXXXXX défend depuis toujours les intérêts des entreprises de toutes tailles, tant les PME que les groupes nationaux et internationaux dans leurs litiges en France et à l’étranger, avec une forte expérience dans la prévention des litiges.
Notre équipe vous conseille et vous assiste dans les phases précontentieuse, contentieuse et post-contentieuse. Elle inclut dans sa stratégie les modes alternatifs de résolution des litiges.
Notre équipe travaille en relation étroite avec les autres pôles du cabinet.
Grâce à son expérience pluridisciplinaire, notre équipe offre un large panel de compétences.
Contentieux commercial (devant les juridictions civiles et arbitrales)
Notre équipe intervient en précontentieux et contentieux de la distribution et des contrats et en matière de concurrence déloyale :
•Contentieux de la distribution : notre équipe a développé un véritable savoir-faire dans la gestion des difficultés opposant les fournisseurs à leur réseau (de concessionnaires, de franchise et d’agence) au stade de la mise en place du réseau, de la nomination de leurs membres, et des difficultés d’exécution et de la rupture des accords ;
•Contentieux des contrats : notre équipe dispose d’une grande expérience en matière des litiges liés à l’exécution, l’inexécution et la rupture brutale et/ou abusive des principaux contrats (contrats d’achat/vente, contrats d’entreprises, contrats de prestations de services, contrat de mandat, contrat de sous-traitance, contrat de dépôt et de séquestre, contrats informatiques…) ;
•Concurrence déloyale : notre équipe a une expérience reconnue dans les litiges entre concurrents et les pratiques spoliant l’entreprise. Elle intervient en amont avant toute procédure contentieuse pour recueillir les éléments de preuve nécessaires à l’établissement des pratiques déloyales (violation de clause de non concurrence, appropriation du savoir-faire, débauchage des salariés, détournement et démarchage de clientèle, parasitisme) et du préjudice en découlant. Elle défend ensuite les intérêts de ses clients dans le cadre des procédures engagées devant les juridictions compétentes.
•Expertise en évaluation de préjudice : notre équipe dispose d’une importante expertise en matière de quantification financière de dommages (perte d’exploitation, manque à gagner, préjudice indirect) et travaille en étroite collaboration avec des cabinets d’expertise comptable.
Translation - English Expertise
The litigation branch of the XXXXXX firm has continually defended the interests of businesses of all sizes, small to medium-sized companies as well as national and international consortiums, in their disputes in France and overseas by using their wealth of experience in preventing litigation.
Our team will advise you and assist you in the pre-litigation, litigation and post-litigation phases of a dispute. The team includes alternative methods for resolving disputes in its strategy.
Our team works in close contact with the other departments of our firm.
Thanks to its multidisciplinary experience, our team offers a wide range of expertise.
Commercial disputes (in civil courts and courts of arbitration)
Our team intervenes in disputes and pre-disputes regarding distribution and contracts, and in matters concerning unfair competition:
•Distribution disputes: our team has developed true expertise in managing the difficulties facing suppliers regarding their distribution networks (dealers, franchisees, and agencies) in the arenas of establishing their network, choosing partners, and handling problems regarding operations and the breaking of agreements;
•Contract disputes: our team wields considerable experience in disputes regarding the execution, non-execution or breaking, either reckless or intentional, of basic contract (sales and purchase contracts, business contracts, service contracts, power of attorney, subcontracting agreements, depository and escrow agreements, technology contracts…);
•Unfair competition: our team is noted for its experience in disputes involving competitors and unfair business practices. Before any dispute process, the team goes back to gather all necessary factual evidence to establish the existence of unfair practices (violation of non-competition clauses, knowledge theft, head-hunting of employees, diversion and solicitation of clients, parasitism) and of the unfair consequences which follow. The team then defends the interests of its clients through legal proceedings before the appropriate courts.
•Expertise in the valuation of unfair practices: our team wields notable expertise in matters concerning the valuation of financial damages (loss of business, loss of profit, third-party prejudice) and works in close collaboration with expert accounting firms.
French to English: Construction project update General field: Tech/Engineering Detailed field: Construction / Civil Engineering
Source text - French Vous avez soutenu en XXXX le projet « XXXX ». Ce projet est aujourd’hui bien avancé et je souhaite vous en donner quelques nouvelles.
A l’initiative des XXXX de XXXX, le projet de fourniture de matériel à XXXX est en passe d’être réalisé. En tant que coordinatrice des projets de développement pour le nord du XXXX, j’ai pu visiter plusieurs fois XXXX et rencontré Mme XXXX, notre responsable locale qui avait fait la demande auprès de XXXX.
Comme vous le savez, le matériel était destiné à meubler le nouveau bâtiment de XXXX, dont la construction était financée par des particuliers XXXX. La fin de la construction était initialement prévue fin octobre mais, le dernier versement n’ayant pas pu être fait, la construction n’était toujours pas achevée lors de ma dernière visite fin novembre. Le matériel a cependant été commandé par XXXX qui espèrent que tout sera achevé lors de ma prochaine visite en janvier. Je ne manquerais de vous informer de l’évolution de ce projet.
En attendant la fin réelle du projet, je souhaite vous transmettre encore une fois les remerciements des XXXX pour votre soutien.
Translation - English In XXXX, you supported a project called “XXXX.” Today this project is well underway, and I would like to give you some news about its progress.
At the initiative of the XXXX, the project to furnish equipment for the XXXX is close to completion. As the coordinator of development projects in the northern XXXX region, I was able to visit the orphanage several times and to meet with Mrs. XXXX, our local contact who made the initial request of XXXX.
As you know, the equipment was intended to furnish the new XXXX building, the construction of which was being financed through private donations from XXXX donors. The construction had initially been scheduled for completion by the end of October, but, since the final funding allocation could not be made, the construction had not yet been completed by the time of my last visit at the end of November. Nevertheless, XXXX ordered the equipment in hope that all would be completed by the time of my next visit in January. I will continue to keep you informed of developments concerning this project.
While awaiting the actual end of the project, I wish to express to you once more the gratitude of the XXXX for your support.
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Many fields, including medical (equipment, pharmaceuticals), legal (contracts, litigation, opinions), engineering (project reports, proposals), literary works (novels, plays, scripts, lyrics, poetry), and business correspondence (letters, agenda, travel documents).
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Over twenty years of experience proofreading mathematical and scientific texts. I enjoy helping other translators achieve the polished final presentation they desire.
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Born and raised in the US, but have lived and traveled around the world. Thank you, God, that Mom was an English teacher and librarian. She gave me a love of language, a feel for fine expression and a penchant for research.
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