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Member since Jul '08

Working languages:
English to Portuguese
French to Portuguese
Spanish to Portuguese
Portuguese (monolingual)
Portuguese to English

Availability today:
Partially available

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Ligia Dias Costa
Quality in Portuguese

Porto, Porto, Portugal
Local time: 17:16 WET (GMT+0)

Native in: Portuguese Native in Portuguese
Willingness to Work Again info
25 Positive entries

User message
Welcome to my profile!
Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified member
This person previously served as a ProZ.com moderator.
This translator is helping to localize ProZ.com into Portuguese (EU)
Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization, Training
Expertise
Specializes in:
Medical: DentistryEngineering: Industrial
Marketing / Market ResearchHuman Resources
IT (Information Technology)Computers: Software
Medical: PharmaceuticalsMechanics / Mech Engineering
Medical (general)Finance (general)

Preferred currency EUR
KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 2616, Questions answered: 1747, Questions asked: 89
Project History 3 projects entered    1 positive feedback from outsourcers

Payment method accepted Wire transfer, Visa
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 3
Glossaries Geral
Translation education Bachelor's degree - Faculdade de Letras do Porto
Experience Years of translation experience: 19. Registered at ProZ.com: Mar 2002. Became a member: Jul 2008.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s)
Credentials English to Portuguese (MCE, verified)
Portuguese (ITFI, verified)
French to Portuguese (ITFI, verified)
Spanish to Portuguese (The Spanish Institute)
French to Portuguese (Portugal - Institut Français, verified)


Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Acrobat, DejaVu, IBM CAT tool, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Other CAT tool, Powerpoint, SDL TRADOS, SDLX, Wordfast
SDLX Certified
Website http://www.ligiadiascosta.com
CV/Resume CV available upon request
Conference participation Conferences attended
Professional practices Ligia Dias Costa endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
About me
The best option for your translation needs


I am a native speaker of European Portuguese, living in Porto, Portugal. I have a degree in English and French languages and literature as well as a Spanish course for foreign students.

My favorite areas of translation are: software localization, particularly of document management, content management and archiving applications; web applications; mechanical engineering; users manuals and celular phones.


A technical translator you can trust

I never missed a deadline

Certified Pro Translator (according to the EN 15038 standard)http://pt.linkedin.com/in/ligiadiascosta
ligiapinho@hotmail.com



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: 3040
PRO-level pts: 2616


Top languages (PRO)
English to Portuguese1699
Spanish to Portuguese396
French to Portuguese191
Portuguese to English186
Spanish to English49
Pts in 5 more pairs >
Top general fields (PRO)
Tech/Engineering791
Other773
Bus/Financial321
Medical273
Law/Patents215
Pts in 4 more flds >
Top specific fields (PRO)
Other162
Mechanics / Mech Engineering159
Business/Commerce (general)123
Engineering (general)117
Medical (general)113
Law (general)102
Human Resources80
Pts in 67 more flds >

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This user has reported completing projects in the following job categories, language pairs, and fields.

Project History Summary
Total projects3
With client feedback1
Corroborated1
100% positive (1 entry)
positive1
neutral0
negative0

Job type
2
Translation1
Language pairs
English to Portuguese3
Specialty fields
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters1
Medical: Pharmaceuticals1
Medical: Dentistry1
Human Resources1
Other fields
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Profile last updated
Jan 27