Working languages:
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Italian to Portuguese
Portuguese to English

Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Portuguese translations


Native in: Portuguese (Variants: European/Portugal, Brazilian) Native in Portuguese
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Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Training, MT post-editing
Expertise
Specializes in:
Law: Contract(s)Education / Pedagogy
Engineering (general)Mechanics / Mech Engineering
Business/Commerce (general)Marketing
ManufacturingEngineering: Industrial
Furniture / Household AppliancesTourism & Travel


Rates
English to Portuguese - Rates: 18 - 27 EUR per hour
Italian to Portuguese - Rates: 18 - 27 EUR per hour
Portuguese to English - Rates: 18 - 27 EUR per hour
Portuguese to Italian - Rates: 18 - 27 EUR per hour
Spanish to Portuguese - Rates: 18 - 27 EUR per hour

KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 4825, Questions answered: 3097, Questions asked: 395
Payment methods accepted PayPal, Wire transfer
Translation education Bachelor's degree - Honours degree - Università di Bologna
Experience Years of experience: 32. Registered at ProZ.com: Apr 2005.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials Portuguese to English (United Nations English language certificate)
English to Portuguese (United Nations English Certificate)
Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint

Website http://www.proz.com/profile/105781
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Bio

Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral - Freelance Portuguese Linguist

[email protected]

Born: in 1948, Santos - Brazil. Portuguese mother
tongue. 

Language pairs: English/French/Spanish/Italian to Portuguese, Portuguese
to Italian, also Brazilian Portuguese <> European Portuguese
localization. 

For translations from Portuguese, the final revision
is done by a mother tongue colleague.

Specialities: Technical (mechanics, household
appliances, medical equipment), legal and commercial (contracts, tenders,
certificates, insurance), marketing, HR.

Honours BA in Economics and Management - University of
Bologna, Italy. Secondary education in Brazil and the USA. In house translator
and reviser for 9 months at Logos, Modena, Italy 1994/5.

United Nations Language Proficiency Certificates for
English, French and Spanish. I have worked for 5 years at the UN before I moved
to Milan to lecture Portuguese at the Bocconi Management University.

Since I have started working as a translator in 1993,
I have processed several million words in translations, proofreading, MTPE, classic
editing, and localization. Increasingly I have been undertaking post-editing
tasks improving the accuracy of translations generated by tools like Deepl.

My end clients include Zurich Insurance, Walt Disney,
Fiat cars, Rank Xerox, EEC/EU (as a freelance), Rotary International, Honeywell
Bull, International Development Bank, Alitalia, Breitling, Prada, Speedo
Sport Wear, Schindler, Pirelli, Barclay’s Bank, Adidas, Fendi, The Royal Mint,
Cavalli.

If you have
any questions, please write to me.

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: 5129
PRO-level pts: 4825


Top languages (PRO)
English to Portuguese1433
Portuguese to English764
Italian to Portuguese363
Portuguese to Italian196
Spanish to Portuguese179
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Top general fields (PRO)
Tech/Engineering1359
Other1011
Law/Patents915
Bus/Financial820
Art/Literary195
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Top specific fields (PRO)
Law (general)626
Mechanics / Mech Engineering345
Finance (general)336
Law: Contract(s)275
Other201
Business/Commerce (general)196
Construction / Civil Engineering170
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Profile last updated
Jan 29