Profile Qualified freelance translator and interpreter (Hungarian – English and English – Hungarian) in the specialisms of law and technology. Significant experience involving a wide range of clients including various authorities, courts and supermarket chains. A qualifying law degree in English law and a comprehensive engineering degree ensure that experience does not only extend to the languages, but also to the fields of expertise. Member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists and the Institute of Translation and Interpreting.

Professional Achievement

First place on the ProZ.com Translation Contest:
Benevolent deception: "The placebo button effect  » "English to Hungarian
https://www.proz.com/translation‐contests/pair/3317

Second place on the ProZ.com translation contest:
"The Sounds of Silence" » English to Hungarian
www.proz.com/translation‐contests/pair/2975

Why trust me

• Qualified linguist:
  • Chartered Institute of Linguists: Postgraduate Diploma in Translation, DipTrans
  • Eötvös Loránd University: Certified Technical Translator and Reviser
• Several years' experience
• MemoQ and Trados Studio CAT software - lower costs with increased translation quality, consistency and format
• Comprehensive engineering degree covering mechanical, electrical engineering as well as IT - completed in English, but in Hungary
• Qualifying law degree in English law with first class honours classification - completed in English
• Native Hungarian and close to native level of English (Two degrees in English and have been living in the UK for over 10 years)
• Comprehensive professional liability insurance
• Enhanced CRB disclosure
• Professional Memberships:
  • Institute of Translation and Interpreting
  • Chartered Institute of Linguists
• ProZ.com Certified Pro both in English-Hungarian and Hungarian-English

Rates As the structures of the Hungarian and English languages are completely different, the same text uses about 10-15% more words in English than in Hungarian. Accordingly, I charge different rates for each language pair:

• Hungarian into English: GBP 0.07/word, EUR 0.08/word, USD 0.09/word (+VAT, if applicable)
• English into Hungarian: GBP 0.06/word, EUR 0.07/word, USD 0.08/word (+VAT, if applicable)

I can take repetitions and fuzzy hits into account, which can result in significantly lower costs, depending on the text and volume. My company has a UK bank account for payments in GBP, and also two accounts in Hungary (in HUF and in EUR), so payment by bank transfer to any of these accounts is preferred. IMPORTANT! The above prices are for bank transfer only. I do not accept PayPal!

My company is VAT registered, therefore I need to charge 20% UK VAT in the following two cases:

• Client is registered in the United Kingdom; or
• Client is registered in the European Economic Area, and does not have a valid EC VAT number.

I also run a small translation agency, so many other languages are covered: www.shd-translations.uk