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Sample translations submitted: 2
Spanish to English: Interview about the Dakar race General field: Other Detailed field: Advertising / Public Relations
Source text - Spanish . Muy bien, muy bien. Gracias.
. Bueno, esta carrera es la más dura del mundo y la más importante en Todoterreno. En mi casa, los quince días que dura el Dakar siempre se han vivido como algo especial. Llevo más de 20 años participando en excusiones 4 x 4 por Marruecos, Túnez… y he seguido el Dakar cuando se corría en África en varias ocasiones. Conocía bien la carrera antes de ir, pero la verdad es que me ha resultado mucho más difícil de lo que pensaba.
. En realidad, estás todo el año preparándote. Yo, como copiloto, me preparo, sobre todo, mentalmente, porque sabes que no vas a dormir mucho, que vas a pasar hambre y que habrá momentos en los que sentirás deseos de abandonar. Estos momentos son los que necesitas superar… Te acuerdas de tu familia, de tus amigos y de todos los que están siguiendo la carrera a través de las noticias o por Internet. Los sponsor también te ayudan a superar estas situaciones porque ellos han puesto su confianza en ti y no quieres decepcionarlos.
. Ser copiloto es más difícil que ser piloto; tiene mucha responsabilidad. Le das al piloto toda la información de la carrera: la dirección de los cruces, los peligros del recorrido… vas siguiendo el kilometraje… ¡No puedes despistarte ni un segundo! Incluso, cada 30 minutos, indico que tenemos que beber agua. Si hay alguna avería o algún pinchazo, siempre tengo que solucionarlo yo. La verdad es que, como copiloto, se trabaja mucho.
. Pues sí, porque estuvimos todo el año preparando la carrera, el coche que llevábamos era muy bueno para terminar y habíamos pasado la segunda etapa, que fue la más dura de todo el rally. Una piedra nos agujereó el radiador de agua y, ya sin refrigeración, el motor no aguantó. De todos modos, queremos volver a participar. Ahora estamos buscando sponsor y, mientras tanto, participamos en competiciones como el “Campeonato de España”.
. Muchas gracias a vosotros.
Translation - English . Very well, very well. Thank you.
. Well, this race is the hardest in the world and the most important on all-terrain. In my house, the fortnight that Dakar lasts has always been treated as something special. I have been been participating in 4 x 4 excursions through Morocco and Tunisia for more than 20 years... and I followed the Dakar when it was held in Africa on various occasions. I knew the race well before going, but the truth is that it turned out to be much more difficult than I thought.
. In reality, you're preparing yourself for the whole year. I, as a co-driver, prepare myself, above all, mentally, because you know that you are not going to sleep much, that you are going to get hungry and that there will be times when you will feel like quitting. These moments are the ones that you need to overcome… You remember your family, your friends and all those that are following the race through the news or on the Internet. Thesponsors also help you to overcome these situations because they have put their confidence in you and you don't want to disappoint them.
. Being a co-driver is more difficult than being a driver; there is lots of responsibility. You give all of the information of the race to the driver: the location of the cross roads, the dangers of the tour...you track the car-milage... You can't be distracted for even a second! This includes, pointing out that we need to drink water every thirty minutes. If there is a breakdown or puncture, I always need to fix it. The truth is that, being a co-driver, requires a lot of work.
. Well yeah, because we were preparing for the race all year, the car that we brought has turned out to be very good and we have passed the second stage, which was the hardest in the whole rally. A rock punctured our water cooler and, without temperature regulation, the engine couldn't hold up. At any rate, we want to take part again. Now we are looking for sponsors and, in the meantime, we are participating in competitions like the "Campeonato de España”.
. Thank you all very much.
Spanish to English: Excerpt from 'La Rata, Novela Indignada.' Translated for author Pablo Cueva General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Poetry & Literature
Source text - Spanish Poco después del mediodía comenzaron las contracciones. Tal vez por los festejos y las emociones, la llegada de su primer hijo a los 37 años de edad se adelantó una semana a la fecha prevista por el ginecólogo. Ana ingresó en la maternidad del Gran Hospital del Estado, hoy llamado Hospital Universitario La Princesa, en la esquina de Diego de León y Francisco Silvela, tal como estaba previsto. Fue un parto perfecto. El primogénito y único hijo que tuvieron Leo y Ana nació a las 16.22 horas y pesó 3,900 kilogramos. Decidieron en medio de la euforia de ese día mágico que el niño se llamaría Alegría en vez de Borja, que era el nombre que Ana y sus amigas habían impuesto tras decenas de discusiones con Leo, que prefería Ismael. Leo fue esa tarde con temor al registro civil ya que el nombre era una evidente provocación y, además, era generalmente femenino. Pero la felicidad continuó cuando al mencionar el nombre recibió la sonrisa cómplice del funcionario.
Translation - English
Shortly after noon the contractions began. Perhaps due to the festivities and emotions, the arrival of her first child at 37 years of age came a week earlier than the date predicted by the gynecologist. Ana was checked into the maternity ward of the Great Hospital of the state, now called the University Princess Hospital, on the corner of Diego de León and Francisco Silvela, as they had planned. It was a perfect delivery. Leo and Ana's first and only son was born at 16.22 hours and weighed 3.900 kilograms. Influenced by the euphoria of that magical day they decided that the boy would be called Alegría instead of Borja, which was the name that Ana and her friends had insisted on after countless quarrels with Leo, who preferred Ismael. That afternoon Leo went fearfully to the civil registration office. This was primarily because the name was clearly a provocation and, furthermore, generally feminine. But the happiness continued when when the mention of the name was met with a smile from the civil servant.
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Bachelor's degree - University College Cork
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Years of translation experience: 3. Registered at ProZ.com: Apr 2015.
I am a passionate, creative and committed freelance translator and musician. I specialize in translation for opera, music and the arts as well as literature and poetry. I have an honors degree in Spanish and music. I specialized in linguistics and translation in my final year and I lived in the Basque country in Spain for a year. I also have general experience translating website content, police reports, bank transfer orders, administrative content, educational content as well as interviews and transcriptions.
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