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French to English: Tanka (Exercises de Style, Raymond Queneau) General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Poetry & Literature
Source text - French L'autobus arrive
Un zazou à chapeau monte
Un heurt il y a
Plus tard devant Saint-Lazare
Il est question d'un bouton
Translation - English The omnibus stops
A hat-wearing rebel joins
A dispute ensues
Later on, by Saint-Lazare
A coat button is discussed
German to English: Quote / Spruch Rainer Maria Rilke General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Poetry & Literature
Source text - German Denn die Kunst ist ein Ding viel zu groß und zu schwer und zu lang für ein Leben, und die, welche ein großes Alter haben, sind erst Anfänger in ihr.
Translation - English Art is a thing much too big, too heavy, too enduring for a lifetime, and very old things are just beginning in art.
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Years of experience: 30. Registered at ProZ.com: Nov 2013.
French to English (Université Stendhal Grenoble III - Université Grenoble Alpes) English to French (Université Stendhal Grenoble III - Université Grenoble Alpes) German to English (University of California at San Diego) German to French (University of California at San Diego) French to English (University of California at San Diego)
German to French (Université Stendhal Grenoble III - Université Grenoble Alpes) English to French (University of California at San Diego)
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Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD, DeepL, DivXLand Media Subtitler, Dreamweaver, Easyling, FrameMaker, Frontpage, Indesign, memoQ, MemSource Cloud, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Pro, Microsoft Word, Pagemaker, Powerpoint, ProZ.com Translation Center, Subtitle Edit, Subtitle Editor, Subtitle Workshop, Swordfish, Trados Online Editor, Trados Studio, XTRF Translation Management System
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I am a native speaker of French and English who grew up in a bilingual household. I also have advanced German skills. After 24 years of experience as an in-house and freelance translator, I still enjoy it! I have lived in 5 countries: UK, Canada, USA, France, and Germany. Thanks to this experience, I can adapt my translations to most varieties of English required.
I specialise in film subtitling (especially documentaries) and scientific translations. My repertoire is varied, but I will tell you up-front whether I can ensure high quality on your translation project or not.
My translation work is appreciated for being extremely accurate. My writing skills are known for being thorough, grammatically correct, and culturally appropriate. When I was a university lecturer, I graded student essays with targeted feedback that resulted in significantly improved writing skills for all students. As a French language teacher, I also use translation as a language learning exercise.
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