Freelance Translator

English and French into Romanian translator

2010-04-14T05:22:00.000-07:00

If you need a professional, hardworking and quality-oriented translator, with relevant studies in the field (linguistics, translation and interpreting) and 7 years experience in the field, don't hesitate to contact me. I am available every day, including weekends. I am fast, reliable and easy to work with. The rates are very decent and negotiable (they vary, in general 0.02 euros/source word, but we can negotiate).
My working pairs are the following:
English to Romanian
French to Romanian
French to English
English to French
Romanian to English
Romanian to French
Russian to Romanian

Translating forms from Russian

2009-09-27T02:16:00.000-07:00

One of the documents which are very difficult to translate is the official form you have to fill in when applying for a visa. There are specific formulae and you cannot translate word for word, but try to find the best equivalent in the target language. Here is an excerpt from such a form in the Russian language that I had to translate into Romanian.

"Ecли не осуждены за совершение преступления и не привлечены в качестве обвиняемого, то «нет». Если были проблемы с МВД, то «да, номер статьи УК РФ, число, месяц, год и каким судом осужден». Обязательно нужна завереннауа копия приговора из суда."

"Dacă nu aţi fost condamnat pentru comiterea unei infracţiuni şi nu aţi fost dat în judecată în calitate de acuzat, atunci scrieţi "nu". Dacă aţi avut probleme cu Ministerul Afacerilor Interne, atunci scrieţi "da, numărul articolului din Codul Penal al Federaţiei Ruse, ziua, luna, anul şi pentru ce aţi fost condamnat". Este neapărată nevoie de o copie legalizată a condamnării instanţei."

Variantes pour le traducteur

2009-09-15T00:33:00.000-07:00

J'ai appris une nouvelle méthode de trouver travail sur l'internet. Si tu maîtrise bien la langue anglaise, tu peut chercher des sites français qui ont une variante anglaise, trouver des erreurs de traductions (il y en a certainement), puis tu écris une lettre à la société qui a ce site, en lui signalant les erreurs et en offrant tes services de traduction (il vaut mieux si tu es natif en Anglais).
Que peut se passer? Soit tu n'écris pas à la personne qui es responsable de cet aspect ou qui n'a pas l'autorité necessaire, soit cette personne refuse d'admettre les erreurs signalées, soit elle refuse purement et simplement tes services. Ou tu pourrais avoir de la chance et obtenir un contrat. Je n'ai jamais essayé cette méthode, mais je pense qu'il vaut la peine de le faire. Il y a des personnes qui ont enregistré du succes. Plus sur ce sujet ici: http://thoughtsontranslation.com/.

Traducere rusa-romana

2009-09-11T01:22:00.000-07:00

Here is a translation I made today from Russian into Romanian. The article is from Pravda (11.09.2009). First, the source text:

Черное золото немного прибавило в цене

Цены на нефть на мировом рынке снова увеличились. Это произошло на фоне появившейся информации о сокращениях запасов черного золота в США. Стоимость барреля нефти марки Light Sweet Crude Oil на нью-йоркской биржe NYMEХ выросла на 0,63 доллара – до 71,94 доллара.

На лондонской бирже IСE октябрьские фьючерсы на смесь марки Brent Crude Oil прибавили в цене 0,03 доллара и составили 69,86 доллара за баррель, передает The MoneyTimes.

ОПЕК также продемонстрировала рост u превысила отметку в 69 долларов за баррель и составила 69,23 доллара.

The translation follows:

Aurul negru a mai adăugat puţin la preţ

Preţul la petrol s-a majorat din nou pe piaţa mondială. Acesta lucru s-a întâmplat pe fondul apariţiei informaţiei reducerii rezervelor de aur negru din SUA. Valoarea unui baril de petrol marca Light Sweet Crude Oil a crescut cu 0,63 dolari - până la 71,94 de dolari la Bursa NYMEX din New York.

La bursa ICE din Londra tranzacţiile futures pe octombrie la diferite mărci Brent Crude Oil au adăugat la preţ 0,03 dolari şi l-au fixat la 69,86 de dolari pe baril, informează The Money Times.

OPEC a prezentat şi ea preţul. Acesta a depăşit pragul de 69 de dolari pe baril şi a fost stabilit la 69,23 de dolari.

Working as a translator

2009-09-10T08:41:00.000-07:00

Working as a translator can be tough, especially if you are a freelancer and want to work from home. You have to choose your clients carefully. Some are serious, some are not. Just like translators. Nowadays, it is enough to have a diploma and you consider yourself a translator. I am telling you, it is not enough. You have to be a specialist in a certain field, you have to read a lot, to stay in touch with what is new in order to understand the source text. If you cannot understand the source text, nobody will understand the target text. Some translators say they are experts in all the fields. I would never hire them.
As a translator, you have to respect yourself. You have to ask the right price and give the perfect work. This is the only way, you can remain on the market.
This blog will try to make suggestions, give advice (if anyone is interested), share experience and invite translators and potential clients to talk about their professional needs.