British translator based in Switzerland
I can help you with:
Translation and localisation
The German novelist, playwright, and Nobel laureate Günter Grass described translation as “that which transforms everything so that nothing changes.” But there are different levels to such “transformations”, and I will work with you to determine the best approach: something closer to a word-for-word rendition, or something involving more extensive adaptation to the target culture.
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Bilingual revision
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) defines translation revision as the “bilingual examination of target language content against source language content for its suitability for the agreed purpose.”
Based on your language preferences and feedback (for example on terminology, style, tone, or register), I provide a comprehensive quality assessment of a translation’s accuracy, comparing it against the original text and including in-depth checks of grammar and syntax.
I provide bilingual revision services in all of my translation language pairs.
Monolingual review
The ISO defines review as the “monolingual examination of target language content for its suitability for the agreed purpose.”
Here, I offer a four-eyes check of the translated text, to ensure readability and that it works as a standalone piece of writing. As far as possible, the idea should be for your target readers to be unaware that the text is a translation.
I provide monolingual review services in British and American English.
Why work with me
Past and present clients of mine include independent artists and their agents, galleries, museums, musicians, publishing companies (for a range of literary genres), and several NGOs, but I never simply deal with words on a page. To me, the translation process is a dialogue, and one in which I do most of the listening: Your satisfaction is my priority, so I aim to produce writing that is respectful of your content and faithful to your tone and message, while being guided by the words you’ve entrusted me with.