Cent Pour Cent Anglais - translation, proofreading, English tuition

Quality: I was a solicitor in England for 20 years, and I have been a professional translator since 2009. I'm also a published author. I translate with sensitivity and intelligence, always taking account of the context. My priorities are attention to detail and client satisfaction. See testimonials from clients.

Mother tongue: According to the Société Française des Traducteurs, it is a basic rule that "professional translators translate into their native language". I am English, and I translate only from French to English.

Prices: My tariff is affordable, whatever the length or nature of your document.

Payment: Prepayment means no surprises for anybody. For the most reputable organisations (universities, government agencies, major NGOs, etc) payment can be made 30 days after invoice; I have an account with ChorusPro.

MY SERVICES

Translation into English

Translation graphic English-language versions of websites, brochures, leaflets, guides, press releases, CVs, covering letters and other documents.

Quality, confidentiality and discretion.

Typical rates for translation:

£0.046 per word (straightforward text, curriculum vitae if simple, tourist office website, T-shirt catalogue)
£0.05 per word (blog about health and addictions, insurance policy for prestige buildings and contents, CPD podcasts, client newsletter about data protection, book for younger readers)
£0.06 per word (literary work, multiple choice questionnaire on robotic surgery)
£0.07 per word (esoteric book with many obscure references)

If your document contains specialist vocabulary, that is seldom a problem. I can easily find equivalents for business, financial and literary words and phrases, and usually for legal, medical and most scientific and technical English.

If your subject is highly technical and in an unusual area (for example, a philosophical essay by Samuel Beckett, or a descriptive catalogue of crane slings and lifting equipment made from wire, chain and textiles), the rate per word will be higher.

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Proof-reading of documents in English

Proofreading graphic Checking documents which have already been translated from French to English, and making any necessary corrections.

Typical rates for proof-reading and correction are £0.02 to £0.03 per word.

The price depends on the quality of your document. Please beware of automatic translation software, which is all more or less disappointing, especially the freeware. It is faster - and cheaper - to translate the original French text into English from scratch than it is to correct most machine translations.

I work on all kinds of documents, from catalogues and press releases to technical manuals and articles for professional journals. Articles that I have corrected have appeared in peer-reviewed international scientific journals including:

Ethology, International Journal of Behavioural Ecology (John Wiley & Sons)
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Plast. Reconstr. Surg.)
Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthétique (Ann Chir Plast Esthet)
Health Information Management Journal (HIMJ)
Revue Neurologique (Société Française de Neurologie)
Explorations in Economic History (Elsevier)
Annals of Economics and Statistics (ADRES)

Is there an original French document? If so, a copy would be helpful.

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MY PRICES (TRANSLATION AND PROOF-READING)

Rate per word, rate per hour
I usually work on a rate per word, typically:

between 2.2 pence and 2.9 pence per word for proof-reading
between 4.6 pence and 5.9 pence per word for translation

Otherwise, my rate is £30 per hour. I am resident in England, and I am not registered for VAT.

Minimum charge
£30, for an hour's work.

Peace of mind
On receiving your document I will send you an estimate of price and turnaround time, and I send every new client a free sample representing five minutes work on their document.

When you receive the estimate you have two prepayment options:
• Option #1 is the cautious approach : pre-pay in instalments of £15 or £30 so that you can check my work at each stage.
• Option #2 is for experienced clients who want fast turnaround : just pre-pay the whole amount on the estimate.

MY TURNAROUND TIME

In other words, I am currently booked up four days ahead and I can deal with your job after that.

I indicate my current turnaround time on receipt of each document.

French-English language services