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French to English: Mémoires d'une geisha - Inoue Yuki General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Poetry & Literature
Source text - French L'été 1898, Hisatarô annonça son intention de s'installer à Oyama, un quartier de Kanazawa. Kinu avait six ans à l'époque et son jeune frère Goichi trois de moins.
« Je crois que moi aussi je voulais partir là-bas. Nous avons donc pris la route et nous avons franchi à pied les montagnes de Noto en deux ou trois jours. Tantôt mon père me portait, tantôt je marchais. C'était en tout cas le premier voyage de ma vie. »
Le trajet de Suzu à Knazawa se faisait alors de préférence par la voie maritime. Mais en raison des orages de fin d'automne et d'un temps qui se gâte vite dans ces régions, la famille de Kinu choisit le chemin de la montagne.
Ils avançaient avec difficulté en se frayant un passage au milieu des arrow-roots et des buissons touffus. Les kakis faisaient ployer leurs branches. Les fruits mûrs déjà tombés jonchaient le sentier comme recouvert par un long tapis rouge orangé semblable à une ceinture, obi, de kimono déroulée qui teintait les modestes sandales de paille tressée. De temps à autre, Kinu se reposait dans le dos de son père. La mère, quant à elle, portait le petit frère endormi. Au-delà de la mer, sur la gauche, ils pouvaient apercevoir la neige de la chaîne de montagnes Tateyama.
Translation - English In the summer of 1898, Hisatarô announced his intention of settling in Oyama, one of the boroughs of Kanazawa. Kinu was six years old at the time and her younger brother Goichi was three years her junior.
"I think I also wanted to go there. So we hit the road, and we crossed the Noto mountains on foot over the course of two or three days. Sometimes my father carried me, sometimes I walked. It was the first real journey of my life anyway."
At that time people would usually have preferred to make such a journey by sea, but because of the late autumn storms and the unpredictable weather in the region, Kinu's family decided to travel through the mountains.
They made their way with difficulty through the midst of arrowroot patches and terrain interspersed with shaggy bushes. Persimmon boughs bent beneath the weight of their fruit and ripe windfalls littered the path so that it resembled a reddish orange carpet, like an unfurled obi kimono belt, and stained their modest straw-plaited sandals red. From time to time, Kinu rested while her father carried her on his back. Her mother carried her little brother as he slumbered. Out to sea, on their left, they could just see the snow on the Tateyama mountain range.
French to English: Hotel CRM article General field: Bus/Financial Detailed field: Tourism & Travel
Source text - French En 2020, il n’est plus tolérable de ne pas se munir de systèmes d’informations communiquant correctement les uns avec les autres. Si votre PMS vous permet uniquement de communiquer avec votre Channel Manager, c’est un mauvais logiciel qui creuse petit à petit votre tombe. Ce constat et cette règle sont vrais pour tout fournisseur digital avec lequel vous collaborez.
Translation - English In 2020, it really isn't justifiable any more to have information systems that don't communicate with each other. If your PMS only allows you to communicate with your Channel Manager, then it's bad software that is slowly digging your grave. This observation and this rule hold true for any digital supplier you work with.
French to English: Boat/sailing text - very technical General field: Tech/Engineering Detailed field: Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Source text - French La bôme, assez haute, reçoit une grand-voile lattée disposant de 3 bandes de ris (ça, ce n’est pas un luxe, il faut pouvoir beaucoup réduire sur un multicoque qui ne gîte pas).
Sorti avec un ris, et issu du monde des monocoques, j’ai toujours la main pas loin de l’écoute de grand-voile, et je me demande si je dois, ou non en prendre un second… Aller, je le prends, je démarre les moulins puis rapproche l’engin du lit du vent, je choque un peu l’écoute puis la drisse tout en reprenant la bosse de ris à fond puis finis en étarquant la drisse.
Translation - English The boom, which is quite high, has a battened mainsail with 3 reef bands (that's not a luxury, you have to be able to reef a lot on a multihull that doesn't heel).
So I reefed once, and as I'm used to monohulls, I always have my hand not far from the mainsail traveller, and I wondered if I should double reef… I decided to go for it, so I started the motors and then took the engine into the wind, I eased off the mainsheet a bit then the halyard while hauling in the furling line then finished by tautening the halyard.
French to English: Quiche Lorraine baking method General field: Marketing Detailed field: Food & Drink
Source text - French 1/ Préparation de la pâte :
Sabler dans un batteur à petite vitesse la farine avec le beurre. Ajouter le lait dans lequel on aura fait dissoudre le sel et le sucre. Terminer en ajoutant le jaune d’œuf jusqu’à obtention d’une pâte homogène sans la « corser »
Reposer la pâte au minimum 2 heures au froid.
Etaler sur une épaisseur de 3 mm environ et chemiser votre moule.
2/ Confection de la quiche :
Sur votre fond de pâte, étaler harmonieusement les lardons et le gruyère râpé.
Faire l’appareil à flan salé : mélanger les œufs et les jaunes. Assaisonner et mélanger au fouet. Ajouter la crème et le lait. Verser sur le fond de tarte.
3/ Cuisson :
Enfourner immédiatement dans votre four préchauffé à 220 °C, laisser cuire 10 min, puis baisser votre four à 175°C et cuire encore 30 min.
Déguster avec une bonne salade.
Translation - English 1/ Make the pastry:
Use a mixer at a low speed to blend the butter and flour together until it resembles small breadcrumbs. Dissolve salt and sugar in the milk and add to mixture. Finish by adding egg yolk until you get consistent pastry without overworking it.
Let the pastry rest for at least 2 hours in the fridge.
Roll out to a thickness of about 3 mm and grease your tin.
2/ Make the quiche:
Spread the bacon cubes and grated Gruyère cheese evenly over your pastry base.
Make a savoury flan mix by beating the eggs and egg yolks. Season and whisk. Add the cream and milk. Pour into your pastry base.
3/ Bake:
Bake immediately in a pre-heated oven at 220°C, let it bake for 10 minutes then turn your oven down to 175°C and bake for a further 30 minutes.
German to English: Sofa module translation General field: Marketing Detailed field: Furniture / Household Appliances
Source text - German Mit dem beigefarbenen Sofasessel investieren Sie in Komfort. Seine gerade Form lässt sich mit den anderen Elementen derselben Serie mühelos zu einem modernen Sofa kombinieren. Ein modulierbares Element, mit dem ganz nach Belieben Sie einen zusätzlichen Platz für Ihr Sofa gewinnen. Auf diesem Sofasessel werden Sie sich so oft entspannen, dass Sie nicht mehr auf ihn verzichten können. Kuschelpausen in Sicht!
Translation - English Invest in comfort with this armless beige sofa chair. Its straight design means it can be effortlessly combined with other modules in the same series to create a modern sofa. This sofa module gives you the option of adding an additional seat to your sofa. You'll relax on this sofa chair so often, you won't know how you ever did without it. Snuggle siestas ahoy!
English to French: Clothing catalogue (technical) General field: Marketing Detailed field: Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Source text - English Slub pullover with dropped shoulders and petal collar.
Dusky pink traditional baby bonnet.
Wool broadcloth coat.
Chunky knit pullover with ballet neckline.
Shirt with mandarin collar.
Cream blouse with aqua pussy bow collar.
Black money belt.
Candy apple red demi-cup bra.
Striped swimsuit with lined crotch.
Sheer bodysuit with lace details.
Translation - French Pull en coton flammé avec manches redescendues et col corolle.
Béguin vieux rose.
Manteau en drap de laine.
Pull en grosse jauge avec col danseuse.
Chemise avec col mao.
Blousier écru avec col lavallière bleu céladon.
Banane noire.
Soutien-gorge corbeille rouge gourmande.
Maillot de bain rayé avec fond doublé.
Body transparent avec jeu de dentelle.
German to English: Albina das Blumenmädchen von Constanze Reinhold General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Poetry & Literature
Source text - German „Lieber Herr! wollen Sie nicht Blumen kaufen?“ rief eine süße Kinderstimme dem Secretair Langenheim nach, welcher mit einem Bund Acten unter dem Arm schnellen Schritts über den Markt eilte, um auf das Rathhaus zu gehen. Unwillig über den Aufenthalt, da ihn schon zu Hause der Schlag der Stunde, die ihn zur Session rief, überrascht hatte, blickte er um, und gewahrte ein liebliches Mädchen von ungefähr 9 Jahren mit einem Körbchen zierlich geordneter Blumen, welche sie ihm wiederholt mit so anmuthiger Freundlichkeit anbot, daß auch Langenheim sie freundlich anhören mußte. Er suchte Nelken, Granaten und jelänger jelieber zu einem sinnigen Strauß für sein junges Weibchen zusammen; indem schlug die Uhr wieder. Er wirft hastig dem Mädchen die Blumen wieder in den Korb, und bestellt sie nach dem Mittagessen in seine Wohnung, die er ihr genau bezeichnet. Halb ausser Athem kommt er in’s Session-Zimmer und der Direktor läßt ihn über sein längeres Aussenbleiben so heftig an, daß er — aus Aerger, bleich bis in die Lippen — nicht im Stand ist, seinen Verdruß zu unterdrücken.
Translation - English "Dear Sir! Wouldn't you like to buy some flowers?" called a sweet childlike voice after Secretary Langenheim, who, with a bundle of papers under his arm, was hurrying across the market in the direction of the town hall. Reluctant to stop, as the clock had struck the hour while he was still at his residence, he looked around and saw an enchanting girl of around nine years of age with a small basket of delicately arranged flowers, who proffered her wares again with such apparent friendliness that Langenheim also felt obliged to attend to her kindly. He selected some carnations, pomegranates and anything else that took his fancy to make an appealing bouquet for his young wife; as the clock once again struck the hour. He hastily tossed the flowers back into the girl's basket, and asked for them to be delivered after lunch to his apartment, after giving her precise instructions as to the address. Somewhat out of breath, he entered chambers and the chairman teased him so mercilessly about his long absence that he — with lips that were pale with vexation — was unable to suppress his annoyance.
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Master's degree - University of Exeter
Experience
Years of experience: 20. Registered at ProZ.com: Feb 2006. Became a member: Nov 2014.
Credentials
French to English (University of Exeter, verified) English to French (University of Exeter, verified) German to English (University of Exeter) German to French (University of Exeter)
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Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, ChatGPT, Crowdin, DeepL, MateCat, memoQ, MemSource Cloud, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Pro, Microsoft Word, Plunet BusinessManager, Powerpoint, Smartcat, Trados Studio
19 years experience in-house (10 years) and freelancing
Master's degree in TranslationExpertise in a wide variety of fields, please see below Contact: [email protected]Tools
SDL Trados (own licence)
MemoQ (own licence)
Memsource, Catify, Crowdin, wide variety of CAT tools
Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Adobe Acrobat (own licence)
Education
Masters degree in French Literary Translation
Bachelor's degree in French and German
Experience
Ask me for my CV for full list of expertise in your area,
the following are very small summaries.
Culture
and Retail
- Clothing, shoes, accessories, lingerie
for clients such as agnès b., La Redoute, Bobbies, Falke,
Lou lingerie: from catwalk subtitling to catalogues to technical clothing
production
- Wine (oenology)
Manufacturing processes, ageing, wine description,
climat/geology studies for clients such as La Veuve Clicquot, Association des
Climats de Bourgogne,
- Food
For Michelin-starred chefs, recipe, and menu translation,
but also ingredients production, for clients such as Beghin Say, Kusmi Teas
- Hotels and tourism
CRM, PMS translations, internal documents, brochures, and
online accommodation descriptions for clients such as Club Med, Experience CRM,
Les Maisons du Voyage, various ski resorts.
Work for various tourist boards across various departments
in France and Germany.
- Film & TV
Subtitles/scripts for small indie films, documentaries, and
YouTube channels for clients such as Dior, TV5 Monde, Roland Garros and Tour de
France coverage also film/channel synopses for browsers and Cannes press. 10
years subtitling video games
- Art and antiques
Art gallery descriptions and authentication for individual
works/artists such as Dali, Cézanne up to smaller independents, auction catalogues,
online auction site catalogues and livestreaming text, marketing, and catalogues
for clients like Canson, Maped
- Beauty, health, and cosmetics
Catalogues, skincare procedures for clients like Eric Favre
Mary Cohr/Guinot. Product lists, descriptions, and specs for
ingredients/toiletry bases for clients like Aroma Zone.
- Perfumery and fragrances
For clients in Grasse and elsewhere such as Fragonard,
Baobab Collection, product description, ingredients sourcing and description,
also soap and fragranced candle clients like Le Renard Noir
- Sportswear and equipment
Product catalogues, descriptions for clients like Petzl, Sidas,
Babolat
- Home furniture and cookware
Catologues and marketing for clients like Maisons du Monde,
Opinel knifeware, Cookut, Thermomix, The Socialite Family, Hesperide
- Tall ships, boating, and cruise industry
Translation of modern catalogues/boat specs for auction
clients like BandofBoats
Cruise catalogues for clients like Ponant
Charter management
Tall ship projects with antiquated terms (the Hermione)
- Sport
Journalism, coverage, catalogues for clients like Eovolt
electric bikes, Roland Garros, Tour de France, Rossignol skis, cycling and
hiking blogs, ski event coverage
Computers,
IT and Games
- Video games
10 years in-house French senior/lead at Rockstar Games video
game company from GTA IV, GTA V, Red Dead, Max Payne. 9 years freelancing on
MMOs, indie, adventure games such as Dofus, full translation of whole games and
DLC
- IT
Wide range of process and in-house documentation,
troubleshooting, project studies for hosting, apps, digital asset management,
fintech, digital strategy consulting, telecommunications, various types of
platforms, smart home solutions for clients such as Spacefill, Somfy, Pexfin,
Loop computers, Easyence, Beijaflore - also in-house test at Rockstar Games for
10 years
Business
and legal
- Marketing
Consumer surveys for range of products, general marketing
across all fields for all my clients, see my Culture and Retail section for the
wide range of clients for whom I provide marketing
- Telecommunications
Documentation, marketing, internal processes for clients
like Bougues
- HR
Internal documentation, arbitration, procedures for various
clients
Instructional articles and guides from clients like Manutan
- Legal
General contracts, employment contracts, GCPR updates,
privacy policies, terms and conditions, rental and leasing contracts, music
contracts, court proceedings for range of courts, websites, private clients
- Business tools
Documentation and translation of tools, apps, and internals
systems for clients like Salesforce, Pôle Emploi, ADP payroll services, Beaxy
Digital recruitment, various CRMS and PMS systems, also training programmes
Literature
and journalism
I have a Master's degree in French Literary Translation
- Journalism
Multiple articles for sites such as JV.com (for games such
as Final Fantasy XIV, Assassin's Creed: Mirage, Hogwart's Legacy, Sifu etc.)
also a range of articles for lifestyle or art clients such as The Socialite
Family and art gallery openings, plus blog translations for sites like Vosges
qui peut !
Industrial
- Architecture
Feasibility studies, building plan translation, project
documentation, structural fatique monitoring for clients such as Jim Clemes
Associates (Belval/Esch-sur-Alzette development), Agora
(Schifflange/Metzeschmelz development), Place des Bassins in Belval, Esch
- Industrial
Materials manufacture and analysis, cold chains, audits,
tools and parts manufacture, agricultural inputs for clients such as Surtec,
Tereos, Arkema - quite a broad range of very specific clients and industries
such as hot zinc annealing machines to wetting balances
- Pharmaceutical
Bacterial analyses (for culinary audits), batch analysis,
testing procedures, supplements, and additive catalogues for clients like
Louvre Hotels, Vitasil, Lallemand inc.
Automotive
-Spare parts, tuning parts, modern and vintage car catalogues,
and specs for clients such as Mecatechnic, Citroën, Volkswagen, Seat, various
secondhand car websites also for train operators such as Thalys.
Electronics
and appliances
- Appliances
Household appliances spare parts catalogues and detailed
troubleshooting guides and instruction manuals for wide range of brands and
parts sites like SOS Parts and appliances from brands like Candy, Ariston
Hotpoint, Whirlpool.
- Electronics
Lactalis door entry, Thrustmaster, various smart home
solutions such as Somfy
Energy
- Hydro, wind, and solar power
Hardware, control systems documentation, feasibility
studies, technical reports for clients like Abitibi Canyon Generating Station,
the Hydro-Quebec Network, Equans, Bougues, also Bulane hydrogen energy, various
independent solar panel, and wind turbine clients
- Nuclear power
Turbine and control systems documentation, also on-hand
nuclear engineering expertise
Games cont.
Rockstar Games
As Localisation Project Lead at Rockstar Games:
Managing localisation of the project for 11 languages at every stage of the localisation pipeline, responsible for cycling team of 11 out of 60+ personnel.
As Senior French QA at Rockstar Games:
Proofreading, translation, editing, and localisation of English into French.
Accredited Products
As Localisation Project Lead:
Grand Theft Auto V Downloadable Content (2014)
Vice City Mobile (2013)
Beaterator (2009)
Manhunt 2 (PC) (2009)
As Senior French QA:
Bully: Scholarship Edition (2008)
FireFly Studios' Stronghold 2 (2005)
Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned (2009)
Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (2009)
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (2009)
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005)
Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony (2009)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006)
L.A. Noire (2011)
L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition (2011)
Manhunt 2 (2007)
Max Payne (mobile remaster)(2013)
Max Payne 3 (2012)
Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix (2006)
Midnight Club: Los Angeles (2008)
Midnight Club: Los Angeles (Complete Edition) (2009)
Motocross Mania 3 (2005)
Red Dead Redemption (2010)
Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis (2006)
Serious Sam II (2005)
Top Spin (2005)
World Poker Tour (2005)
Virtual Pool: Tournament Edition (2006)
Classified: The Sentinel Crisis (2005)
Close Combat: First to Fight (2005)
Member since Nov '14
Expertise