Member since Dec '17

Working languages:
French to English
Spanish to English

Dave Boyd
So English it tastes of Fish and Chips

Australia
Local time: 22:07 AEST (GMT+10)

Native in: English Native in English
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Native English speaker with native-like command of French, degree in linguistics and over seven years of translation experience. Accurate and natural translation achieved through understanding the material, excellent research skills, and creative solutions to rendering difficult passages.

Translation Highlights:
  • Heaven Rentals luxury accommodation and travel website, 6500 words.
  • Partnership Agreement (legal contract ­ 9500 words) between Republic of the
    Congo and a conservation group for the management of protected areas
  • Seed and Emu, children’s story, 2500 words ­ proofread English translation from
    Spanish, and translated Spanish into French. Worked closely with author to
    convey her idiosyncratic writing style.
  • Synfig animation software documentation, 5000+ words ­ English into French.
    Computer graphics terminology.
  • Local Voyage Travel blog, 6000 words ­ French into English. Some
    “transcreation” to do justice to the author’s style when rendered in English.
  • Report on Women’s Participation in Congolese society, 4300 words ­ French into
    English. Carefully chose translation of terms to avoid negative connotations. A lot
    of administrative terms peculiar to Congo, some anthropological and sociological
    terminology.
  • Chapter from Voyage d’Exploration en Indo­Chine, Francis Garnier, 1873 ­
    nineteenth century French, 9000 words
  • Proofreading of EV City Casebook, report on the current state of the Electric
    Vehicle industry, 27000 words
  • Fixing translations of Chinese government documents relating to official policies
    on the ocean, its resources, ecology and territorial claims ­ 50000 words
Biography:
I grew up bilingual, a native speaker of English and having a native-like command of French. From an early age, I showed the symptoms of a translator-to-be, trying to teach myself German, Spanish and Chinese, and attempting to translate 99 Luftballons into French. I have a degree in linguistics, what might seem the natural consequence of a penchant for languages. I am presently studying science with the intent of going into medical and scientific translation and interpreting. I have excellent research skills, driven by a curious nature. Being located in Australia means you can relax and sleep soundly on your side of the world, while I scour every resource I have to research and deliver your translation as perfectly as the languages allow.
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Profile last updated
Mar 24, 2023



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