Trans­la­tion

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you also offer in­ter­pret­ing services?
No. I offer only written trans­la­tion services. Un­for­tu­nately, I am not available for in­ter­pret­ing (oral trans­la­tion).

Do you also translate texts from German into English?
No. I have an excellent command of English, but I am not a na­tive En­glish speaker. As a rule, trans­lators work from a foreign language and trans­late into their na­tive tongue. Therefore, I only offer trans­la­tions from En­glish to Ger­man (German is my na­tive lan­guage). In case you are looking for a trans­lator who works in the other direction of trans­la­tion, I can refer you to an En­glish na­tive speaker if you wish.

Do you also translate technical material and medical texts?
Not really. Having previously trans­lated tech­ni­cal texts (e.g. in mechanical en­gi­neer­ing), I would like to leave this to a col­league with deeper know­ledge and ex­per­tise in these fields. You can find an over­view of my fields of ex­per­tise here: link.

What is a “standard line”?
A standard line consists of 55 char­ac­ters/key­strokes (including spaces).

What is a "standard page”?
A standard page has 1,650 char­ac­ters/key­strokes (including spaces). It consists of 30 lines per 55 char­ac­ters (including spaces).

Do you work with CAT tools?
Yes, I also work with CAT (Computer Aided/Assisted Trans­la­tion) tools such as SDL Trados. If you have already created glossaries or TMX files for your texts, you are welcome to send them to me.

Can I visit you during office hours?
I work in my private home and am not set up for customer traffic. Contacting me by e-mail, phone or instant messenger is usually completely sufficient to discuss and meet your re­quire­ments. If you have very large documents to be translated, you can also send them to me by post (CD-ROM, DVD, USB stick). If you live in Berlin, I can also collect the data storage devices from your place. There is also the pos­si­bil­ity to set up a cloud storage on the Internet (Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, Dropbox) from which I could then download all the needed data.

What would be the best way to contact you?
You can find more in­for­ma­tion about getting in touch with me here: link.