Translation services

[scouser1]

One of the great things about TERB is that it has a cross section of the world of all types, and this is why I turn here looking for help. I am looking for a professional translation service that anyone has used before and would recommend, I used Google and literally hundreds came up, so I dont know which are the good and the not so good. Looking to translate a document into French from English, I would do it myself but I want a professional looking one,

and please no suggestions of the copy and paste translations, some of them look like something that a grade 8 kid wrote in recess just before it was due for French class

 

[Cycleguy007]

This is who we use for our professional translations...



(The pic is a link to their website...)

 

[Stoo]

We use Able as well and have good results. The trick with French as you probably know, is to be clear about the audience, and if you want "French-French" or "Quebec-French"... the very different.

 

[Cycleguy007]

We use Able as well and have good results. The trick with French as you probably know, is to be clear about the audience, and if you want "French-French" or "Quebec-French"... the very different.

Absolument! Good point... however we only use it for "Quebequois - French" though...

 

[thompo69]

You must be aware that some highly specialized texts are extremely difficult to translate. Essentially, a translator must understand the topics. This applies to science, engineering, medical texts, law etc. A few years ago, I needed an official translation of such a text. I did it myself first and then gave it to the agency to verify and stamp. They barely changed anything. I used these guys:
http://omnicomtranslations.com/

This is a very important point. The Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario has an online directory that allows to search by location, specialization and/or area of work:

http://www.atio.on.ca