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Source text - English ‘Yeah, and when Dad finds out I’m going to be toast!’ Matthew protested.
‘Toast?’ Juliette looked confused as if she couldn’t see what was nasty about toast. I don’t think she grasped the bit about starting out as bread and then getting grilled.
‘Dead meat!’ I added, to clarify things.
‘Pardon?’ Juliette looked even more confused. “
Translation - Portuguese - Pois claro, e quando o pai descobrir vou estar frito! – protestou o Matthew.
- Frito? – A Juliette parecia confusa como se não conseguisse perceber o que é que os fritos tinham de mal. Acho que ela não tinha compreendido a parte sobre passar do estado natural ao estado frito.
- Feito ao bife! – acrescentei para esclarecer as coisas.
- Perdão? – A Juliette parecia ainda mais confusa.
English to Portuguese: novel: "Oryx and Crake"
Source text - English He was given a knife like that for his ninth birthday, by his father. His father had always giving him tools, trying to make him more practical. In his father’s opinion Jimmy couldn’t screw in a light bulb. So who wants to screw in a light bulb?, says the voice in Snowman’s head, a stand-up comic this time. I’d rather do it in bed.
Translation - Portuguese O pai tinha-lhe oferecido um canivete igual àquele quando fizera nove anos. O pai passava o tempo a dar-lhe ferramentas, a tentar torná-lo mais prático. Na opinião do pai, Jimmy não era sequer capaz de enroscar uma lâmpada. Também quem é que quer enroscar uma lâmpada? diz a voz na mente do Homem das Neves, desta vez a voz de um engraçadinho. Enroscar por enroscar, preferia fazê-lo na cama, com alguém.
Experience:
- 13 years in teaching English as a Foreign Language
- 13 years in part-time freelance translation
- Currently working as a full-time translator/proofreader/QM since 2011
Areas of Specialization:
- Literature
- Medicine
- Social Sciences
- Educational Sciences
Other areas of work:
- Business
- Cooking
- Religion
- History
- General
Translation has grown on to me and is now a meaningful part of my life because it also renders me self-fulfilment and pleasure.
I have been working for quite some time now with a publishing house in Portugal and I have translated several books which have been published.
More detailed information can be found in my CV.
Rates negotiable according to volume of job, payment method and time, etc.
Also work with CAT tools: Wordfast, XTM and SDLX.
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Member since Dec '07
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