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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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I have been translating for over 40 years, 20 of those as a freelancer and experience taught me that clients come and go, occasionally because one agency stopped working with a particular firm or they simply had no work to offer at that particular time in my language combinations. That’s life! As are the cycles of feast and famine. Anyway, over the years I kept a small number of regulars. They offer me interesting projects, we are a good fit and we collaborate very effectively. Whenever I get ... See more
I have been translating for over 40 years, 20 of those as a freelancer and experience taught me that clients come and go, occasionally because one agency stopped working with a particular firm or they simply had no work to offer at that particular time in my language combinations. That’s life! As are the cycles of feast and famine. Anyway, over the years I kept a small number of regulars. They offer me interesting projects, we are a good fit and we collaborate very effectively. Whenever I get a new client, I must say though that the idea of replacing the one I lost never comes to my mind. It’s a new client, that’s all! ▲ Collapse
 


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