1. Andy or Andreas?

Whichever you prefer! I use the two interchangeably so you can too!

2. Which CAT tools do you use?

I have licences for SDL Studio and memoQ.

I also use online translation platforms such as PHRASE.

3. Which languages do you work with?

English (my mother tongue), French, Greek, Spanish and Catalan.

I normally translate in the following language pairs:

• French to English,

• Greek to English,

• Spanish to English.

For Catalan, it’s a bit more complicated! See question 6.

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4. Do translators only translate into their mother tongue?

Yes, mostly. It’s true for nearly all professional translators who work with Western European languages (which are the ones I’m familiar with).

The general rule is that translators only translate into their mother tongue. However, there are two scenarios in which the general rule may be overridden:

• The pool of translators for a given target language or language pair is too small to dogmatically insist on a native speaker every time.

• The translation doesn’t have to sound like it was written by a native speaker.

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5. Do you ever translate into French, Greek or Spanish?

Yes. From time to time, I do translations in my reverse language pairs:

• English to French,

• English to Greek,

• English to Spanish.

If I’m comfortable with the subject matter, I can guarantee that my translation will be understood as intended. However, I cannot guarantee that it will read as if written by a native speaker. Sometimes ‘non-nativeness’ is not a problem. For example, I have a Spanish client who occasionally asks me to translate articles about his company’s products that have appeared in English- and French-language publications. My translations are for internal use only so they don’t need to sound 100% natural.

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6. What about Catalan?

As regards Catalan, I currently have a high level in the so-called receptive skills (reading and listening) but my productive skills (writing and speaking) are below professional level. I will therefore consider, on a case-by-case basis, translations from Catalan to English only.

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7. Do you provide sworn translations?

No. This is a service mainly offered by translators who’ve had a formal education in translation. My background is in medical science.

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8. Do you translate in person?

I think you’re referring to interpreting. Although interpreting is often called translation, those of us who work with languages make a clear distinction between the two. Quite simply:

• translation is solely concerned with writing,

• while interpreting is solely concerned with speech.

I only do translations.

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9. Do you have a minimum charge?

Yes. I charge a minimum fee to cover administrative and accounting tasks that I have to do for every single job, however big or small.

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10. Do you have a CV/resume?

Yes I do. Send me a message with your request.

My CV is also available in French, Spanish and Greek.

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11. Can you provide any references for your translation services?

Yes I can. Send me your request.

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12. Are you a member of any professional associations?

I am currently a member of my local translators association: Associació Professional de Traductors i Intèrprets de Catalunya (APTIC) 🡕.

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13. Can you reproduce formatting in Word?

Yes, I can reproduce the formatting of your document in Microsoft Word. Over the years, I’ve developed a good feel for what clients expect when they ask for reproduction of formatting. And I’ve spent an unhealthy amount of time getting to know the ways of Microsoft Word!

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