Translator Interviews
Interview with Katja, one of our loyal German translators
Par Shane Hartford | 10 June 2020Hi Katja. Can you tell us a bit about your professional activity? I’ve been an independent translator since 2011. As a German native, I translate to German from French (80% of my workload) and English. I work mostly with translation agencies (especially Tradonline!) and a few direct clients (SME). Why did you choose to learn […]
Interview with Ivana, one of our loyal Portuguese translators
Par Shane Hartford | 10 June 2020Hi Ivana. Can you tell us a bit about your professional activity? Hi! I’m a translator. I translate from French, English, and Spanish into Portuguese. What studies did you complete? Why did you choose to learn French? I have a bachelor’s in translation. I started learning French at school as my 2nd foreign language (the […]
Interview with Theresa, one of our loyal English translators
Par Shane Hartford | 10 June 2020Hi Theresa. Can you tell us a bit about your professional activity? I’ve been a freelance translator for 23 years. A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I was an opera singer. What studies did you complete? Why did you choose to learn French? I’m specialized primarily in music, and also literature. […]
Interview with Verena, one of our loyal Spanish translators
Par Shane Hartford | 9 June 2020Hi Verena. Can you tell us a bit about your professional activity? Hello! I work as a full-time independent translator and proofreader, for translation agencies (like TradOnline) as well as for independent businesses and individuals. I mostly translate French to Spanish, but also English to Spanish. What studies did you complete? Why did you choose […]
Interview with Georgie, one of our loyal Brittish translators
Par Shane Hartford | 8 June 2020Hi Georgie. Can you tell us a bit about your professional activity? I am a freelance translator, translating from French and Spanish into English. What studies did you complete? Why did you choose to learn French? At the school I went to, everyone began learning French at around 8. One of the first words we […]
Interview with Alessandra, one of our loyal Italian translators
Par Shane Hartford | 8 June 2020Can you tell us a bit about your professional activity? Ciao! I’m an independent translator, I translate from French and Portuguese to Italian, which is my native language. I work mostly on marketing and technical translations, as well as web localization. What studies did you complete? Why did you choose to learn French? My personal […]
Winter holidays around the world… with our translators
Par Alice Judéaux | 23 December 2015TradOnline celebrates diversity this holiday season with a few accounts of what Christmas and New Year’s celebrations mean. Whether focused on religion or romance and friends, the winter holidays have many meanings around the world… A few things stay the same no matter where we come from: the holidays bring us together with our loved […]
[Interview] A French to English translator speaks!
Par Alice Judéaux | 22 January 2015Meet Caroline, one of our most trusted French to English translators! Hello Caroline. Could you give us your job title? I’m a freelance translator. I’m British, and I work from French into English, specialising in marketing, corporate communication and contracts, mainly for the food industry. What qualifications do you have? Why did you study French? […]
Interview with Christopher Knibbs, native English translator
Par Alice Judéaux | 16 November 2009Today we’re interviewing Christopher Knibbs, a freelance translator from French to English, who has been working with Trad Online, and other agencies, for several years. Tradonline : Hi Chris, can you please tell us a little bit about yourself: your background & professional experiences, etc.? Christopher : Yes, I came to France in 1992 and […]