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With a master's degree in translation, I translate texts for businesses and individuals from English and French into German.
My Services
Translation
I provide translations into German for a variety of texts in general language, including private and business correspondence, articles, and popular science texts. My translations are accurate in content and stylistically confident, and appropriate to the context.
When translating your external corporate communications, such as brochures, websites, newsletters, and press releases, I respect your company's individual terminology and style guidelines and ensure that the translation suits your needs and your target audience. This will ensure that your translations effectively target your customers.
Specialised translation
Specialised translations come with some requirements specific to this genre. Apart from language expertise, those include knowledge of specialist vocabulary and the stylistic differences to general language. Those who are familiar with this research terminology and parallel texts, and thus ensure accurate and stylistically appropriate translations.
Do not hesitate to contact me regarding any translation request you may have on any topic, except legal and medical. Depending on the volume of your order, I am always happy to familiarise myself with new areas.
Subtitling
Professionally created subtitles take into account that there is only a limited amount of information that viewers can process in a given period of time.
Due to time constraints, it is not always possible to reproduce the spoken word in full. Therefore, subtitling frequently involves identifying an efficient approach to reproduce the most essential information in a concise and meaningful manner.
I provide subtitles for any type of video, including promotional or training videos, films, or series. With my subtitles, your viewers will be able to follow the content of your videos easily.
More Services
Revision
Reviewing translations done by others to ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to your specifications.
Editing
Improving the style, clarity, and flow of your German texts while ensuring consistency in tone and terminology.
Proofreading
A final check of your German texts for spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors before publication.
Post-Editing
Refining machine-translated output to achieve human-quality results, saving time and costs on large volumes.
Profile
- B.A. English-Speaking Cultures/French - University of Bremen
- Cultural studies, linguistics und literature
- Stay abroad (France, Ireland)
- M.A. Translation Science and Technology - Saarland University
- Translation, specialized translation, subtitling
- Terminology management
- Modern translation technology
- Script languages (Python, HTML, CSS)
Working as a freelance translator from Bremen, Germany, since 2022—bolstering years of experience.
Working languages:
English, French
Translation areas:
Marketing (websites, customer communication, newsletters, brochures), Manuals (user guides, instruction manuals, technical documentation), Business and Finance (annual reports, corporate communication), Music (music, music theory), Leisure (food, drink, tourism, cinema, film, TV), IT (web development, web design, general IT), Environment (environment, energy), Subtitling (films, series, documentaries, training videos, promotional videos), and General texts (correspondence, articles, popular science).If your area is not listed, please do not hesitate to ask.
Your Style From Day One
Every company has its own voice—a unique way of speaking to customers that sets it apart. When you bring me on board, I don't just translate words; I learn to speak your language.
If you have existing translated materials, glossaries, or style guides, these become my style compass. Using modern translation memory technology, I analyse your previous translations to capture your tone, preferred terminology, and brand personality.
The more material you can share, the faster I adapt. Whether it's marketing copy with a playful edge or technical documentation with precision at its core, I make sure every translation stays true to your established voice—right from the very first word.
Companies
A long-term cooperation with a translator may benefit your company in numerous ways. You can rest assured that a reliable partner will always deliver your translations on time and without flaws. What is more, it will help to ensure the stylistic consistency of your corporate communication and save costs.
It is important to maintain a consistent brand voice across all communication channels, including your manuals, newsletters and websites. You can discuss your specifications for your corporate style and glossary with me personally, and I will ensure that your wishes are consistently implemented.
Long-term cooperation also allows me to work more efficiently, which in turn means that you receive your translations faster and benefit from cost savings on repeat content.
- Personal contact
- Consistent style
- Consistent terminology
- Faster delivery
- Cost savings
How to
Enquiry
Kindly provide me with the text to be translated, preferably in.docx format, and inform me of your preferred delivery date and the objective of the translation. Your text will, of course, be treated confidentially.
If you do not wish to provide the full text before placing an order, you may send me the total amount of words and a brief description of the content, or an excerpt.
Offer
Based on the information you provide, I will calculate the price for your translation free of charge and send you an email with a non-binding offer.
Please confirm your acceptance of my offer as soon as possible. You can do so by email.
We will then discuss your project together.
Translation
If you have not already done so, please send me the text to be translated and, if applicable, please do the same for:
- Reference material
- Style guides
- Glossaries
and name a contact in case I have any questions about your project during the process of translation.
Delivery
You will receive your translation on time and in accordance with your specifications and wishes.
Unless otherwise agreed and provided you sent me your text in an electronically editable format format, you will receive a translation that corresponds to the original in terms of formatting and format.
Contact
Please send me an email at the following address: mail(at)danklef-translations.com or use the Button CONTACT, to be forwarded directly to your email client.
Info
The use of modern translation technologies facilitates my work. The CAT tools I employ are not to be confused with machine translation (MT). Rather, they support me by automatically recognizing terminology based on manually created terminology databases and storing manually translated texts in a translation memory, which can then be referenced for further translations.
I am confident that you will be satisfied with my translation, given that we discussed your preferences and specifications beforehand and, in some cases, during the process.
In the unlikely case that you are dissatisfied with the translation, I can offer a final revision free of charge.
Please be aware that your assistance during the translation process could have a significant impact on the final result. Furthermore, I feel only obliged to provide a free revision of the translation if all relevant information was provided to me during or before the translation.
It goes without saying that your data and documents will be treated confidentially. This includes that I am exclusively using offline tools. This means that your texts only leave my PC to be transferred to you.
German translations of English texts are usually around 20% longer than the original. One of the reasons for this is that German uses more subordinate clauses and words are generally longer.
If it is important for your translation that the word count of the source text is not exceeded, the translation must be adapted accordingly. Please be sure to mention such requirements, when you place an order.
I will provide support in any way I can, even if the deadline is tight.
However, translations due on the next day result in additional work that is not always is not always considered from the outside.
I kindly request your understanding that a 100% surcharge is usually applied to rush orders.
Please be aware that a surcharge may apply to parts of an order if the desired delivery date requires more than 2,000 words (or 1,000 words for specialized translations) to be translated each day. Should I be able to accept such an order, I will provide a transparent calculation of the surcharges.
I typically only translate from my working languages into German. In rare instances, I may translate from German into a foreign language at the client's request.
The most straightforward solution is for you to deliver your text in .docx format, although alternative file types are acceptable. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any queries.
It is crucial that your source text is in an editable format that can be converted automatically. Image files are therefore not suitable for this purpose. If the use of image files is unavoidable, these must be transcribed before translation. I charge €50 per hour for transcription.
Unless otherwise agreed, and provided that you have delivered your source text in one of the supported file formats, the translation you receive will correspond to the original in terms of format and formatting.
The price you will pay for translation is based on the word count of your text.
In the German-speaking world, billing per standard line is a common practice. However, this approach is not entirely transparent to the client, as the length of the translated text cannot be accurately determined in advance (see Deviating text length of translations).
Using price per word of the source text makes invoicing more transparent for you and helps you to plan your costs ahead.
The cost of a translation is dependent on a number of variables, including the complexity of the source text, the timeframe and the format in which it is provided. I am therefore unable to provide a quote until I have all the necessary information regarding your order.
As part of an ongoing collaboration, I am are pleased to offer a fixed rate for your translations. This eliminates the need for recalculation, allowing you to plan your costs more effectively.
See price per word.
A translation memory is a database in which translated text segments are stored together with their foreign-language counterparts. These databases can be opened in a CAT tool in order to use the saved segments as a reference for further translations.
Technical terms and their translations are stored and managed in a terminology database. This database can be loaded into CAT tools, which support the recognition of terminology and the translation of subject-specific terms.
Preferred payment method: Bank transfer.
For orders of 5,000 words or more, a deposit of 50% is required. For very large orders, partial deliveries can be arranged.