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...words have the power over life and death, use it wisely, otherwise, save your breath...(by D.J.West B.A.Hons and H.D.E Dipl.)
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Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading, Subtitling, Transcription, Training
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Specializes in:
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Education / Pedagogy
Finance (general)
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Linguistics
Paper / Paper Manufacturing
Philosophy
Poetry & Literature
Religion
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Business/Commerce (general)
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs
Computers: Software
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Internet, e-Commerce
Investment / Securities
Psychology
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Law: Taxation & Customs
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English to French - Standard rate: 0.12 GBP per word / 25 GBP per hour English to Afrikaans - Standard rate: 0.12 GBP per word / 25 GBP per hour Afrikaans to English - Standard rate: 0.12 GBP per word / 25 GBP per hour French to English - Standard rate: 0.12 GBP per word / 25 GBP per hour
English to French: The perfect versus imperfect tense Detailed field: Education / Pedagogy
Source text - English There are effectively, 2 main differences between the perfect and the imperfect tense in French.
1. The perfect tense is an action which occurs in the past which is complete whereas the imperfect tense usually indicates an ongoing action.
2. The imperfect tense is mainly used with descriptions.
For example:
"Quand il est arrivé à environ midi, j'étais en train de finir mon chocolat chaud. Il avait un air de tristesse."
The first part of the sentence "Quand...midi" uses the perfect tense because it is a complete action within a given moment. The rest of the sentence "j'étais..." uses the imperfect tense because it is an ongoing process. The second sentence is a description.
Translation - French Il y a effectivement 2 différences principales entre the passé composé et l'imparfait en Français.
1. On emploi the passé composé dans le cas où un action au passé est complèt pendant que l'imparfait est utilisé avec les actions qui continue.
2. L'imparfait est employé aussi avec les descriptions.
Par exemple:
"Quand il est arrivé à environ midi, j'étais en train de finir mon chocolat chaud. Il avait un air de tristesse."
La première partie de la phrase "Quand...midi" emploi the passé composé parce que c'est un action complèt. L'autre moitié de la phrase "j'étais..." emploi l'imparfait parce que l'action de boire une boisson continue. La deuxième phrase est une description.
Afrikaans to English: Toestand van goedere Detailed field: Food & Drink
Source text - Afrikaans Die goedere wat ek bestel het op Dinsdag the 4de April 2006 is nie in a geskikte toestand vir bedryfs onthalwe nie. Daar was minstens 3 bokse vrugte wat oop was en in the algemeen geensins in 'n toestand is om te verkoop aan my Suid-Afrikaanse kliente hier in Engeland.
Ek wil graag weet of dit verplaas kan word so spoedig as moontlik en vra dat iemand my kontak gedurend oggend ure tussen agt dertig en 11.30 Maandag tot Vrydag.
Translation - English The goods that I ordered on Tuesday 4th April 2005 is not at all in a suitable condition for resale. There were at least 3 boxes of fruit which were open and generally not in a good condition to sell to my South African clients here in England.
I would like to know if these can be replaced as soon as possible and kindly request that I be contacted any mornings ranging from Monday to Friday during eight thirty and eleven thirty.
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Translation education
Other - B.A HOnours, H.D.E [ARTS] UWC
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Years of experience: 2. Registered at ProZ.com: Jun 2006.
Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, MS Word, Powerpoint
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CV available upon request
Bio
Hi. I have several years of translating/interpreting experience, however, primarily I am a teacher of languages. I have two native languages, English and Afrikaans. The languages I'm qualified to teach are French and English.
I'm a part-time artist, youth worker, poet and have published an educational resource for high school teachers.
I am a practising Christian and enjoy working with related material. My work experience is vast and varied and could take days to explain. Email me for any further queries.
Keywords: I have working experience in Education and reference, (8 years teaching experience) 2 years in the finance and investment industry, poetry (i'm a published poet), interpreting (immigration / assylum) and i'm a part time artist.
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