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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Portugal
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Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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Other (a combination) Jul 31

I started my career offering only translation (initially only French/Portuguese, soon followed by English/Portuguese and Spanish/Portuguese and, much later, Italian/Portuguese). The other services I offer (revising, editing and proofreading) were either requested by my clients or chosen by me. In addition, I was thinking of taking now an Adobe InDesign course, but the life of a translator is, as we all know, full of ups and downs and, in the meantime, a rather large project came up (divided into... See more
I started my career offering only translation (initially only French/Portuguese, soon followed by English/Portuguese and Spanish/Portuguese and, much later, Italian/Portuguese). The other services I offer (revising, editing and proofreading) were either requested by my clients or chosen by me. In addition, I was thinking of taking now an Adobe InDesign course, but the life of a translator is, as we all know, full of ups and downs and, in the meantime, a rather large project came up (divided into 7 parts) which will take up three weeks of August and two weeks of September. It'll be in October... 😉 ▲ Collapse


Chris Spurgin
Ma. Alejandra Padilla - LaCour
 
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Because my clients want a one-stop shop for English Jul 31

Translation, editing, copywriting: they want and get it all from me.

After all, changing the language is only a fraction of the translator’s job.

Kevin Fulton
Ma. Alejandra Padilla - LaCour
P.L.F. Persio
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