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论题张贴者: Christine HOUDY
Christine HOUDY
Christine HOUDY
法国
Local time: 15:37
English英语译成French法语
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May 20, 2011

Job Offer of today with a new language pair:

English to Moroccan French Translation...

Any comment?



myrthe
English to French for France freelance Translator
 
Gerard de Noord
Gerard de Noord  Identity Verified
法国
Local time: 15:37
正式会员 (自2003)
English英语译成Dutch荷兰语
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Into Dutch translators are familiar wtih similar requirements May 20, 2011

Hi Christine,

I'm not surprised at all and I even think it's wise to mention it. I don't know anything about the job you're referring to but I can think of several good reasons to ask for a French translation for the Moroccan market. It might be a translation for a supermarket chain: they dont want translations that are slightly off for their customers. Or it might be a legal translation or a translation about Moroccan institutions.

Belgium and the Netherlands have offi... See more
Hi Christine,

I'm not surprised at all and I even think it's wise to mention it. I don't know anything about the job you're referring to but I can think of several good reasons to ask for a French translation for the Moroccan market. It might be a translation for a supermarket chain: they dont want translations that are slightly off for their customers. Or it might be a legal translation or a translation about Moroccan institutions.

Belgium and the Netherlands have officially declared that they speak and write the same language. That's a good thing for Dutch but it doesn't refrain Delhaize from exclusively using native Belgian translators to peddle their wares in Belgium.

Cheers,
Gerard ▲ Collapse
 
ISAAC PRADEL LEAL
ISAAC PRADEL LEAL  Identity Verified
西班牙
Local time: 15:37
正式会员 (自2011)
French法语译成Spanish西班牙语
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Got a better explanation : Apr 14, 2012

... plain idiocy... & the dumbing down of the industry!!
 
Stefan Blommaert
Stefan Blommaert
巴西
Local time: 10:37
正式会员 (自2012)
English英语译成Dutch荷兰语
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Yes, and... Apr 14, 2012

Gerard de Noord wrote:

Hi Christine,

I'm not surprised at all and I even think it's wise to mention it. I don't know anything about the job you're referring to but I can think of several good reasons to ask for a French translation for the Moroccan market. It might be a translation for a supermarket chain: they dont want translations that are slightly off for their customers. Or it might be a legal translation or a translation about Moroccan institutions.

Belgium and the Netherlands have officially declared that they speak and write the same language. That's a good thing for Dutch but it doesn't refrain Delhaize from exclusively using native Belgian translators to peddle their wares in Belgium.

Cheers,
Gerard


..although there are fields in which these differences are almost inexistent (for example science and engineering), there are definitely fields where these differences are important (law, marketing,...), that is, where local customs and social aspects have to be taken into account.

In our case (into Dutch) this is not a new language pair, but a language variant. Same language (grammar and spelling rule), different details (for example differences in vocabulary or preferred use of vocabulary).

[Edited at 2012-04-14 13:58 GMT]
 


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