Translating means deciding which word deserves to stay
I am a Spanish, English and French translator. I work on my own, which means the text you send me is read, translated and revised by the same person from start to finish.
How I see the craft
I ask before I assume
When a sentence in the original can be read two ways, I do not choose blindly on your behalf: I ask you. It is usually a two-line question that saves an expensive misunderstanding.
Your terminology comes first
If your company already calls things by a certain name, that name is respected. I note your preferences and apply them to later jobs too.
No machine translation
A machine translates words; a translator translates intent. What I hand you was written by me, sentence by sentence.