French to English

I provide French to English translation services to clients around the globe. As with document translations in general, my areas of specialization include general, legal, financial, business, and technical translation, but I accept translations on other topics as well. I also work with international organizations and offer certified translations from French into English.

French Background

As mentioned under the About Me tab, I began studying French seriously in high school. After I graduated, I moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada to attend McGill University. At McGill I chose French Language and Literature – Language and Translation as one of my minors, which means that I took courses in French as a second language, French composition, advanced French grammar, and, finally, translation. These translation courses began with a class comparing translations from French into English and from English into French, and finally culminated in classes of English to French translation (as French to English translation classes were not offered at the time).

During these studies, I got the opportunity to practice my French with native speakers on a daily basis as I lived in the second largest French-speaking city in the world. I also went abroad for a term to the Sorbonne in Paris in my third year at McGill, taking all of my courses in French and experiencing a full immersion in the culture and language of France for half a year.

After I graduated from McGill, I moved to Geneva, in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. I had passed an entrance exam for the University of Geneva’s English unit in the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting, which meant that I would be studying translation from French and Spanish into English. I spent the next two years surrounded by French Swiss culture and completing the coursework for my Master of Arts in Translation, which looked in particular at general, financial, and legal translation. I also completed a short translation internship at the United Nations Office at Geneva, for which it was necessary to have at least two UN source languages (for me, this was French and Spanish).

French to English Document Translation

To find out more about document translations in general and about the services that I offer, please see the Document Translation page.

French to English Certified Translation

I have the qualifications necessary to offer French to English certified translations, thanks to my Master of Arts in Translation for French and Spanish to English and my status as a Member of the New Zealand Society of Translators and Interpreters for the translation of French and Spanish into English.

To learn more about certified translations and my certified translation services, please see the Certified Translation page.

Other Languages

I also translate from Spanish to English and from German to English, and I provide editing and proofreading services in English.

For more information about my experience with these languages, please click on their respective links.

To learn more about the editing and proofreading services that I offer, please see the Editing and Proofreading page.