After finishing her degree in Languages back in 2006, Marlene has worked for some years as teacher of Portuguese. This helped her consolidate her linguistic knowledge and improve her writing techniques. After living in Belgium and in Barcelona for some time, she went back to Portugal where she decided to take a Master's in Translation and language services. She has been working as a freelance translator for the past 5 years and has a lot of experience in technical and scientific translation. She works with several translation companies in Portugal and abroad, including some of the biggest companies in the world. Her favourite areas are marketing and pharmaceutical (clinical trials).
Highlights
Samples
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Language Projects
Spanish (EU) to Portuguese (EU)1,000+
English (UK) to Portuguese (EU)1,000+
English (US) to Portuguese (EU)1,000+
French (EU) to Portuguese (EU)500+
Summary of Language Experience
Spanish (EU) to Portuguese (EU)
Marlene has been translating from Spanish into Portuguese for the past 4 years. She has lived in Barcelona for 2 years and that gave her a great understanding of the language, which she studied for over 3 years. She has worked on hundreds of projects, ranging from technical and legal translations, to scientific and medical ones. She has also worked in more creative projects, such as the translation of newspaper articles.
English (UK) to Portuguese (EU)
Marlene has been translating from English to Portuguese for 5 years. She has studied the English language for over 15 years and has lived and studied in the University of Bristol (UK) for an academic year. She has also worked as an English teacher on several occasions, which further helped her understanding of the language. She has worked on hundreds of projects with this language pair, ranging from technical translations (user manuals, legal documents, etc.) to more creative projects involving some degree of transcreation (marketing and localization projects).
English (US) to Portuguese (EU)
Marlene has been translating from English to Portuguese for 5 years. She has studied the English language for over 15 years and has lived and studied in the University of Bristol (Uk) for an academic year. She has also worked as an English teacher on several occasions, which further helped her understanding of the language. She has worked on hundreds of projects with this language pair, ranging from technical translations (user manuals, legal documents, etc.) to more creative projects involving some degree of transcreation (marketing and localization projects).
French (EU) to Portuguese (EU)
Marlene has been translating from French into Portuguese for the past 3 years. She has studied the language for over 5 years and has passed the international official exam DELF B2, which proves her advanced knowledge of the language. She has worked on technical projects (manuals, training materials) and more creative projects as well (fashion related context, contents for high-end restaurants and also educational materials for children).
Industry Projects
Bio/Pharm100+
Fashion100+
Food100+
Beauty100+
Marketing100+
Summary of Industry Experience
Bio/Pharm
Marlene has worked on several projects in the pharmaceutical industry, namely on clinical trials documentation (protocols, informed consents, synopsis, conclusions, reports, etc.).
Fashion
Marlene has worked on several fashion projects from both English and French. She has translated texts for brands such as GANT, FURLA, CHANEL, OMEGA, etc.
Food
Marlene has worked on several food and wine projects over the past 5 years. She has translated wine reviews, wine labels, tasting notes and other documentation relating to wines. She has also worked on the translation of high-end restaurant menus.
Beauty
Marlene has worked on several beauty projects - online content for beauty products (makeup, moisturizers, beauty tips); beauty blogs and newsletters, etc.
Marketing
Marlene has worked on several marketing projects over the last 5 years. She has translated contents for websites and blogs, advertising materials and radio/TV ads.
Product Projects
Press Release100+
Script/Video100+
Summary of Product Experience
Press Release
Marlene has translated several press releases from fashion brands, as well as banks, manufacturing companies, associations, etc.
Script/Video
Marlene has translated several video contents, both for blogs, websites and internal networks.
