Skill Exchange Thread poster: ingrid devanne
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ingrid devanne France Local time: 11:11 Member (2018) English to French + ...
Hello ! I am a French translator (european) and I was wondering if any British/American/Canadian/Australian translator would be interested in getting in touch for linguistic skill exchange. By this, I mean it happens when I am translating that I get stuck on a sentence because I definitely don't get it. In that case, I often think that it would be great if I could ask a native if he/she could help. And I also think that he/she could be in the same situation and could also need... See more Hello ! I am a French translator (european) and I was wondering if any British/American/Canadian/Australian translator would be interested in getting in touch for linguistic skill exchange. By this, I mean it happens when I am translating that I get stuck on a sentence because I definitely don't get it. In that case, I often think that it would be great if I could ask a native if he/she could help. And I also think that he/she could be in the same situation and could also need my help. Anyway, I don't know if my post is off-topic, but I hope not. In case anyone would be interested and could use my French skills too, just contact me via this forum. I wish you all a great day, Ingrid ▲ Collapse | | |
expressisverbis Portugal Local time: 10:11 Member (2015) English to Portuguese + ...
in order to get help with a term in your linguistic combination, you need to go to: I hope it helps! | | |
ingrid devanne France Local time: 11:11 Member (2018) English to French + ... TOPIC STARTER Skill Exchange | Jul 22, 2020 |
Hello, Thanks for your answer but that's not my point. I am not looking for a specific term translation but more for English-speaking translators who could help and whom I could help when needed. Best regards, Ingrid | | |
expressisverbis Portugal Local time: 10:11 Member (2015) English to Portuguese + ... Maybe I misunderstood you | Jul 22, 2020 |
ingrid devanne wrote: By this, I mean it happens when I am translating that I get stuck on a sentence because I definitely don't get it. In that case, I often think that it would be great if I could ask a native if he/she could help. And I also think that he/she could be in the same situation and could also need my help. The Terminology section is intended for that purpose, but maybe I misunderstood you. You can try: https://www.proz.com/?sp=exchange or https://www.proz.com/pools/native-speaker-conversation-partners I am not aware of any "services" other than these ones. | |
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ingrid devanne France Local time: 11:11 Member (2018) English to French + ... TOPIC STARTER Skill Exchange | Jul 22, 2020 |
Hello again, Actually I posted on the general forum and the moderator told me to post here. As explained, I am just trying to get in touch with translators to ask them questions when I am stuck with a term and to offer my French skills when they are stuck. Not through a forum or anything, just as contacts that you can get in touch with whenever you need a hand. To put it in a nutshell, 'translator-pals'... See more Hello again, Actually I posted on the general forum and the moderator told me to post here. As explained, I am just trying to get in touch with translators to ask them questions when I am stuck with a term and to offer my French skills when they are stuck. Not through a forum or anything, just as contacts that you can get in touch with whenever you need a hand. To put it in a nutshell, 'translator-pals' Hope I am clear... Best regards, Ingrid ▲ Collapse | | |
expressisverbis Portugal Local time: 10:11 Member (2015) English to Portuguese + ... Yes, you were clear | Jul 22, 2020 |
I believe we can get these kind of contacts over the years and with interaction in the forums, but I believe this is a good start to get your translator pals through this post. Best of luck! Kind regards, Sandra | | |
Sheila Wilson Spain Local time: 10:11 Member (2007) English + ... I wonder if you misread the intention | Jul 22, 2020 |
ingrid devanne wrote: Actually I posted on the general forum and the moderator told me to post here. I think they probably intended you to post a specific query on KudoZ (https://www.proz.com/ask) rather than using the forum about KudoZ . As explained, I am just trying to get in touch with translators to ask them questions when I am stuck with a term and to offer my French skills when they are stuck. Not through a forum or anything, just as contacts that you can get in touch with whenever you need a hand. To put it in a nutshell, 'translator-pals' If it belongs anywhere, this belongs here: https://www.proz.com/?sp=exchange | | |
expressisverbis Portugal Local time: 10:11 Member (2015) English to Portuguese + ...
Sheila Wilson wrote: ingrid devanne wrote: Actually I posted on the general forum and the moderator told me to post here. I think they probably intended you to post a specific query on KudoZ ( https://www.proz.com/ask) rather than using the forum about KudoZ . As explained, I am just trying to get in touch with translators to ask them questions when I am stuck with a term and to offer my French skills when they are stuck. Not through a forum or anything, just as contacts that you can get in touch with whenever you need a hand. To put it in a nutshell, 'translator-pals' If it belongs anywhere, this belongs here: https://www.proz.com/?sp=exchange That's what I have pointed out before, but it seems it doesn't apply to what Ingrid needs. | |
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I think it's a great idea | Jul 22, 2020 |
Count me in! | | |
ingrid devanne France Local time: 11:11 Member (2018) English to French + ... TOPIC STARTER Skill Exchange | Jul 22, 2020 |
Hi, Oh great thanks for answering Elizabeth ! I'm happy you think it's a good idea Kind regards, Ingrid | | |
Édith Koumtoudji South Africa Local time: 11:11 Member (2020) English to French + ... I'm interested! | Jul 30, 2020 |
Hi Ingrid I hope my reply is not too late. I like your idea so please, feel free to contact me. Bonne journée. Édith F. | | |
Why not? (I'm as British as they come, language-wise.) | |
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jyuan_us United States Local time: 05:11 Member (2005) English to Chinese + ... For a term question, you can always use Kudoz | Jul 30, 2020 |
It seems you were looking for peer translators that would be willing to help you when you have a hard time understanding a sentence in your source file, and you will do the same in return. However, do you really have such a need very often? In my more than 20 years of practice, I rarely had such a need. Maybe once or twice in total. I may need help more often in expressing a word/phrase/concept properly in my target language than in understanding a word/phrase/concept in my source l... See more It seems you were looking for peer translators that would be willing to help you when you have a hard time understanding a sentence in your source file, and you will do the same in return. However, do you really have such a need very often? In my more than 20 years of practice, I rarely had such a need. Maybe once or twice in total. I may need help more often in expressing a word/phrase/concept properly in my target language than in understanding a word/phrase/concept in my source language.
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