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French to English - Standard rate: 0.13 GBP per word English to French - Standard rate: 0.13 GBP per word Italian to English - Standard rate: 0.13 GBP per word
French to English: Le Vin est Un Conte General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Wine / Oenology / Viticulture
Source text - French A dire vrai je ne suis pas un château, je suis une féerie, un lieu tissé d’émotion. Je me souviens un peu du Moyen Age. Je me souviens beaucoup du 18e siècle et de Jacques de Bergeron, il m’a laissé un nom et une gloire.
Je n’oublierai jamais l’année 1868 et la construction de cette folie de pierres blondes et de briques rousses.
Je suis une nature
Du haut de mes tours je regarde couler l’estuaire. Dans le parc, dans le champ de eurs, dans les ruches, dans le bourdonnement de l’aube, la nature est partout.
Je suis un terroir enchanté
A l’orée des parcelles on a planté un observatoire. On y commente le travail de la vigne, on s’attarde sur l’in nité de cailloux qui chau ent mes Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon et Petit Verdot. Je suis une silhouette de graves blottie entre Saint-Julien et Margaux, je suis une terre unique.
Je suis sage et fou à la fois, je suis classique mais impertinent, je brille de mille feux dans un tourbillon de sensations. Je suis un vin d’auteur et j’écris une magie gourmande.
J’ai mes secrets
Seize marches plongent secrètement sous le château. Derrière la lourde porte, je révèle un paradis enterré. Des verres, le parfum du vin, une boutique. L’ambiance fraîche et sereine favorise l’éveil des sens.
Qu’on ne dise pas que je ne sais pas recevoir... Mes suites sont savou- reuses, fruitées, épicées. Mes salons boivent la lumière du jour, ma cuisine s’enivre de plaisir.
Translation - English Truth be told, I am not a castle, I am a fairy, a web of emotion.
I remember a little of the medieval age. I remember much of the 18th century and of Jacques de Bergeron, who left me both name and glory.
I will never forget the year 1868 and the construction of this extravagant abode of white stone and red brick.
I am nature. From the top of my towers, I watch the estuary ow. In the park, in the ower elds, in the beehives and the humming of the dawn, nature is everywhere.
I am an enchanted land. On the edges of the grounds an observatory has been built. There, they comment on the vineyard work, linger on the in nite number of stones that warm my Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. I am a silhouette of gravel nestled between Saint-Julien and Margaux, I am an unrivalled land.
I am both wise and mad, I am classic yet revolutionary, I dazzle in a whirlwind of sensations. I am a wine of unique creation and I conjure notes of gourmand indulgence.
I have my secrets. Sixteen steps plunge secretly beneath the château. Behind the heavy door, I reveal a buried paradise. Glasses, the perfume of wine, a boutique. The fresh and serene ambience awakens the senses.
It will not be said that I do not know how to host- my suites are delicious, fruity, spiced. My sitting rooms drink in the light of the day, my kitchen is intoxicated with pleasure.
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Bachelor's degree - University of Bath
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Years of experience: 7. Registered at ProZ.com: Mar 2017.
I am a freelance FR-ENG, ENG-FR and IT-ENG translator with experience in the literary, commercial and legal sectors. I hold a Second Class Honours (first division) Bachelor of Arts from the University of Bath in French, Italian and European Studies and an MA in Writng for Young People (Distinction). During my BA degree I specialised in translation and translation theories.
I am British but grew up in France, which meant speaking English at home and French at school. I speak both English and French at native level, with impeccable written skills in both languages. This mother-tongue duality means I can translate back and forth between EN-FR and FR-EN with ease and understand the nuances in both languages, which may not always be obvious to translators for whom their translating language is not their native tongue. Words are my trade and both my own writing and my translations are crafted with the utmost precision, fluency and creativity.
My main areas of work include fiction (especially children’s fiction, historical fiction and fantasy), the wine industry, hospitality, culture, art, history, travel, feminism, politics and journalism and religion. I also write reader reports for several publishers and literary scouts.
I charge £0.12 per word for translations. Available 7 days a week.
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