Member since Jun '04

Working languages:
Portuguese to Swedish
English to Swedish

Lars Palmer
25 years working with Language

Brazil
Local time: 19:37 -03 (GMT-3)

Native in: Swedish (Variants: Rikssvenska, Stockholm) Native in Swedish
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Services Translation, Website localization, Software localization, Copywriting, Transcription, Editing/proofreading, Subtitling
Expertise
Specializes in:
Construction / Civil EngineeringComputers: Hardware
Internet, e-CommerceEngineering: Industrial
Marketing / Market ResearchComputers: Systems, Networks
Media / MultimediaGeneral / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Idioms / Maxims / SayingsJournalism

Volunteer / Pro-bono work Open to considering volunteer work for registered non-profit organizations
Rates
Portuguese to Swedish - Rates: 0.08 - 0.10 USD per word / 40 - 50 USD per hour
English to Swedish - Rates: 0.08 - 0.10 USD per word / 40 - 50 USD per hour

KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 103, Questions answered: 89, Questions asked: 595
Blue Board entries made by this user  4 entries

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Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 1
Experience Years of experience: 32. Registered at ProZ.com: Jun 2004. Became a member: Jun 2004.
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Software Across, Adobe Acrobat, Catalyst, DejaVu, memoQ, MemSource Cloud, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Passolo, Powerpoint, Trados Studio, Wordbee, Wordfast
CV/Resume English (PDF)
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Professional objectives
  • Meet new translation company clients
  • Meet new end/direct clients
  • Work for non-profits or pro-bono clients
  • Get help with terminology and resources
  • Learn more about translation / improve my skills
  • Get help on technical issues / improve my technical skills
  • Learn more about additional services I can provide my clients
  • Stay up to date on what is happening in the language industry
  • Help or teach others with what I have learned over the years
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Bio
20 years of freelance translating w/ experience in technical manuals, IT, telecomm, literary, online surveys, zoology et al.
5 years in subtitling and dubbing.
24 years living in Sweden
31 years living in Brazil

Translation experience mainly in the fields of:

Technical manuals and product desctiptions;
IT software and hardware;
User and consumer surveys,;
Telecomm;
Marketing;
Localization;
Literary - prose, theater- och film manuscripts:
Journalism - (sports, tourism, world affairs;

Published translated work by Brazilian Academy member (chair #4) Carlos Nejar into Swedish and English from Portuguese. (Carlos Nejar is also President of the Brazilian Academy of Philosophy). (see record in Swedish National Library to Swedish http://libris.kb.se/bib/9459925?vw=full), and to English http://libris.kb.se/bib/9856076.

Translator of a series of children´s plays for Swedish Publishing house DRAKEN.

Extensive experience in subtitling of full feature films of fiction, documentaries etc from English and Swedish to Portuguese.

25 years of language teaching, coordination of language courses and teacher training (TTC).

Proficiency degree in English from The University of Michigan, Michigan, Ill. USA.

Degree in Pedagogy from the University Santa Úrsula, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

Worldwide travel experiences to 5 continents, mainly North America, Australia, Europe and South America.

LANGUAGE TEACHING AND TRAINING EXPERIENCE
Has been a free-lance English teacher for executives in national and multi-national companies in Brazil, mainly in the city of Rio de Janeiro, but also in the states of Bahia and Minas Gerais. Teaching has mainly included preparation for presentations, business language, idiomatic language, preparation for international tests in English and other subjects.

Extensive experience in preparation for international English Proficiency tests such as TOEFL, GMAT and Cambridge (CAE, First Certificate, CPE), IELTS.
This user has earned KudoZ points by helping other translators with PRO-level terms. Click point total(s) to see term translations provided.

Total pts earned: 131
PRO-level pts: 103


Top languages (PRO)
English to Portuguese52
Portuguese to English20
Swedish to English17
English to Swedish14
Top general fields (PRO)
Other48
Tech/Engineering22
Art/Literary16
Law/Patents9
Bus/Financial4
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Top specific fields (PRO)
Poetry & Literature12
Marketing / Market Research12
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters12
Other8
Automotive / Cars & Trucks8
Law: Contract(s)5
Human Resources4
Pts in 11 more flds >

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Profile last updated
Nov 28, 2023



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