Selecting highly qualified professional Portuguese translators when you need to translate documentation is, perhaps, the most important translation decision when you need to communicate effectively in Portuguese. A competent and well-trained translator working with the quality procedures of a translation agency can make the difference of how you project your image in foreign markets. LanguageTran is a  translation company that offers a professional Portuguese Translation Service supported with a staff of highly qualified linguists and editors ready to translate your documentation.

What We Look For in a Competent Portuguese Translator

1. Native Speakers

Good translators are generally native speakers of the language they translate into, and this is certainly true in the case of Portuguese. The Portuguese translator, in addition to having a complete mastery of standard Portuguese, must be well-versed in the differences between European and Brazilian Portuguese when applied to word choice, spelling and grammar. While these differences are not significant enough to impede understanding in most cases, a sensitive application of the type of Portuguese that best fits the target audience is advisable. In general, the Portuguese spoken in Africa and Asia is closer to European Portuguese.

2. The Must Excel in Writing

A good Portuguese translation can never be translated automatically from a dictionary. That is why all our work is done by professional Portuguese translators. The text must flow from the translator immersing his or herself in the ideas of the original text and then rethinking them in Portuguese so that the end product emerges as an original in the Portuguese language.

3. They Must be Detail Oriented

Many years of experience go into the making of a successful Portuguese translator in order to address a variety of translation quality issues. From the exact way to write dates and times for specific occasions to the proper sentence structure and exact choice of vocabulary, the translator must have a dedicated attention to every detail. Consistent style and terminology must be used throughout the project, and regionalisms—words that are specific to a particular dialect or region of the country—must be used with expertise.

4. Extensively Trained

Legal translations, technical translations, or certified translations require professional Portuguese translators that have experience in the particular field. As your translation agency, LanguageTran requires its team members to have three years or more of experience in their fields as full-time professionals.

5. Have Relevant Experience

In addition to being a professional in the field, sometimes project specific experience may be required for your English-Portuguese translation. A text dealing with electrical standards, for instance, may need a one highly specialized engineering Portuguese translator while a text dealing with software licensing contracts may well need a translator with very different qualifications, although both would be classified as technical translators.

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