- Technical translations
Do you need a technical translation
– English Danish?
Technical translations are a speciality
When a technical text must be translated, the job requires a translator with two focus areas:
They must both translate the text correctly and at the same time, have a handle on the technical details. You must know when it is called “fitting” instead of “installation” and how important the difference is. Far from all translators know that, but I do.
My name is Susan Murphy Lamprecht, and I have been running a translation company since 2016.
On my CV I have a bachelor’s from Copenhagen Business School (CBS.), where I trained as a trilingual secretary in Danish, English and French, and I hold a master’s degree in English and international relations from Aalborg University. I am also bilingual as my mother is British, so it was apparent for me to specialise further in the language. It was also obvious to go a layer deeper and specialise in technical English because I thrive on immersing myself and having a handle on every detail. At the same time, technique and engineering are extremely specific and within a fixed framework, which suits the structure that I work according to best.
There are translation agencies and advertising agencies on my client list, as well as copywriters who want to ensure that their clients are satisfied with the technical wording in the texts, as well as technological companies. Furthermore, it also requires extensive experience to make the technical understandable so that non-professionals understand the content by translating the heavy texts with the correct use of technical words for other specialists.
Therefore, I primarily translate:
- Marketing texts for websites, newsletters, or leaflets.
- Instruction manuals for cameras, computers, IT equipment, larger machines, and personal protective equipment.
- Datasheets to accompany chemicals for professional use.
- Maintenance and operating manuals for major industrial and agricultural machinery.
And since I only want satisfied clients, I only do these types of jobs.
Therefore, I do not translate texts about medicine or medical devices, just as I do not translate subtitles, which is your guarantee that I will turn down a job if I do not think I am the right person to do it.
My background as
an English Danish translator
I was born and grew up bilingual with a British mother and a Danish father. I am also a trilingual secretary in Danish, English, and French from Copenhagen Business School (CBS) and hold a master’s degree in English and international relations from Aalborg University.
My CV includes various job titles, all of which have had the common denominator that I have regularly communicated in English. I have run my own translation company since 2016, where I primarily undertake assignments for translation agencies, advertising agencies or technology companies. Here I have found the discipline that I plan to follow as long as I work. So, with me, you can get a fixed agreement for many years to come.
Proven collaboration on technical translations
Three things often apply when translating a text:
It must be done relatively quickly, while there must be 100% focus on all the details, and usually, you also have several other jobs to do. Therefore, you must spend as little time as possible dealing with the translation.
Based on many years of experience in the industry, I have therefore developed a fixed procedure so that we ensure both an excellent result and at the same time avoid that does not disturb you more than is necessary. Therefore, our collaboration usually takes place like this:
*Selv om det er i alles interesse, at opgaverne planlægges i god tid, ved vi jo alle, at der kan komme en ny version af teksten i sidste øjeblik. Derfor har jeg indrettet min arbejdsdag, så jeg også har mulighed for at løse mindre, akutte opgaver fra time til time, når det kniber. Ved øvrige opgaver er leveringstiden som regel under en uge, eller hvad vi aftaler.
Do you have any more questions about technical translations?
Then please call +45 40 61 39 70 or send an e-mail. You are also welcome to send me the actual text which you would like to have translated. Then I will immediately calculate a price, and you will receive a no-obligation quote.
You can also send me a short text of a maximum of 10 lines, which I will translate for free, and you can get an impression of the quality of my work.