How long is a piece of string? There is no fast answer to this question. It depends on the translator, the agency and most certainly your needs. Yes, your needs. Free-lance translators and agencies can fulfil two different requirements.

If you need a large manual with charts, pictures and graphics to be translated in 7 different languages, maintaining the same identical format across languages in a very short time, then go to an agency - a large agency at that. I'll be happy to recommend you a few reliable and professional ones, if you want.

If on the other hand you need a document, a manual, a web page, small or large, with or without charts, pictures and graphics to be translated in one language, you want to have feedback from the translator in order to adapt the original language to make it more suitable for your target translation and better reach a larger number of people, I think I can help you.

In other words: If you want the personal touch , the close attention to the detail , the care that sets hand-crafted items apart from mass-produced products, you definitely want to see a free-lance translator who will be able to talk with you, incorporate your needs and your requirements, give you suggestions why a certain sentence should even be re-written, or a diagram should be changed to match the target audience (simple example: English plugs are wired differently from Italian plugs, and the text should take that into consideration).

This is what I can do for you:

• Provide an excellent technical translation service between English and Italian.
• Provide you with validated glossaries or MT memories for homogeneous terminology.
• Organise the translation of your document in other languages (German, French, etc.) by other equally dedicated and reliable professionals.
• Organise the DTP of the document, if requested.

Email me for further information, estimates, etc. All inquiries are generally answered within 24 hours.