Working languages:
Spanish to Catalan
English to Catalan
Catalan to Spanish

Helena Borrell Carreras
Accuracy and reliability - EN>ES, EN>CA

Spain
Local time: 17:56 CEST (GMT+2)

Native in: Catalan Native in Catalan, Spanish Native in Spanish
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Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter, Identity Verified Verified site user
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Services Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading, Subtitling, MT post-editing
Expertise
Specializes in:
Education / PedagogyGeneral / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Government / PoliticsTourism & Travel
JournalismPoetry & Literature
LinguisticsMarketing / Market Research
Finance (general)Medical (general)
KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 24, Questions answered: 16, Questions asked: 8
Payment methods accepted Wire transfer, PayPal
Translation education PhD - University of Exeter
Experience Years of experience: 18. Registered at ProZ.com: Oct 2009.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials English to Spanish (University of Exeter, verified)
English to Catalan (University of Exeter, verified)
Catalan (Universitat de Girona, verified)
Spanish to Catalan (University of Girona)
Catalan to Spanish (University of Girona)


Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Photoshop, Amara, Indesign, memoQ, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, OmegaT, Pagemaker, Powerpoint, QuarkXPress, Trados Studio, Wordbee
CV/Resume CV available upon request
Professional practices Helena Borrell Carreras endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
Bio

I am a qualified translator and editor, PhD in Modern Languages (translation), based in Barcelona. My language pairs are: English>Spanish, English>Catalan and Spanish<>Catalan.

— I have experience in: humanities and social sciences, IT, marketing, travel and accommodation, journalism, arts and culture, education, banking and finance, and medical and legal translation. I have also worked on translating technical texts pertaining to several subfields, such as bioengineering, packaging industry, beauty salons, audiovisual industry, restaurants, etc. 

— I am also a lecturer at the Open University of Catalonia and the UAB, where I have taught Cultural Studies, Translation, Writing skills and Literature.

If you are interested in translating minority languages and colloquial registers, you can read my thesis here.


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: 28
PRO-level pts: 24


Top general fields (PRO)
Tech/Engineering4
Art/Literary4
Medical4
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Top specific fields (PRO)
Education / Pedagogy8
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters4
Mechanics / Mech Engineering4
Medical: Health Care4
Psychology4

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