Services
Scientific and technical translation with precision, consistency and quality control.
Choose the service that best suits your material and the stage of your documentation. I work with professional CAT tools to ensure terminological consistency and efficiency, without compromising human judgement.
Available services
Elija el servicio que mejor se adapte a su proyecto: traducción humana, postedición o dos tipos de revisión. Calidad, coherencia terminológica y claridad para documentación donde no hay margen de error.
Human translation
I offer specialised technical translations in engineering, science, medical devices and mountain equipment. Each project is based on the original text, applying rigorous terminology criteria, internal consistency and adaptation to the communicative purpose of the document. The result is a precise, clear translation ready to be integrated into technical, documentation or manufacturing processes.
Translations are charged per word, using a computer-assisted translation tool (CAT) that detects repetitions and reuses them at no cost, optimising the final price.
Machine translation post-editing
Post-editing involves working on a text produced by machine translation engines. This type of content often contains recurring issues such as structural calques, ambiguities, omissions, inconsistent or incorrect terminology, and so-called “hallucinations” — outputs that do not correspond to the source text.
For this reason, post-editing is priced lower per word than translation, but higher than revision, as it requires a more in-depth analysis and correction process to ensure that the final text meets the linguistic, technical and accuracy standards required in engineering, science and medical devices.
Human translation review
Este servicio consiste en verificar y optimizar una traducción previamente realizada por un profesional. La revisión se centra en la exactitud conceptual, la consistencia terminológica, la fluidez y la adecuación del estilo al tipo de documento y a su finalidad.
La revisión suele tener un coste por palabra menor porque parte de un texto producido por un traductor humano, en el que la estructura y las decisiones lingüísticas ya están establecidas.
Post-editing review
This service applies to texts that have already undergone post-editing but require an additional quality assurance.
This type of review is more demanding than the review of a human translation because the text may still contain issues inherited from machine translation that were not identified during post-editing, such as inadequately adapted terminology, semantic inconsistencies, unnatural phrasing or deviations from the source text.
As a result, this service is usually priced slightly higher than the review of a human translation, as it requires a thorough assessment to ensure a level of quality comparable to that of a professionally translated text.
Work process
The process varies slightly depending on the service requested, but it always begins with reception the relevant materials:
What I need (depending on the service)
Human translation:
The source documents or files in a format compatible with CAT tools, as explained below.
Human translation review:
The translation produced by a professional translator.
Post-editing:
The source document from which to generate the appropriate machine-translated text, or a machine translation of sufficient quality.
Post-editing review:
A text that has already been post-edited by a professional translator.
01.
Analysis and Quote
Once I receive the files, I analyse them using CAT tools to identify new content, repeated segments and any technical aspects that may require special attention. Based on this analysis, I provide a detailed quote together with an estimated delivery date.
In some projects, the nature of the material requires a significantly greater research effort. This may be the case, for example, with lists of surgical supplies presented without context, where each term must be researched individually. In such cases, the work is billed on an hourly basis and delivery times are adjusted accordingly.
02.
Layout and Accepted File Formats
To ensure that the final translation remains consistent with the layout of the original document, I work exclusively with editable Microsoft Office files, such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents, as well as with simple PDF files generated from these formats. CAT tools make it possible to preserve the layout reliably, ensuring that the translated document closely matches the original in both structure and formatting.
Complex PDF files, however, present technical limitations. This includes PDFs created in InDesign, Illustrator or other professional publishing applications, as well as files containing text embedded in images, diagrams, tables or other graphic elements. In these cases, the translation of the textual content can be provided, but the final layout must be completed by the client's design team or by a professional desktop publishing specialist.
03.
Project Confirmation and Translation Process
Once the client has accepted the quote and delivery schedule, a purchase order or other formal confirmation is required before work can begin.
During the translation process, terminology issues, ambiguities in the source text or technical points requiring clarification may occasionally arise. In such cases, I compile a query sheet for the client to review.
This document is sent before final delivery so that any clarifications can be incorporated into the translated files, ensuring the technical accuracy and consistency of the final text.
04.
Submission of the assignment
Una vez resueltas con el cliente las consultas surgidas durante el proceso de traducción, y en la fecha acordada, entregaré el trabajo final y la factura correspondiente.
05.
Optional External Proofreading
(Available for Human Translation and Post-Editing Services)
If you wish, you may have my translation proofread by an external reviewer of your choice. This option is available for both human translation and post-editing projects. All translations are prepared in accordance with professional best practices, using consistent terminology and a structured workflow to ensure that any subsequent proofreading or review can be carried out efficiently and without unnecessary revisions.
06.
Payment Terms
Payment is due within 30 days of the invoice date. My preferred payment method is bank transfer in euros to a Spanish bank account. Alternatively, payment can be made via PayPal in other major currencies.
Guarantees
My priority is to provide a reliable, rigorous service that meets the standards of the technical, scientific and medical sectors. To achieve this, I am committed to the following quality and service principles:
Quality Guarantee
Respondo de la calidad de cada traducción que entrego. Si el cliente detecta cualquier problema de terminología, coherencia o precisión tras la entrega, revisaré y corregiré el contenido sin coste adicional, siempre que no se hayan modificado el texto de origen ni los requisitos iniciales del proyecto.
Commitment to Deadlines
I am committed to meeting the delivery deadlines agreed at the start of each project. This commitment applies provided that the files supplied are complete, editable and suitable for translation, and that the agreed scope of work remains unchanged once the project is underway.
Confidentiality
All documents and information provided by the client are treated in the strictest confidence and used solely for the provision of the agreed services. Where required, I am happy to work under a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) provided by the client or to supply my own.
Traceability and Linguistic Control
Para garantizar la consistencia terminológica y estilística, trabajo con herramientas de traducción asistida que permiten mantener memorias de traducción, glosarios especializados y un flujo de trabajo coherente durante todo el proyecto. Esto asegura coherencia en proyectos repetitivos, documentación técnica extensa y revisiones o ampliaciones posteriores del producto del cliente.