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Rates and delivery times<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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How fast can Exito Vertaalbureau deliver a translation?<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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A professional and experienced translator translates roughly 2500 words a day,\u00a0depending of course on the kind of text.\u00a0Creative articles or marketing texts can take more time than an instruction leaflet.\u00a0And complex legal or medical texts take longer than a straightforward catalogue.
\nThere is a difference between the time needed to complete the translation itself and managing the whole project around it.\u00a0Sometimes, a project requires more extensive preparation, setting up a terminology list or doing more research.\u00a0The completed translation is revised by a second native speaker and in a final check, ‘i’s are dotted and ‘t’s crossed.<\/p>\n

We can also work on a translation with a great team of translators around the world.\u00a0That way, a large project can be completed faster.\u00a0In such cases, it’s always important to carry out good final editing, so that we can guarantee that terminology is consistent and the result has one tone of voice.<\/p>\n

We generally deliver an ISO-compliant translation of a 2500-word text within two days.\u00a0If you need things more quickly, we will always check with you beforehand.\u00a0We look at the possibilities and offer you a tailored option.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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How much does a translation cost at Exito Vertaalbureau?<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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That depends on a number of factors.\u00a0The prices is dependent on the language combination, the degree of difficulty of the text, the format of the document and the delivery time desired.
\nTranslating a short but complex text can take longer than a long but simple text.\u00a0We usually determine the price based on the number of words multiplied by a word tariff.
\nHowever, more often these days, we offer you a project price based on the number of hours needed to deliver a good, ISO-compliant translation.
\nNaturally, we can always give you a rough idea immediately, when you phone or email.\u00a0We subsequently send you a detailed quote by email.\u00a0Once we have received your text, we read and analyse it.\u00a0We look at the structure of the text, the terminology used and the relevant professional field.\u00a0After that analysis, we send you the quote, without obligation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Extra costs for rush translations?<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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There are times when you need to have a text translated at the very last moment.\u00a0A good translator processes around 2500 words a day, including proofreading and corrections.\u00a0If you have a text of more than 2500 words that has to be done in a day, that often involves evening or night work.\u00a0In that case, we call that a rush translation.<\/p>\n

A rush translation is almost always more expensive than a ‘normal’ translation.\u00a0That’s because some other projects may have to be put on hold so that we can work on the rush translation.\u00a0Or because we have to work much faster to get everything delivered on time.\u00a0This has consequences for the price.\u00a0Rush surcharges vary from between 10% to 100%, depending on such factors as whether we have to work evenings or nights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Do sworn translations cost more than 'normal' translations?<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Yes, sworn translations are charged at a higher tariff than ‘ordinary’ translations.\u00a0That’s because there is more work involved in a sworn translation.\u00a0A sworn declaration has to be drawn up and stapled to the translation, and all documents have to be delivered as hard copy.<\/p>\n

Plus, it may be that much more has to be done to make your translated document legally valid.\u00a0Sometimes, a legalisation or apostille is necessary.\u00a0If you’d like to know more,\u00a0read all about sworn translations here or get in touch with us!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Do all language combinations have the same rate?<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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No, the tariff for a translation depends on various factors such as the degree of difficulty of the text, the delivery time desired and the language combination.\u00a0Some languages are required more often than others.\u00a0And here, the influence of supply and demand comes into play.<\/p>\n

The scarcer a language combination is, the higher the price can be.\u00a0Plus, it sometimes takes longer to translate in some languages; take for example languages with special characters, such as Japanese or Chinese.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Do articles and numbers count when determining the price?<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Yes, they count in determining the total price.\u00a0It would be weird if we just didn’t translate them.\u00a0The same goes for numbers or codes.\u00a0Often, we carry out the word count using a text processing program or an analysis with translating software.\u00a0If you’d like to know more about what your translation will cost,\u00a0please feel free to email or call us.\u00a0We are happy to help!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Languages and translators<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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What is the difference between translating and interpreting?<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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With translation, you convey the source text in writing in another language.\u00a0With interpreting, you convey the spoken word vocally in another language.\u00a0an interpreter speaks and a translator writes.
\nThey are two completely different services.\u00a0There are some translators who also interpret but it’s not necessarily the case.
\nExito Vertaalbureau provides translating services.\u00a0We leave interpreting services to the specialists in that field.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Does Exito Vertaalbureau also offer interpreting services?<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Exito Vertaalbureau offers translating, editing and correction of written texts.\u00a0We don’t offer interpreting services but we’re happy to put you in touch with the specialists who do.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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How much can a translator earn a day?<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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A professional and experienced translator translates roughly 2500 words a day,\u00a0depending of course on the kind of text.
\nCreative articles or marketing texts can take more time than an instruction leaflet.\u00a0And complex legal texts take longer than a catalogue, for example.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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What is a native speaker?<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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A native speaker is someone who has spoken the language in question from earliest childhood.
\nFor the purest translation, with a naturally flowing text, Exito Vertaalbureau works as much as possible based on the native speaker principle,
\nwhich means that translators only translate into their native language.
\nSo a translation into English will only be done by a translator whose native language is English.
\nThe theory behind this is that a native speaker is more proficient in the nuances of their language than someone for whom it is a second language.
\nNow and then, there is no native speaker available.
\nIn that case, we look for a translator with a very thorough knowledge of the target language.
\nWe always do our very best to guarantee quality and deliver a perfectly readable text.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Do you translate into all languages?<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Exito supplies translations mainly from and into European languages:\u00a0Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Scandinavian and Eastern European languages.<\/p>\n

But we also regularly stray from the beaten path with translations into Chinese, Tagalog and Farsi.\u00a0We don’t do all that ourselves.
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Does Exito Vertaalbureau work with translation software?<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Translation software or Computer Aided Translation Tools are software programs we use for your translation.\u00a0We personally work with Trados 2021 but we can process a range of tools.<\/p>\n

For technical translators in particular, translation software is an indispensable tool, allowing them to work faster, better and more simply.\u00a0This is not the same as automatic translation.\u00a0The translator is in charge at all times and accumulates a translation memory while translating.\u00a0Every sentence, phrase or word order is recorded in the memory.\u00a0They can later be utilised, resulting in clear and consistent translations.<\/p>\n

Accumulating a translation memory offers significant savings in time, consistency of vocabulary and sentence construction and safeguards quality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Does Exito Vertaalbureau work with machine translations?<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Machine translation with post-editing can sometimes be an interesting solution.\u00a0Especially when you personally want to know what a text says, fast and for internal use only.\u00a0A machine translation is a fully automated translation.\u00a0Examples are Google Translate and DeepL.<\/p>\n

We will never recommend you use this without careful consideration and in any case, without thorough editing of the finished translation.\u00a0Not only that, but using publicly available machine translations can involve you making confidential information public, which you never meant to do.<\/p>\n

Exito has access to secure tools but never makes standard use of machine translations.\u00a0We are looking into how this kind of AI solution combined with post-editing might play a role in the future.\u00a0However, to add nuance to text and process specialist professional jargon and consistency between text components, you need a human translator or editor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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What is a native speaker?<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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A native speaker is someone who has spoken the language in question from earliest childhood.
\nFor the purest translation, with a naturally flowing text, Exito Vertaalbureau works as much as possible based on the native speaker principle,
\nwhich means that translators only translate into their native language.
\nSo a translation into English will only be done by a translator whose native language is English.
\nThe theory behind this is that a native speaker is more proficient in the nuances of their language than someone for whom it is a second language.
\nNow and then, there is no native speaker available.
\nIn that case, we look for a translator with a very thorough knowledge of the target language.
\nWe always do our very best to guarantee quality and deliver a perfectly readable text.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Do you translate into all languages?<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Exito supplies translations mainly from and into European languages:\u00a0Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Scandinavian and Eastern European languages.<\/p>\n

But we also regularly stray from the beaten path with translations into Chinese, Tagalog and Farsi.\u00a0We don’t do all that ourselves.
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We are specialised in translations for companies and organisations and work mainly in the maritime, technical, legal and marketing fields.\u00a0We do that with specialists in those fields!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Quality & working method<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Email, phone or send us a WhatsApp message with your question!\u00a0We are happy to help with information about translations, text writing, editing or correcting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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How can I be sure I'm engaging a good translation agency?<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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People with a sound translation and language training, enough experience and the right expertise.\u00a0They might be freelance or in-house translators or a combination of both.<\/p>\n

Translators often translate into their native language – the native speakers.\u00a0Here at Exito, we always have a native speaker check and edit translated texts.\u00a0Not only to be sure that the text comes across as intended but also to check that the cultural aspect of the language is as it should be.<\/p>\n

Are you unsure as to which agency to choose?\u00a0It might help to check whether an agency is affiliated with a professional association.\u00a0Although membership of a professional association is not a 100% guarantee, it does give you a certain assurance.
\nFor example, many professional associations draw up guidelines on how to deal with quality standards, translators and service.
\nIn addition, an ISO standard offers structure to:<\/p>\n