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freelance translator, English-Czech

I have been translating since 2013, focusing mainly on texts of technological nature and promotional materials, e.g. manuals, software and all kinds of general commerce-related texts. Apart from this main focus I also translate various general and literary texts, games, video subtitles (Amara). I am well versed in the most-often used CAT software such as Trados and willing to learn new and interesting tools that help us translators every day. I am familiar with current trends in technology and can work with a wide range of software.

I work as translator since 2008. My daily capacity is approx 2,000 - 3,000 words for translation, resp. 5,000 words for proofreading. It depends on the text. During my translation career I have worked with user manuals, technical documents, financial statements, computer games, marketing materials like PR, HR documens, leaflets, surveys, web pages, sport interviews, personal letters, books, travel guides etc... I do not translate natural sciences like physics, chemistry and law.

My name is Lada Zahlavova and I was born on 5th January 1981 in The Czech Republic. Languages have been my passion since the very childhood and so has been also biology and writing. I have been a freelancer since 2010. before that period I worked as a tour guide and a travel agency assistant. My main branches are teaching and translating. I have been translating professionally since 2011. Since then, I have translated almost 80 thousand words of various documents. I focus mainly on Electrotechnic, legal, IT- technology, medical and food industry. Concerning of the text materials, I am able to translate a website content, marketing texts, booklets, manuals and such forms of texts like product labels and lists of ingredients. :-D

I am responsible and detail-oriented translator and proofreader.

4 years experience with translations, post-editing, subtitling and transcribing, both English-Czech and Czech-English.

Long time professional in construction management changed to translator and interpreter. Keen traveller and photographer.

My mission is to help my clients to grow their business abroad by providing them with accurate and fluent translations of their marketing materials, products’ descriptions, technical manuals, apps, or whole e-commerce websites. I am always translating, proofreading, copywriting or transcreating with clients’ needs and final reader experience in mind. My goal is a perfect Czech translation or copy, reader-friendly, well localized to the Czech market and audience. I love to pay attention to small details, and client’s satisfaction is also mine. SPECIALIZATION: e-commerce, IT & software localisation, social science & sociology, ecology, manual & products translation, fiction MY SPECIAL NICHES: technical hemp, sustainable fashion, healthy guts, yoga, sea & sailing, water & climate change WHAT I CAN ALSO DO FOR YOU: translate books (fiction or non-fiction) 📚, subtitles (movies or documentary) 🎦, and apps 📲

I'm a software developer with a very good level of English. I'm able to translate any text from English to Czech or vice versa. I prefer when text is about software, gaming or has a general subject.

I am a native czech translator with over 10 years of experience. I have experience in number of fields, such as culture, business or history.

Scientific and market translations from 2012. Collaboration with DUX Translation, London; Lionbridge, Mumbai; T&T Academy, Warsaw; ArcusLink, Łodź translations agencies Own business since 2018.

English is my second language but half of my family is German. Since I do not speak fluent German, we communicate in English since my childhood. I am very confident in speaking, writing and reading. I consider myself bilingual.