French Translation
Translation to French? Translating from French? Need a French translator? French interpreter? Interpreting in French.
Our clients trust Andiamo! translators - both into and from French - because they are all fully qualified and mother-tongue speakers of the target language. We select each one for their expertise in your particular area(s) and have recently completed French translation projects for -among many others -:
- a major telecommunications provider in North Africa
- a Europe-wide supplier of security systems
- a worldwide lubricant-chart producer
- manufacturers of beauty products for their packaging and information material
- medical equipment manufacturers exporting worldwide
- tourist organisations targeting Francophone visitors – Britain is among the top 10 worldwide tourist destinations
Please speak to one of our in-house Project Controllers - post-graduate qualified in French - who will answer your queries and assure the quality of your translation in terms of both language and technology.
Which French market are you targeting? When you think 'French', don’t just think about France because French is the official language in 31 countries and there are about 350 million mother-tongue speakers worldwide.
So when it comes to translating or interpreting into French, your Andiamo! Project Controller will discuss with you the right French to use for your text or your interpreting venue.
Call us now for a FREE quote: +44 (0)8450 345677
Working in Europe, you’ll need French not only in France and Monaco but in Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg and even parts of Northern Italy.
French is the native language of 7 million Canadians whose government is obliged to provide all services as well as reports of parliamentary proceedings in both French and English. Most packaging in Canada is also in both languages, so if you’re selling your products there, please bear this in mind.
A remnant from Africa's colonial past maintains French as the first or second language in about 30 of its countries with 115 million native speakers. And in recent years it is French which has evolved more rapidly than any other language in sub-Saharan Africa due to its dominance in their education systems. If you're trading with Mauritania, Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia, French is the language you’ll need.
Derived from Latin – one of the Romans' first conquests was the area they named their 'Provincia' and we still call Provence today – local Celtic languages and those of post-imperial Northern European invaders including the Franks, the 'purity' of French is fiercely guarded by the 'immortels' (immortal ones) of the Académie Française. When doing business in a Francophone country, it's advisable to have at least some basic French.
But just to prove you don’t have to be French to speak French...
Whilst sipping her après-ski aperitif in the café on mardi gras, the business entrepreneur watched her au pair go through the façade of the crèche to collect her youngest. She was looking forward to the evening’s tête-à-tête with the ever-chic Suzanne whose RSVP had hinted at a liaison with the new cultural attaché. Can you spot at least 10 French words in this piece of English?
Want to know more about exporting and travelling to French-speaking countries? The Home Foreign & Commonwealth Office will be able to answer your initial questions.