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Translation charges?

  • 30-10-2008 09:44AM
    #1
    inigo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 650 ✭✭✭


    Hi there! Does anyone have an idea of how much translations cost in Ireland? Are they charged per page, word...? A rough idea will do. THANKS!


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  • #2
    gagalina
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 104 ✭✭gagalina


    depends on language (what is source, what is target language)
    Total word count
    type of text...

    Could be from 10c to 70c per word...


  • #3
    inigo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 650 ✭✭✭inigo


    Thanks gagalina!

    It was a scientific article from Spanish into English, around 4,000 words of text excluding tables, refs, etc. It wasn't really a translation per se. I was given the article in Spanish and a list of questions in English. So I had to read the article quite a few times and answer the questions in English. I was doing it as a favour, then I was told I could get paid, but I really don't know how much to ask for.


  • #4
    gagalina
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 104 ✭✭gagalina


    Hey,

    I don't know about Spanish to English, but English to Spanish could be between 12c to 18c, so should be at least 500 euro.
    They might charge you Project Management or a higher per word rate because you are not a business customer...

    I would suggest to send your text to some localisation companies and asking for quotes.

    (VistaTEC, Simultrans, LionBridge/Elcano are all in Dublin)

    Gagalina


  • #5
    inigo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 650 ✭✭✭inigo


    Thanks again!


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