translator Nancy du Plessis

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I translate from German to English and French to English, using American or British spelling.

I have focused on international relations, development policy and human rights, the environment, sociology, ethnology and conflict resolution, and am particularly interested in the Middle East and Muslim societies, Africa, Europe and the Americas.

I translate all kinds of film material (exposés, scripts, subtitles) and journalism, as well as art catalogues, websites, literature and philosophy.

A word-for-word translation cannot render a text's meaning and style! My extensive copy-editing experience helps me to produce accurate and elegant work.

Confidentiality and punctuality are my bywords.

I also receive frequent requests to do community interpreting (for health and social services) and consecutive interpreting for meetings and events.

“Thank you very much for your great translation!"

Amanda Kovacs
Islamic Studies Specialist and Author
“We’ve looked at the text and are very, very satisfied. It reads fluently and elegantly and very closely echoes the original text. Our graphic designer was bothered because the English version is so much shorter than the German – but I take that as a sign of a very concise and lean language style that I like."

Research Communication
Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space (IRS)
"Thank you very much for the fast and smooth collaboration.
I would be happy to contact you again as needed."

Franziska Roßland
Events Manager
Communications
Stiftung Mercator
For translating from German into simplified English:

"A thousand thanks for your work, we think your text is great! We are very happy with the results!"

Department of Communication and Cultural Education
Haus der Kulturen der Welt, HKW
“We are happy with all your translations!"

Lea Hemetsberger
Online Communications Assistant
International Politics and Society Journal
For translating an essay from German into English:

"I think the translation works really well – thank you for that!"

C/O Berlin
"Many thanks again for your friendly, uncomplicated collaboration and very good translation."

Steffi Greiner
Urban Development, Law and Social Affairs Department Assistant
The German Institute of Urban Affairs (Difu)
"You translate well… Thank you."
Jean-Jacques Wunenburger
(the first English translation of this French philosopher)

"Your translation is very very good and we're sure that J-JW in particular is happy about how this successfully disseminates his texts and conveys his thoughts."
Frauke Wiegand, Associate editor
Transvisuality: The Cultural Dimension of Visuality
"Many thanks for the translation!
It was a good idea to also translate
the bibliography and the information about GIGA."

Verena Schweiger
Director of Events and Publications
German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

Everything in English!

Nancy du Plessis

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