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Source text - Spanish Antecedentes
XXX nace merced a los cambios en la reglamentación eléctrica en Colombia derivados del Plan Nacional de Desarrollo en 2004 que suponía un reto empresarial cuyo éxito podría trascender.
La gestión del servicio de energía eléctrica en los barrios más desfavorecidos es un problema que afecta a toda América Latina. Por primera vez se crea una empresa pensada exclusivamente para estas zonas. Además, los habitantes de los barrios dejan de ser el mercado conflicto de un comercializador para convocar toda la atención y convertirse en legítimos clientes de una empresa que ha nacido para llevarles energía.
Uno de los factores diferenciales de XXX está en su propósito de dotarse de un modelo de gestión que cree empleo en las comunidades en las que desarrolla su actividad comercial: La nueva compañía permite flexibilizar los periodos de pago y adaptarlos al modelo económico por el que funciona en los barrios. Esto quiere decir que la periodicidad de los mismos se adaptará a las mismas tendencias que se registra en la economía de los barrios.
Esta situación la marcaba que cerca de una cuarta parte de la población Colombiana, unos 10 millones de personas, vivían en la Costa Caribe y el 69.7% de la población costeña estaba por debajo de la línea de la pobreza.
Dentro de este porcentaje se encuentran 301.112 familias que vivían en la subnormalidad eléctrica en la Costa Caribe y tenían hasta 30 años de antigüedad en los terrenos invadidos.
La mayoría de esta población pertenecía al sector informal de la economía –venta ambulante- y utilizaban sus viviendas como casas taller (negocios dentro de la casa), en el desarrollo de pequeñas actividades económicas que implicaban la utilización de energía, las redes de energía.
Translation - English Background
XXX was created in response to the changes in Colombian electricity regulations arising from the 2004 National Development Plan, which created a major business challenge.
Managing the electricity supply to the most disadvantaged districts is a problem throughout Latin America. For the first time ever, a company was formed exclusively to supply these areas. Rather than being a thorn in the side of an electricity supply company, the disadvantaged areas became the exclusive market of a company that was created specifically to provide them with power.
One of the differentiating factors of XXX is that its management model seeks to create employment in the communities to which it sells: the new company allows more flexible payment terms to adapt to the economic realities of these districts, i.e. the frequency of payment can be tailored to these districts' income patterns.
Nearly a quarter of the Colombian population (i.e. around 10 million people) lived on the Caribbean coast and 69.7% of the coastal population were below the poverty line.
This means that 301,112 families were living with substandard electricity supplies in shanty towns on the Caribbean coast that were up to 30 years old.
Most of this population operated in the informal economy (peddlers and hawkers) and used their homes as workshops, carrying on small business activities which required the use of power and power networks.
French to English: Fr-Eng Press Article
Source text - French LES INSTITUTONS ET ORGANES DE L’UNION / TROISIÈME ÉTAPE: ORGANISATION ET MISE EN ŒVRE
La Banque centrale européenne (BCE)
La Banque centrale européenne (BCE) a été instituée le 1er juin 1998. Elle est dotée de la personnalité juridique et jouit d’une indépendance totale vis à vis des institutions nationales et communautaires. La BCE assure le bon fonctionnement de l’Union économique et monétaire en dirigeant le Système européen de banques centrales (SEBC). Sa mission principale est de maintenir la stabilité des prix en définissant la politique monétaire de la > afin de sauvegarder la valeur de l’euro.
Translation - English THE INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES OF THE UNION/THIRD STAGE: ORGANISATION AND IMPLEMENTATION
The European Central Bank (ECB)
The European Central Bank was established on 1 June 1998. It has legal personality and is fully independent of national and Community institutions. The ECB ensures the smooth running of the Economic and Monetary Union by managing the European System of Central Banks (ESCB). Its primary objective is to maintain price stability by defining the monetary policy of the “euro area” so as to preserve the value of the euro.
Portuguese to English: Pt-Eng Letter
Source text - Portuguese Peço desculpa pelo incómodo que posso causar com o meu correio, mass into-me com alguma obrigação de o fazer, visto ser presidente de uma Associação fazer o serviço social Numa outra, que mais abaixo darei referências.
Como é do conhecimento de V. Ex., as cartas de séjour não são renováveis, visto sermos europeus, também estou de acordo.
Mas pergunto eu, como nos devemos identificar? O nosso B.I. não tem algum valôr em França, não se pode passar um cheque, não há prova de identificaçao e que por vezes se o montante é elevado, são necesarias duas identificações.
Translation - English Please accept my apologies for the inconvenience my letter may cause; however, I feel obliged to write as I am president of an association and I provide a social service for another, the details of which are enclosed.
As you are aware, residence permits are non-renewable since we are Europeans, which I agree with.
However, how are we supposed to prove our identity? Our identity card is not valid in France, it cannot be used to issue a cheque, it is not proof of identity and sometimes two forms of identity are needed if a large sum is involved.
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Master's degree - University of Sheffield
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Years of experience: 19. Registered at ProZ.com: Jul 2002.
I have been working as a freelance translator since 2002 both for translation agencies and directly for customers.
I worked as an In-house Translator for Deloitte - PMS in Madrid, Spain, where I translated financial statements of large corporations and Deloitte’s internal documents. I developed a specialism in financial translation, I revised texts of other translators and proofread my own texts. I utilised a wide range of resources and compiled my own glossary. I was motivated to produce a high calibre of work within tight deadlines.
Prior to that I completed a traineeship at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium in the Directorate-General for Translation. I translated financial, economic and legal texts from French, Spanish and Portuguese into English. I had training on Trados and machine translation and I gained familiarity with the tools and aids used in translation departments and the practices of professional translators. I also acquired insight into EU policies and the operation of the institutions and understanding Commission procedures.
Keywords: Translator, Finance, Auditing, Business, Contracts, Marketing, General Correspondence
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