Ara Mkrtchyan * Armenian-English, Russian-English, Russian-Armenian, French-Armenian Translation * Experience-based Proficiency * Master Member at TranslatorsCafe.com — Directory of Translators, Interpreters and Translation Agencies

Address: Mottastr. 49, Bern, BERN 3005, Switzerland (Show map

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Phone: +41786749349, Fax: on request, Cell Phone: 0041 78 6749349

Closed Captioning, Copywriting, Desktop Publishing, Editing, Interpreting, Interpreting - Conference, Interpreting - Court/Legal, Interpreting - Medical, Interpreting - Sign Language, Localization, Other, Proofreading, Subtitling, Teaching, Technical Writing, Terminology Research, Transcription, Translation, Typesetting, Voice-Over

Technical, law, legal, medical, promotion, media, engineering, mechanics, construction, woodworking, food, diary, software, hardware, IT, industry, oil and gas, petroleum, Armenian, English, Russian, German, French, translator, interpreter, experienced, accurate, translation, interpretation, proof-reading, editing, subtitling, voice-over, simultaneous, consecutive

Acting and Directing, Advertising, Aerospace Engineering, Agriculture, Agronomy and Crop Science, Aircraft, Anatomy, Animal Sciences, Anthropology, Applied Mathematics, Aquaculture, Archaeology, Architecture, Art, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Automotive, Aviation, Banking and Financial, Bible and Biblical Studies, Biochemistry, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, Biology, Biomedical, Biometrics, Biophysics, Biopsychology, Biostatistics, Biotechnology, Botany, Broadcast Journalism, Business Administration and Management, Business General, Business Marketing, Cartography, Ceramics Arts and Ceramics, Chemistry, Child Care, Civil Engineering, Computer and Information Sciences, Computer Engineering, Criminology, Culinary Arts, Data Communications, Data Processing, Design and Applied Arts, Desktop Publishing (DTP), Ecology, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Entomology, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Science, Ethnic and Cultural Studies, Fibre, Textile and Weaving, Film and Cinema Studies, Finance, Fire Protection, Fishing and Fisheries Sciences, Food Sciences, Forensic Science, Forestry, Genealogy/Family History Research, General, Genetics, Geochemistry, Geography, Geology, Geophysics and Seismology, Gerontology, Health, Heating Air Condition And Refrigeration, History, Hospitality, Humanities and Humanistic Studies, Information Sciences and Systems, Internet, Islamic Studies, Journalism and Mass Communication, Law and Legal, Linguistics, Literature, Marine and Aquatic Biology, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine (General), Medicine - Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Medicine - Dentistry, Medicine - Medical Technology, Medicine - Microbiology and Bacteriology, Medicine - Neuroscience, Medicine - Nursing, Medicine - Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene, Medicine - Ophthalmology, Medicine - Pharmacology, Medicine - Psychiatry, Medicine - Public Health Education and Promotion, Medicine - Social Psychology, Medicine - Toxicology, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Metallurgical Engineering, Military Technologies, Mining and Mineral Engineering, Mining And Petroleum Technology, Molecular Biology, Music, Music History and Literature, Naval Architecture And Marine Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Oceanography, Optics, Organic Chemistry, Patent Translation, Petroleum Engineering, Philosophy, Photographic Arts, Photography, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, Physics, Political Science, Polymer Chemistry, Psychology, Radiation Biology, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Religion, Religion and Religious Studies, Science (General), Sociology, Software Engineering, Sport and Fitness, Taxation, Telecommunications, Textile Sciences and Engineering, Theatre, Theology and Theological Studies, Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Tourism and Travel, Transportation, Veterinary, Visual and Performing Arts, Women Studies, Zoology

A graduate of Yerevan State Linguistic University and Berne University of Applied Sciences, I have been working as an employed and freelance translator since 2000. Being deeply involved in the business of translation as a certified translator, I’ve been providing my clients with accurate, on-time and field-oriented translations, simultaneous and consecutive day-long interpretations as well as discreet editing and proof-reading. Since I was profoundly interested in the art of translation, I made sure through intensive trainings to gain a sound knowledge base, both theoretical and practical, prior to starting off my career in translation.

Years of experience have honed my skills to ensure all-around professionalism and a stable list of regular clients. With no client dissatisfied, I keep perfecting my knowledge and skills taking translation to the next level. True to my principles, however, I never take a project beyond my turnaround time or qualifications.

Collaboration with native editor, localization and translation project management have further fostered my experience giving me valuable insight into the inner world of translation. Analytical thinking combined with strong translation skills provide my clients with uncompromising quality.

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ICFJ (US)
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and many others...

Depending on a project, I charge on an hourly basis, by source word count or by target word count. Specific rates and terms are discussed for each assignment.
My detailed CV, recommendations, samples of my translations, and references are available on request. I accept payments through Paypal, EU bank transfer, Moneybookers, Western Union and by cash.

DOWNLOADS

Below are some links to files of interest for professional translators. These files are meant exceptionally for consideration, not to be distributed in any form.

A UN interpretation exam sample of English

The text of the English sample

A UN interpretation exam sample of French

The text of the French sample

A UN interpretation exam sample of Russian

SPECIFIC ENGLISH - Трудности перевода (Аполлова)

The American Heritage Book of the English Usage

Developing writing skills (in English)

Theory of grammar (in Russian) - Теория Грамматики (Иванова и др.)

Comparative Analysis of the Armenian, English and German grammar

Cambridge Grammar Self-study

Writing Skills - Spelling (in English)

Theory of Translation (in Russian) - Теория перевода (Швейцер)

The Economist Style Guide of English

SAMPLES

Below you can download a few samples of my various projects. These are meant for both potential clients' consideration and other visitors' or users' reference: for consideration or learning purposes only. The submission of the samples has been endorsed by the relevant parties; these cannot be further distributed without proper consent.