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What is Translation?

"The best compliment I ever had was when the author of a German text saw my translation and told me that he had finally understood what he had been trying to say."

German Translation

There are a number of countries where German is spoken by a significant portion of the population, and the language can vary considerably depending on where it is spoken. Apart from Germany, a few of the countries that adopt the German language to some degree range from Austria, Switzerland and Italy, to Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Romania. The German language is spoken by around 100 million native speakers and 80 million non-native speakers, and there are many national or regional linguistic differences in the spoken and written German. Before undertaking a German translation project for you, we will ascertain precisely where the document is to be published, and make sure the version of German is correct. We will also ensure that we translate in accordance with the target readers, bearing in mind their age, knowledge, education and other factors.

For fluent, lucid and crystal-clear German translations, you can trust LS-Localise to a carry out a superb job, capturing the meaning, essence and spirit of the language - and ensuring that our translation has all the fluency and vibrancy of the original text.

German Typesetting and DTP

If your translated document is to be published, either on paper or online, then please ask about our German DTP and typesetting service. LS-Localise can translate virtually any document produced in any mainstream application. These are the programs which we use on a daily basis:

List updated January 2010

Adobe® InDesign® CS2, CS3 and CS4
Adobe Framemaker® 9.0
Adobe Illustrator® CS2, CS3 and CS4
Adobe Photoshop® CS3 and CS4 
Adobe Dreamweaver® CS3 and CS4
Adobe Fireworks® CS3 and CS4
Adobe Flash® Professional CS3 and CS4
Adobe Acrobat® 9 Pro
Adobe Premier® Pro CS4, CS5 and CS6
QuarkXPress® 7.0 and 8.0
Interleaf® QuickSilver® 1.5
Microsoft® Office 2003 and 2007

German translation service with mother tongue fluency

We specialise in translations into German that are rendered with all the fluency of a piece of original German text. Our translators speak German as their mother tongue, which together with their specialist knowledge of the subject matter to be translated enhances their expertise in capturing both the meaning and the spirit of the piece. Your German translation project will be supervised by a Project Manager who is a degree qualified linguist with similar capabilities to those of the translator – and your final document will be supplied to you in whatever format you require.

German translation tips

Do remember that the size of your text will become bigger or smaller when being translated. As the German language contains many compound nouns, translations from English into German may take up more space on a line, therefore, the size and layout of your original text must be taken into consideration. Our team of coherent translators will ensure the highest quality when producing your German translations.