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Directory for sworn translators in Belgium-Copyright Traductoris.com/©All rights reserved
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Sworn translator in Taranto, Italy Specialized in sworn translations |
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Arabic - French - Arabic Sworn and specialised translations and interpretations in Charleroi, Mons, Tournai +32 (0)69 30 17 06 & +32 (0)488 02 49 03 |
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Specialized and sworn translator-interpreter in Ghent |
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Francis AUQUIER - translation, proof-reading and linguistic consulting services in Brussels English, German → French +32 (0)27 79 32 82 & +32 (0)475 69 07 06 |
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Kazakh, Dutch, French and Russian Sworn and specialized translations and interpretations at the Courts of First Instance, Council Chamber, Court of Appeal, Assize Court, for marriages... in Brussels and in Flanders county +32 (0)494 61 59 11 - s.nazgul60@outlook.com |
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Sworn (or not sworn) translator and interpreter in Dutch, English, French, Hungarian, Romanian Accompanying during:
Court of First Instance & Court of Appeal in Brussels +32 (0)498 57 51 15 - martabica007@gmail.com |
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French - Dutch - French Sworn translations and legalisations of all official documents for private persons and companies +32 (0)486 95 14 34 - gblauwers@gmail.com 1050 Brussels & 1331 Rixensart |
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Sworn translations and interpretations, consecutive & simultaneous interpretations or during interviews in Brussels in: Arabic, English, French, Italian Special student rates available for translations of academic documents +32 (0)489 28 15 07 amal.boualga@translationservices.be |
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Dutch, English, French, Spanish |
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offers you in Brussels sworn and specialised translations, conference interpretations in: English, French, Romanian and Russian +32 (0)499 12 95 06 - europeannexus@gmail.com |
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English, French, Romanian, Spanish in Mons, Nivelles & Charleroi More than 15 years of experience in sworn and specialised translations, sworn interpretations or during business meetings, interviews... +32 (0)470 133 243 |
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+32 (0)475 61 75 35 Sworn translator and interpreter in English, French, Italian Courts : Brussels & Nivelles |
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Sworn translator and interpreter Italian → French → Italian
+32 (0)485 56 47 82 - a.di.paoli@avocat.be |
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Sworn translator - interpreter in Italian, English, French Courts of Justice: Liège, Hainaut - Italian Consulate in Charleroi Holder of a University Certificate in Interpretation in Legal Context +32 (0)496 05 69 60 - info@in-verbo-veritas.be |
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Arabic, Berber, Dutch, French, German Specialized and sworn translator and interpreter by the Court of First Instance in Antwerp +32 (0)3 297 40 07 & +32 (0)475 96 11 88 |
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Dutch, English, French, German, Italian → Sworn translator and interpreter by the Court of Appeal in Brussels and the Court of First Instance in Mons → Specialised in juridical, financial, marketing, medical and administrative translations +32 (0)2 771 26 04 & +32 (0)475 53 13 47 |
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Since 2008 translations and interpretations ENGLISH - FRENCH - RUSSIAN- UKRAINIAN - for the Head of States and Governments - during important sports events: Olympic Games, EURO, World Cup +32 (0)489 84 88 49 & +32 (0)494 33 76 04 |
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Specialised in English < > French Sworn/certified translations and interpretations in Belgium, France and Grand Duchy of Luxembourg |
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sworn translator and interpreter from and into Arabic, Berber (Kabyle), French Mastery of the Arabic and Berber dialects of North Africa and Middle East (Egyptian, Lebanese, Tunisian, Chaouïa / Shawiya...) Courts : Charleroi and Mons +32 (0)489 66 84 50 - fatma.iferoudjene@gmail.com |
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LAWYER & SWORN TRANSLATOR Korean → Dutch → Korean Master-in-law and Master after Master in tax law at the University of Antwerp +32 (0)15 730 777 & +32 (0)478 81 46 43 |
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Albanian - French - Albanian Sworn translator and interpreter in Brussels edonalloncari.translations@gmail.com +32 (0)486 37 17 40 |
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Specialised translations and interpretations in Prishtine, Kosovo - no sworn translations in Belgium Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian, English, French, German, Macedonian, Serbian +383 (0)44 164 027 info@lta-ks.com |
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Master in translation studies Sworn translations and legalisations with the courts, ministries and embassies DUTCH - SPANISH - ENGLISH - FRENCH +32 (0)53 46 01 06 - info@flanderstranslations.be |
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Sophie Martin - sworn and specialized translations in Charleroi, Dinant and Namur |
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Sworn translator & interpreter in Belgium & Germany German → French → German Courts of Justice:
+32 (0)498 68 03 59 - eric.micha@gmx.de +49 (0)2444 91 21 71 & +49 (0)152 095 74 256 |
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Sworn translator Dutch, French, Italian in Antwerp (sections of Antwerp & Mechelen), Brussels, Termonde, Nivelles & Hainaut (Charleroi / Mons / Tournai). Aramis-DIM sprl - we know about legal translations. +32 (0)3 541 39 82 - +32 (0)499 72 99 37 |
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Dutch, French, Spanish Premium legal translations for quality-driven clients +32 (0)474 89 67 32 |
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Sworn translator and interpreter, specialized translations Romanian → French → Romanian Brussels and region of Flemish Brabant +32 (0)483 12 63 52 |
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Sworn / certified and specia Dutch, English, French, Italian → Sworn translator at the Court of 1st instance of Leuven → Registered on the lists of translators and interpreters of the Italian consulate in Brussels and Charleroi +32 (0)16 43 50 92 & +32 (0)487 65 40 01 |
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Bosnian, Croatian, French, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Serbian, Slovenian Sworn and specialized translations and interpretations in Brussels, Arlon, Huy, Liège, Mons, Verviers +32 (0)488 80 68 08 - infotranslest@gmail.com |
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Technical, legal and editorial translations from and to: Dutch, English, French, German and Russian Courts of Justice in Charleroi, Doornik (Tournai), Mons (Bergen) and Namur +32 (0)497 147 627 - romain@rw-translation.com |
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► What is a sworn translation? ► What is a legalised translation? ► How to find a sworn translator in Belgium? ► How long does it take to receive a sworn and legalised translation in Belgium? ► How much does a belgian sworn and legalised translation cost? ► Do I have to go to court personally for the legalisation of my sworn translation? ► Is it possible to receive the sworn and legalised translation by standard post? ► When is it nececessary to have a sworn translation? ► Belgian and foreign official documents for use in Belgium... ► Belgian official documents for use abroad... ► Countries having signed the Hague Apostille Convention... ► Other useful information on sworn and legalised translations in Belgium... ► Where to find a translator for a specialised translation in a field of expertise other than judicial (not for a sworn translation)? |
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FEATURED TRANSLATORS Click on the name to see the contact details |
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- Russian → French - French → Russian Court of Justice: Brussels |
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- Portuguese → French - French → Portuguese Courts of Justice: Charleroi, Mons (Bergen),Tournai (Doornik) in Judicial District of Hainaut |
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Belarusian, English, French, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian in different language combinations Courts of Justice: Brussels (Anderlecht), Liège (Luik), Mons (Bergen), Namur (Namen), Nivelles (Nijvel), Tournai (Doornik) |
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- Chinese → Dutch, French - Dutch → English, French - English, French → Dutch Court of Justice: Ghent (Gand) |
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- Bulgarian → French - French → Bulgarian Court of Fist Instance and Court of Appeal in Brussels |
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- French, Dutch → Romanian - Romanian → French, Dutch Court of Justice: Louvain (Leuven) |
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- Dutch / Flemish → English - English → Dutch / Flemish Court of Justice: Brugge (Bruges) |
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From and into: Arabic, English, French, Italian Town/Court of Justice :Brussels (Bruxelles) |
Ludmila Bulgar- English, French, Romanian, Russianin different language combinationsTown/Court of Justice :Brussels (Bruxelles) |
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- Dutch → Romanian, Russian - Romanian, Russian → Dutch Judicial district of Brussels - Halle - Vilvoorde |
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- from and into: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish Courts of Justice: Brussels, Charleroi, Namur (Namen), Nivelles (Nijvel) |
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- English, German → Dutch - Dutch → English, German Court of Justice: Malines (Mechelen) |
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- French → Dutch - English, Spanish, Dutch → French Courts of Justice: Brussels, Louvain (Leuven), Namur (Namen) and Nivelles (Nijvel) |
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- Dutch → English, French, Spanish - English, French, Spanish → Dutch Court of Justice:Oudenaarde (Audenarde) |
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- Albanian → Dutch - Dutch → Albanian Court of Justice: Brussels |
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- English, Italian → French - French → English, Italian Courts of Justice:
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- from and into: Dutch, English, French, Spanish Courts of Justice: Brussels, Ghent (Gand), Termonde (Dendermonde) |
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- Chechen, Russian → French - French → Chechen, Russian Court of Justice: Liège (Luik) |
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- Dari, Pashto → French - French → Dari, Pashto Courts of Justice: Brussels, Walloon Brabant (Brabant Wallon), Hainaut (Henegouwen), Liège (Luik), Namur (Namen) |
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- English, German → French - English, French → German Courts of Justice: Eupen, Verviers |
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- Arabic → French - French → Arabic Courts of Justice: Charleroi, Mons (Bergen) |
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- Russian → English, French - French → English, Russian - English → French, Russian Towns / Courts of Justice: Brussels (Forest), Nivelles (Nijvel), Court of Appeal in Mons (Bergen) |
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- Chinese → French - French → Chinese Courts of Justice: Brussels, Nivelles (Nijvel) |
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- English, Italian → French - French → English, Italian Courts of Justice:
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- from and into: Dutch , English, French, Vietnamese Courts of Justice: Brussels, Arlon (Aarlen), Liège (Luik) |
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- Hungarian → Dutch - Dutch → Hungarian Courts of Justice: Brussels, Antwerp (Anvers), Ghent (Gand) |
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- Croatian, Serbian → French - French → Croatian, Serbian Court of Justice: Liège (Luik) |
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- English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu → Dutch - Dutch → English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu Courts of Justice: Louvain (Leuven), Tongres (Tongeren) |
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- English, French, Spanish → → Dutch Courts of Justice: Arlon (Aarlen), Dendermonde (Termonde), Louvain (Leuven) |
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- Dutch/Flemish → English - English → Dutch/Flemish Court of Justice: Mechelen (Malines) |
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- French → Croatian, Serbian - Croatian, Serbian → French Courts of Justice: Marche-en-Famenne, Arlon (Aarlen), Neufchâteau |
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- Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian → French - French → Albanian Courts of Justice: Liège (Luik), Charleroi, Courtrai (Kortrijk), Mons (Bergen), Namur (Namen), Verviers |
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- Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian → French - French → Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian Court of Justice : Brussels |
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- Italian → French - French → Italian Court of Justice: Taranto, Italy |
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- Dari, Persian (Farsi) → Dutch - Dutch → Dari, Persian (Farsi) Courts of Justice :
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- Arabic → Dutch - Dutch → Arabic Court : Brussels (Bruxelles) Available in Brussels, Antwerp and the Flemish Region |
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- Russian → Dutch - Dutch → Russian Court of Justice: Brugge (Bruges) |
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- English, German → French Court of Justice: Brussels |
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- English → French, Russian - French → English, Russian - Russian → English, French Courts of Justice: Brussels (Brussel), Charleroi, Mons (Bergen), Namur (Namen), Nivelles (Nijvel), Tournai (Doornik) |
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- French → Dutch - Dutch → French Court of Justice: Namur (Namen) |
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- Romanian → French - French → Romanian Court of Justice: Brussels |
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- Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Serbian, Slovenian → French - French → Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Serbian, Slovenian Courts of Justice: Brussels, Arlon (Aarlen), Huy (Hoei), Liège (Luik), Mons (Bergen), Verviers |
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- English, Italian → French - French → English, Italian Courts : Brussels (Bruxelles), Nijvel (Nivelles) |
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- Dutch, English → French - French → Dutch Court of Justice: Tongeren (Tongres) |
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- English, German → French Court of Justice: Dinant |
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- English → French, Romanian - French → English, Romanian - Romanian → English, French Courts of Justice: Brussels (Bruxelles), Nivelles (Nijvel) Court of Appeal in Brussels |
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- Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish in different language combinations Court of Fist Instance and Court of Appeal in Brussels (Bruxelles) |
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- Italian → French - French → Italian Court of Justice: Liège |
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- French → English, Spanish - English → French, Spanish - Spanish → English, French Court of Justice: Nivelles (Nijvel) |
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- Dutch, English, German→French Court of Justice: Nivelles |
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Dutch, English, French, German, Russian, Spanish in different language combinations Court of Justice: Brussels |
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- English → French, Russian, Ukrainian - French → English, Russian, Ukrainian - Russian → English, French - Ukrainian → English, French Courts of Justice: Brussels & Nivelles (Nijvel) |
- English → French- French → English
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- Arabic → French - French → Arabic Courts of Justice: Liège (Luik), Verviers, Wallonia, Walloon Brabant, Brussels |
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- Hungarian → Dutch, English - Dutch → English, Hungarian - English → Dutch, Hungarian Court of Justice: Louvain (Leuven) |
LTA -Limani Sedat- specialized translations (not sworn in Belgium) from English, French, German into Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian, SerbianTown/Country:Prishtine, Kosovo |
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- English, Italian → French - French → English, Italian Court of Justice: Namur (Namen) The General Consulate of Italy in Charleroi |
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- English, French, Polish, Russian in different language combinations Court of Justice: Brussels |
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- Arabic → Dutch - Dutch → Arabic Courts of Justice: Antwerp (Anvers), Hasselt, Tongeren (Tongres) |
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- Portuguese, Spanish→French - French, Spanish→Portuguese Courts of Justice: Brussels (Bruxelles), Nivelles (Nijvel), Portuguese Embassy in Brussels |
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- from and into: English, French, Russian, Ukrainian Courts of Justice: Arlon (Aarlen), Huy (Hoei), Marche-en-Famenne, Namur (Namen), Neufchâteau, Verviers |
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- Dutch, English, Portuguese → French - French → Portuguese Courts of Justice: Arlon (Aarlen), Brussels (Bruxelles), Dinant, Mons (Bergen), Namur (Namen), Nivelles (Nijvel), Tournai (Doornik) |
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Dutch, English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish in different language combinations Courts of Justice: Bruges (Brugge), Louvain (Leuven), Mons (Bergen) |
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- English, French, Italian → Dutch - Dutch → English, French, Italian Courts of Justice: Antwerp (Anvers), Brussels, Courtrai (Kortrijk) and The Hague (Netherlands) |
I have been contacted by 3 people since my ad on this site (November 1, 2019)... it's fabulous, isn't it? You're doing a great job, congratulations!
Ingrid de Souza Bispo, sworn and specialized translator and interpreter in Portuguese and French in Charleroi, Mons and Tournai – 7/11/2019
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I think that your site is a good advertising platform for us, the translators, which is why I am pleased to extend my subscription.
Ylber Zejnullahu - sworn and specialised translator and interpreter in Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian and French
in Liège - 29/04/2019
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I will not fail to renew the subscription today. I thank you for your wonderful work.
Andrea di Paoli - lawyer at the Brussels Bar, sworn and specialised translator and interpreter in French and Italian - 1/03/2019
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Thank you for your services. I can tell you that my registration on this site paid for itself in a very short time.
Sophie Martin, sworn and specialised translator in English, French and Italian in Dinant and Namur - 10/12/2018
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Mrs. Radu,
This website clearly succeeds in bringing sworn translators and their clients into direct contact with each other in an efficient manner.
It can certainly be said that your dedication is invaluable, and that we greatly appreciate your kindness and helpfulness.
Marlene Brams, sworn and specialised translator in Dutch, English, French and Spanish in Brussels, Antwerp, Dendermonde, Hasselt, Leuven, Mechelen, Nivelles, Oudenaarde, Tongeren, Turnhout - 27/08/2018
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I have already received many private and business assignments via this website!
This is a very effective website and I definitely recommend it to everyone!
Eszter Kotroczo, sworn translator and interpreter
in Hungarian, Dutch and English
in Brussels and Louvain - 20/06/2018
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Not only do I thank you for your highly skilled service offer but also for the follow-up of the information necessary for our profession, as well as the goodwill of your advice which I had previously been lucky enough to benefit thanks to your perfectly selfless dedication.
Geneviève Caillet, sworn and specialised translator in Dutch/Flemish, French, English and Spanish in Brussels, Charleroi, Dinant, Hal-Vilvorde, Huy, Mons, Marche-en-Famenne, Namur, Neufchâteau, Nivelles, Termonde, Tongres, Tournai & Verviers - 14/01/2018
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I wish to thank you for the excellent job you perform in favour of sworn translators in Belgium.
As it happens, I never fail to recommend your website to customers looking for a translator whenever I am not available or for other language combinations.
Nathalie Ghyoot, sworn translator
Spanish-French-Spanish in Brussels - 14/01/2018
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I would like to say that, thanks to this site, I have received many projects from clients who, without this registration, would have never come to me, and with most of whom I have been able to establish a long-term collaboration.
I also recommended this site to a colleague.
Many thanks to Madame Radu for her kindness and professionalism!
Solange Collings, sworn and specialised translator in Dutch, French and English, in Thimister-Clermont & Tongres - 30/11/2017
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Since my registration, your site brings me many clients for translations from Portuguese and English into French, and from French to Portuguese.
I renew my subscription without any hesitation.
Marc Smulders, sworn translator in Dutch/Flemish, French, English and Portuguese, in Wierde - 3/08/2017
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Thank you again for your work, I have a lot of customers through your website!
Elena Stroykova, sworn translator in French, Russian and Ukrainian; translator-interpreter in Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, English, French, Russian, Serbian, Slovakian and Ukrainian in Arlon, Huy, Liège, Namur, Marche-en-Famenne, Neufchâteau and Verviers - 2/07/2017
This is a very effective site for interpreters and translators, as well as for people who are searching for such specialists.
A great idea that makes life easier for everyone. Congratulations!
Elena Stroykova - 30/07/2015
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It is a pleasure to recommend you to my fellow translators and interpreters for your efficiency, professionalism and friendliness.
Ann de Kreyger, sworn translator and interpreter in Dutch, Russian, French and English in Brussels - 27/03/2017
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Once again many thanks for your site that brought me a large number of orders.
Isabelle Collard, sworn translator and interpreter in Italian, French and English à Brussels, Nivelles and Braine-le-Château - 28/11/2016
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I have got great visibility and excellent return from this website which I strongly recommend to all my translation colleagues.
I hereby seize the opportunity to thank Mrs Radu for being so available, efficient ad enthusiastic !
Valérie Dullens, sworn translator and interpreter in French, Italian and English in Liège and Charleroi - 19/04/2016
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I am very satisfied with the service offered by your site and it is with pleasure that I renew my registration.
Natalia Ostach, sworn translator and interpreter in French, Ukrainian, Russian and German à Mons, Charleroi, Nivelles and Tournai - 11/04/2016
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Thank you for the efficiency of your website.
Bénédicte Annys, sworn translator interpreter in Dutch, English, French, German and Spanish in Brugge - 31/03/2016
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I wish to congratulate you for this excellent website that has become THE reference site in this field in Belgium.
Joanna Rau, sworn translator in Polish, Russian, French and English in Brussels - 10 December 2015
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These websites bring me more and more clients and I’m very content!
I already recommended these websites to more translators and interpreters.
I wish to thank Mrs Radu for the excellent collaboration we have been having for some years and for the quality of this website.
It is a precious tool, which largely contributes to the transparency and the clarity of offers, to the best advantage of all users.
Jorge d’Oliveira Santos, sworn translator and conference interpreter in Portuguese, French and Spanish - EBCAM - CBL-ACP Advisor - Châtelineau, Belgium – 3 December 2015
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Since I registered to these directories I have one or two price requests per day. Not all of them become orders, of course, but I never had so many translation requests in the past.
Isabelle Collard, sworn translator and interpreter in Italian, French and English in Brussels, Nivelles and Braine-le-Château - 1/12/2015
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I’m very happy to be registered to this website, as it is a perfect way of enhancing our work as translators and a clear, complete and precise service for our clients.
Lucyna Gutman-Grauer, sworn translator and interpreter from and into French, Polish and English in Brussels - 28/09/2015
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My sincerest congratulations and thanks to Mrs Radu for this remarkable site, for her professional attitude and efficiency.
My registration to this website helped me to rapidly find customers and to fully involve myself in my professional activity.
Iurii Abdusa, sworn translator and interpreter in English, Belarusian, French, Italian, Romanian, Russian, Spanish and Ukrainian in Brussels- 19/05/2015
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I am very grateful to Ms Radu for having had this idea of these sworn translator websites.
Since I registered, most of my new clients have declared they found my contact details on those websites.
This has increased my visibility on the internet and made life with clients easier as they can find the translator they’re looking for faster.
I have just renewed my registration for a year because I find my collaboration with Ms Cornelia Radu to be excellent. Thank you!
Vera Kouzemina, sworn translator and interpreter in French, German and Russian in Nivelles - 6/05/2015
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After working years long as a freelancer, I learned that only people who love their profession can do a serious work.
By proving us her effectiveness, her seriousness and her good will, Mrs. Cornelia Radu proves she is among those ones who are involved with their whole heart into their work.
I would like to express my gratitude to Mrs. Radu and thank her for helping me in my professional development via these sites.
Nedzad Ceman, sworn translator and interpreter in Bosnian, Croatian, French, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Serbian and Slovenian in Visé – 11 October 2014
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I am completely satisfied with your services, which already brought me a very important mission.
So, I hope I can collaborate with you in the future and be able to offer you my support.
Serge Withouck, sworn translator and interpreter to and from Dutch, French, English and Italian in Brussels - 12 February 2014
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I thank Mrs Radu for the efficiency of her services, her professionalism and her excellent communication.
Following my registration on this website, I was contacted by customers and I was able to develop my professional activity.
I highly recommend this website!
Carmen Bouritei, sworn translator and interpreter French-Romanian, Romanian-French in Brussels - 7 January 2014
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This website is very judicious and useful one; it enables to quickly put in touch customers and sworn translators / interpreters, and it makes searching a translator easier.
Dr Alexandre Huillet, sworn translator English-French and French-English in Brussels, Paris and Luxembourg - 16 December 2013
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Within one week after my registration on your website, I have already had my first customer.
Really efficient, congratulations!
Noël Vaguet, sworn translator and interpreter in French, Dutch and English in Bastogne, Belgium- 14 December 2013
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First of all, I wish to thank you for the service which you propose via this website.
I wish to say that I find your idea brilliant because people often are lost when they look for a sworn translator or interpreter.
David Babaev, sworn translator and conference interpreter in French, Russian and English; Assistant Professor at The Higher Institute of Translators and Interpreters (ISTI) Brussels - 19 July 2013
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