Translator (Spanish and French to English)
Skill areas involved in this role
Work history
I’m an expert in translation and post-editing with two MAs (one in translation studies and the other in legal translation) and +15 years’ professional experience. My clients appreciate my work for its outstanding accuracy combined with my natural use of language and informed stylistic decisions. I’m known for good communications and smooth working relationships.
Over the course of my long career in translation, I’ve worked on a huge variety of text types from websites, books and essays to contracts, presentations and court cases. I’ve also encountered a vast range of subject areas spanning everything from the Charlie Chaplain museum, agile management and jewellery manufacture to annual accounts, insider trading and the abandonment of seafarers. In short, there aren’t many subject areas I haven’t worked in.
As a Chartered Linguist and member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists (MCIL 42814), I can certify translations for official purposes in the UK.
Below is a small sample of the types of projects I’ve worked on over the years.
Business and marketing
Millions of words translated including websites, proposals, business plans, presentations and management systems.
- 2023/2024. Post-editing in FR/ES>EN for the European Union. Two agency clients.
- 2023. Website translation for the lawyer–linguist Cristina Gómez Villacastín.
- Ongoing since 2022. Marketing and transcreation for a dental prosthesis group, Mentha Editors, B2B.
- 2019, 54 K, ES>EN, Course on agile management, private client. B2B.
- 2018, 30 K, ES>EN, Sections of annual reports, Kobalt and BBL.
- 2018, 32 K, ES>EN, SEO blog translations and contracts for a luxury estate agent.
- 2016–17, 300 K, ES>EN, Travelview branded content for the world of tourism, Matiz.
- 2015, 50 K, ES>EN, Report on the Andalucía TECH project, Universities of Seville and Malaga.
- 2014, 14 K, ES>EN, Management system, Vaughan.
- 2013, 20 K, ES>EN, EC funding application, Cantabrian Institute of 19th-Century Literary Studies and Research.
- 2013, 20 K, ES>EN, Business plan for a software company, QCS.
“Gwenydd is a very professional translator with a very broad background and wide competences. We have worked together on various occasions and everything has worked out smoothly. She has a proactive attitude towards the client and goes the extra mile. I truly recommend her.”
Law and finance
Millions of words translated, specialising in contracts, claims, accounts and company- and property-related documents.
- 2023, 8 K, FR>EN, MTPE of articles of association, Wordia.
- 2023, 18 K, FR>EN, EU translation on insider trading in power generation, Siens.
- 2020, 11 K, ES>EN, Spanish royal decrees declaring the state of alarm, Traducción Jurídica.
- 2019, 17 K, ES>EN, Administrative procedure against an online casino, Subbabel.
- 2018, 24 K, ES>EN, Procurement documents, Spanish Ministry of Defence, Cristina Gómez Villacastín.
- 2017, 30 K, ES>EN, Procurement documents for the Bank of Spain, Marta Pino, QCS.
- 2016, 7.5 K, ES>EN, Trans people in the workplace, Alice Floury.
- 2010, 20 K, ES>EN, Essay on the abandonment of seafarers, AAC Global.
- Ongoing. ES>EN/FR>EN Sections of court claims including trademark disputes and competition law, Andrew Read.
- Various, +100 K, Audited annual accounts, Lourdes Yagüe Lobo and Andrew Read.
- Various. Translations into English for Spanish sworn translators (articles, certificates, powers of attorney, etc.).
“I’ve been working with Gwenydd for years and the experience has always been impeccable. She’s punctual, meticulous and precise in her term choices and offers highly professional know-how and excellent service. You can’t ask for more. I can always rely on her translations being correct and every decision well thought out. I hope to keep working with her for many years to come.”
Books and dictionaries
- 2017, 25 K, Translation of A Watercolour a Day, by Óscar Asensio, Promopress.
- 2016, 20 K, Editing of a book on infographics, Promopress.
- 2013, 30 K, Books for the classroom: history, geography, sport. Planeta and other publishers.
- 2012, 50 K, Major section of a book on protecting the Iberian lynx, Tatutrad.
- 2012, 16 K, Translation and checking of WordReference.com dictionary entries.
- 2010, 100 K, Translation of novel A Future in the Past, by Francisco Zaragoza, Editorial Hipálage.
Fashion
Hundreds of thousands of words of clothing descriptions, blog content and press releases, primarily for the Inditex Group, working through various agencies.
- 2018, 12 K, Training materials about fabrics and garment types, Kobalt.
- 2017-18, 15 K, Website content on knitting, including patterns, Las Hidalgas.
- 2016–17, 20 K, Website contents for Scalpers, mainly clothes descriptions, Intercontact.
You can see lots more client recommendations on my LinkedIn profile.