
Terri White
France
German > English
Law and Patents
A freelance translator with over 30 years' experience, I work from French and German into British English in two main subject areas: architecture and the arts and the law.
I provide a bespoke service based on a close client relationship designed to ensure that you get the translation you need, whether that means unravelling the complexities of a foreign-language text or helping to convey your message to an international audience.
Formal qualifications
I hold an MA in Legal Translation (French) from City University, London (2008-10)
Memberships
Chartered Linguist (Trans.) and MCIL, CIoL, Chartered Institute of Linguists
MITI (Qualified Member, ITI, Institute of Translation and Interpreting)
Member, MET (Mediterranean Editors and Translators)
International Associate, RIBA
Other activities
Between 2014 and 2019 I delivered an annual short course of seminars on professional practice and legal translation on the European Masters in Translation (M1/M2) delivered by the CeTIM at the University of Toulouse, France.
- Two aspects of information ordering that affect flow within sentences and beyond
- Corpus building and mining with Sketch Engine
- Translating for the art world
Recent conferences and workshops
October 2024 METM, Carcassonne - speaker
November 2023 Translating Europe Forum, Brussels - panel member
January 2023 Words to Deeds, London - attendee
June 2019 Langues et langages juridiques : Traduction et traductologie - Didactique et pédagogie, Université de Bordeaux - attendee
Nov 2018 Drafting Clearer Contracts, Ken Adams, UCL Faculty of Laws, London - attendee