Welcome to my website!

 

I am a European Portuguese freelance translator and subtitler, born and based in Lisbon (Portugal), and passionate about my city, my language, and my work.

 

In 2018, to celebrate my 30th work anniversary, I created this website on my own, in order to showcase my portfolio and the knowledge and skills that I strive to continuously improve and broaden, so that I can provide my clients with high-quality work, always delivered on time, and with the utmost attention to detail.

 

In a moment where we are increasingly becoming global citizens, there are still many gaps to be bridged in terms of language, so that content is made available to international markets. And that is precisely what I can help you achieve: reach out to the native speakers of the seventh most spoken language in the world – mine.

 

Please feel free to get in touch using any of the contact buttons at the end of this page.

 

Greetings from sunny Lisbon,

Paula Amaral

TESTIMONIALS

We're very happy to work with Paula.
She is professional, reliable and a very accurate translator.
Nov 13, 2022 @ ProZ.com
Joan RoelsFounder & Manager
Joan Roels
As a Content Manager, I worked with Paula in the multilingual translating process that we needed to do for Quake, an exciting new experience about the 1755 Great Lisbon Earthquake, opening in 2022.
A Portuguese project, it had been developed first in English, as a working language.
The work was not only about translating, we needed to find the right tone, the right wording and the right direction so it could be authentic and engaging, but at the same time, 100% correct historical and scientifically.
Paula’s professionality, intelligence, sense of humor and sharp eye were essential for the success of the task, not only when it came to translation but as an active participant in the many discussions we needed to have within the translation team.
I would definitely recommend Paula, and hope to work with her soon again.
Jul 08, 2021 @ LinkedIn
Marta PiscoContent Manager
Marta Pisco
Paula is a highly experienced PT translator and a pleasure to work with.
Highly recommended!
Sep 10, 2020 @ LinkedIn
Gisele GuerraLead Project Manager
Gisele Guerra
It is my absolute pleasure to recommend Paula, as she is an exceptional translator with a passion for the industry.
Paula stands out for her commitment, enthusiasm and graciousness.
The content owners I work with have contacted me directly regarding the exceptional quality of Paula's work, and we have built a great partnership that I look forward to maintaining for many years to come.
Sep 10, 2020 @ LinkedIn
Ben FergusonLead Project Manager
Ben Ferguson
I've engaged with Paula on several large projects and have found her to be consistently professional and a pleasure to work with.
Her work has been of an unwavering high standard and we look forward to continue to work with her at Verbum Translators.
Sep 09, 2019 @ LinkedIn
Liam QuinnFounder & CEO
Liam Quinn
Paula Amaral is dependable and detail-oriented.
She's well-known in the localization community as an exemplary linguist and editor who will always deliver high-quality translated assets.
Her long-standing career with translation, subtitling, editing and QCing, clearly demonstrates she is a leading expert in her field.
Apr 09, 2019 @ LinkedIn
Gladys MancillasPortuguese Team Coordinator
Gladys Mancillas
Paula is an extremely talented linguist.
She is also timely, reliable, hardworking, and a pleasure to work with.
She will earn your complete confidence.
July 11, 2018 @ LinkedIn
Deborah WexlerManager of Translation Services
Deborah Wexler
As a Translation Coordinator at ZOO Digital, I have assigned several subtitling translation assignments to Paula.
She is a great professional, able to take on big amounts of work and to deliver a high quality product within tight very tight deadlines.
Her in-depth knowledge of subtitling technical requirements, combined with her translation skills,
make her an excellent translator and I would definitely recommend her.
May 18, 2018 @ LinkedIn
Giulia PuppoTranslation Coordinator
Giulia Puppo
CristBet, Lda. strongly recommends this excellent professional.
She presents an impeccable work and she is very rigorous in meeting deadlines.
Apr 09, 2018 @ LinkedIn
Cristina Cid de BettencourtFounder & CEO
Cristina Cid de Bettencourt
I would work with her again, no doubt.
She was highly professional and the quality of her translations was very good.
As someone who reviewed her work many times as part of my own job, I'm quite confident of this positive assessment.
Oct 05, 2017 @ ProZ.com
Eduardo da SilvaTranslator & Subtitler
Eduardo da Silva
We have worked with Paula on a few projects and so far we have always been happy with her work.
Jul 03, 2017 @ ProZ.com
Sue OrchardPresident & CEO
Sue Orchard
Paula was wonderful. She met a tight deadline and did even more than she was asked to.
I will definitely work with her again!
Jul 01, 2017 @ ProZ.com
Celeste SuderaPrivate Client
Celeste Sudera
Paula is a highly skilled linguist, very meticulous, professional and an amazing person to work with.
It is an honor to have her in our team.
Jan 25, 2017 @ LinkedIn
Enia FerreiraProduction Supervisor
Enia Ferreira
It's a real pleasure to work with Paula.
Her professionalism, her precision and her availability make her an excellent collaborator.
We will never let her go!
Jan 03, 2017 @ LinkedIn
Alice MordoniniCountry Manager
Alice Mordonini
Paula has provided high-quality subtitles since we have started working together.
We can always count on her to deliver error free work on or before schedule.
She is a valuable resource for Portuguese subtitles and translations, often going the extra mile to deliver the best quality product.
Dec 28, 2016 @ LinkedIn
Sean KeilyProject Manager
Sean Keily
Paula showed not only a deep understanding of the Portuguese language, but also of the hospitality field.
She had a great sense to choose the adequate lexicon and structures, and a great talent to solve problems that were present in the original text.
Furthermore, she was flexible and hard-working, and she always delivered on time great translations.
And the last thing, the communication with her was fantastic. Very clear and easy.
Aug 30, 2016 @ LinkedIn
Adrián DelgadoProject Manager
Adrián Delgado
Great translator! Would work with again.
Jun 06, 2016 @ ProZ.com
Kyle SlinnProject Manager
Kyle Slinn
Haymillian worked with Paula in a complex science documentary subtitling project with demanding terminology.
We have been very satisfied by the level of communication, punctuality and Paula's professionalism.
Will definitely use her services in the future.
Nov 16, 2015 @ LinkedIn
Aida MartirosyanManaging Director
Aida Martirosyan
It was a pleasure to work with Paula. Her professionalism and work ethic is highly commendable.
I would definitely recommend Paula as a trustworthy and reliable translator
and would love to work with her again!
Oct 18, 2015 @ LinkedIn
Nahida ZamanClient Services Director
Nahida Zaman
Paula is a very good translator, I have been working with her for a while.
She is very reliable and always delivers on time.
Sep 10, 2015 @ LinkedIn
Estefanía HernandezPortuguese Scheduler
Estefanía Hernandez
Paula delivers high quality translations, she is very accurate and works very fast.
She deserves praises and my thanks.
Jan 13, 2015 @ ProZ.com
Arlette Herrenschmidt-MollerFounder & Creative Director
Arlette Herrenschmidt-Moller
Paula is an excellent and trustworthy professional
and one of the best French/Portuguese translators I have ever worked with.
Oct 30, 2014 @ LinkedIn
Paula CaetanoPublishing Coordinator
Paula Caetano
Paula Amaral has worked on a number of medical and health education projects.
Her excellent translation work has enabled us to reach many people who benefit from these educational programs.
All of us at WiRED are grateful, and we take our hats off to Paula!
Oct 23, 2014 @ LinkedIn
Gary W. SelnowCEO
Gary W. Selnow
Paula is an excellent translator.
Sintagma is proud to have her among our best service providers.
Oct 01, 2013 @ ProZ.com
Rosário Valadas VieiraFounder & CEO
Rosário Valadas Vieira
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PORTFOLIO

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COMPANIES

DIRECT CLIENTS & END CLIENTS

LANGUAGES

SOURCE LANGUAGES

ENGLISH

full professional proficiency

FRENCH

full professional proficiency

TARGET LANGUAGE

PORTUGUESE

native proficiency

PORTUGUESE NATIVE SPEAKERS
The 7th most spoken language
in the world

THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IN 9 COUNTRIES

Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde,
East Timor, Equatorial Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique,
Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe
PORTUGUESE INTERNET USERS
The 5th most used language
on the Internet

CERTIFICATIONS

European Commission

  • Approved assistant translator applicant in the 1990 open competition COM/LA/707

 

IAPTI

  • Member of IAPTI – International Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters since 2015

 

SUBTLE

  • Member of SUBTLE – The Subtitlers’ Association since 2022

 

ATAA

  • Member of ATAA – Association des Traducteurs/Adaptateurs de l’Audiovisuel since 2022

 

APTRAD

  • Member of APTRAD – Associação de Profissionais de Tradução e de Interpretação since 2015

 

ATAV

  • Member of ATAV – Associação Portuguesa de Tradutores de Audiovisuais since 2021

 

Netflix

  • Approved Hermes applicant
  • Content origination author & QCer
  • Fulfillment partner content QC text language tester (European Portuguese subtitles)
  • Fulfillment partner content QC caption tester
  • Fulfillment partner content QC audio tester

 

ProZ.com

  • Member of the Certified PRO Network (English to Portuguese)
  • Member of the Certified PRO Network (French to Portuguese)

AWARDS

  • Winner of the 2014 ProZ.com translation contest “Celebrations” (English to European Portuguese) 
  • Finalist of the 2014 ProZ.com translation contest “Celebrations” (French to European Portuguese)
  • Finalist of the 2018 ProZ.com translation contest “The Sounds of Silence” (English to European Portuguese)
  • Co-winner of the 2018 ProZ.com translation contest “Benevolent Deception: The Placebo Button Effect” (English to European Portuguese)
  • Finalist of the 2020 ProZ.com translation contest “Bon Voyage: Stories About Travel” (English to European Portuguese)
  • Winner of the 2021 ProZ.com translation contest “Stories about Nature” (English to European Portuguese)

SERVICES

Translation

TRANSLATION

Set of processes to render source language content into target language content in written form.

ISO 17100:2015

Subtitling

SUBTITLING

Splitting of text into subtitles, adapting, and adjusting it to characters permitted per line and per second.

Dubbing

DUBBING

Adaptation of text, emulating the speech, and the paralinguistic signs of an actor and matching it with his lip movements.

Transcription

TRANSCRIPTION

Conversion of audio content into written content.

Bilingual Editing

BILINGUAL EDITING
REVISION

Bilingual examination of target language content against source language content for its suitability for the agreed purpose.

ISO 17100:2015

Monolingual Editing

MONOLINGUAL EDITING
REVIEW

Monolingual examination of target language content for its suitability for the agreed purpose.

ISO 17100:2015

Quality Control

QUALITY CONTROL

Examination of content for its adherence to the quality standards and requirements of the client and/or project.

Spotting

SPOTTING
TIMING
CUEING

Setting of individual subtitles in and out time-codes, synchronizing them with the audio, and taking into account the duration limits and the shot changes.

TOOLS

EZTitles

Subtitle Originator

Ooona Tools

Spot Subtitle Editor 6.2

TransPlayer

Plint Subtitler

ZOOsubs

GTS

SDL Trados Studio 2022

Memsource | Phrase

MemoQ Translator Pro 8.5

CafeTran Espresso 2017

Wordfast Anywhere

OmegaT

Catify

SDL MultiTerm 2022

macOS Sonoma

iWork

Pages

Numbers

Keynote

Windows 11

Microsoft 365

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

WORDS TRANSLATED
VIDEO HOURS TRANSLATED & SUBTITLED
SUBTITLES TRANSLATED

EDUCATION

DEGREES

 

Licentiate Degree

Modern Languages and Literature – French and English Studies

@ Lisbon University (1985-1990)

Linguistic and Literary Studies

French Language, Culture, Literature and Linguistics

English Language, Culture, Literature and Linguistics

North American Literature

Theory of Literature

 

Postgraduate Degree

Image, Protocol and Event Organization

@ European University (2008-2009)

Image, Communication and Public Relations

Event Organization and Professional Management

Protocol

COURSES

 

Translation & Subtitling

  • Spot Subtitle Editor @ Sintagma (2012)
  • Text Language Content QC – European Portuguese Subtitles @ Netflix (2015)
  • Caption Content QC @ Netflix (2015)
  • Audio Content QC @ Netflix (2015)
  • Subtitling Translation @ Deluxe Localization | Sfera (2017)
  • Subtitling Proofreading @ Deluxe Localization | Sfera (2017)
  • Transcription SUB and SDH @ Deluxe Localization | Sfera (2017)
  • Conforming @ Deluxe Localization | Sfera (2017)
  • Q1 2018 Translator Quality Training @ Deluxe Localization | Sfera (2018)
  • Keeping Content Secure: the Role of the Individual @ EGA (2021)
  • The Use of Punctuation in Subtitling @ ATAV (2023)

SDL Trados Studio

  • Getting Started with SDL Trados Studio 2014 @ SDL (2014)
  • Make the Most of SDL Trados Studio @ ProZ.com (2014)
  • How to Translate a Document Using the Powerful Features in SDL Trados Studio 2014 @ SDL (2014)
  • SDL Trados Studio Advanced @ ProZ.com (2014)
  • SDL Trados Studio 2015: Spotlight on Personalization @ SDL (2015)
  • Studio 2017 Pre-Order Training @ SDL (2016)

Pharmacology

  • Clinical Trials and Medical Documentation @ ProZ.com (2014)
  • Design and Interpretation of Clinical Trials @ Coursera (2015)
  • Patient Related Outcome Instruments (PROs) @ The Alexandria Library (2015)
  • Pharmacology @ The Alexandria Library (2015)

Secretarial Practices

  • Documentation Techniques @ European University (2008)
  • Protocol @ European University (2008)
  • Secretarial Practices @ European University (2008)
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