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

    RECOMMENDATIONS

    "We're very happy to work with Paula.
    She is professional, reliable and a very accurate translator."
    Nov 13, 2022 @ ProZ.com
    Joan Roels
    Joan RoelsFounder & Manager
    "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 Pisco
    Marta PiscoContent Manager
    "Paula is a highly experienced PT translator and a pleasure to work with.
    Highly recommended!"
    Sep 10, 2020 @ LinkedIn
    Gisele Guerra
    Gisele GuerraLead Project Manager
    "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 Ferguson
    Ben FergusonLead Project Manager
    "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 Quinn
    Liam QuinnFounder & CEO
    "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 Mancillas
    Gladys MancillasPortuguese Team Coordinator
    "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 Wexler
    Deborah WexlerManager of Translation Services
    "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 Puppo
    Giulia PuppoTranslation Coordinator
    "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 Bettencourt
    Cristina Cid de BettencourtFounder & CEO
    "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 Silva
    Eduardo da SilvaTranslator & Subtitler
    "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 Orchard
    Sue OrchardPresident & CEO
    "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 Sudera
    Celeste SuderaPrivate Client
    "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 Ferreira
    Enia FerreiraProduction Supervisor
    "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 Mordonini
    Alice MordoniniCountry Manager
    "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 Keily
    Sean KeilyProject Manager
    "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 Delgado
    Adrián DelgadoProject Manager
    "Great translator! Would work with again."
    Jun 06, 2016 @ ProZ.com
    Kyle Slinn
    Kyle SlinnProject Manager
    "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 Martirosyan
    Aida MartirosyanManaging Director
    "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 Zaman
    Nahida ZamanClient Services Director
    "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 Hernandez
    Estefanía HernandezPortuguese Scheduler
    "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-Moller
    Arlette Herrenschmidt-MollerFounder & Creative Director
    "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 Caetano
    Paula CaetanoPublishing Coordinator
    "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. Selnow
    Gary W. SelnowCEO
    "Paula is an excellent translator.
    Sintagma is proud to have her among our best service providers."
    Oct 01, 2013 @ ProZ.com
    Rosário Valadas Vieira
    Rosário Valadas VieiraFounder & CEO
    • LinkedIn
    • ProZ

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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

     

    ATA

    • Member of ATA – American Translators Association since 2024

     

    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
    • Fulfillment partner content QC text language tester (European Portuguese subtitles)
    • Fulfillment partner content QC closed captions 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.

    Timing

    TIMING
    SPOTTING
    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 7 (license)

    Spot Subtitle Editor 6 (license)

    Ooona Tools

    Originator

    SDL Trados Studio 2022 (license)

    Phrase (formerly Memsource)

    Wordfast Anywhere

    MemoQ

    SDL MultiTerm 2022 (license)

    macOS Tahoe

    iWork

    Pages

    Numbers

    Keynote

    Windows 11

    Microsoft 365

    Word

    Excel

    PowerPoint

    WORDS TRANSLATED
    VIDEO HOURS SUBTITLED
    SUBTITLES TRANSLATED

    EDUCATION

    DEGREES

     

    Licentiate Degree

    Modern Languages and Literature – French and English Studies

    @ Lisbon University (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 (2009)

    Image, Communication and Public Relations

    Event Organization and Professional Management

    Protocol

    CPD

     

    Translation

    • Keeping Content Secure – The Role of the Individual @ EGA (2021)
    • Terminology Management @ Netflix (2023)
    • Sensitive Terms in Terminology @ Netflix (2023)

     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 | Sfera (2017)
    • Subtitling Proofreading @ Deluxe | Sfera (2017)
    • Transcription SUB and SDH @ Deluxe | Sfera (2017)
    • Conforming @ Deluxe | Sfera (2017)
    • Supplementals @ Plint (2020)
    • SDH/CC Workshop @ AVT Masterclass (2022)
    • English Templates Creation @ Plint (2023)
    • Pivot Languages Dialogue Lists Authoring & Proofreading @ Plint (2023)
    • The Use of Punctuation in Subtitling @ ATAV (2023)
    • Script Authoring @ Netflix (2023)
    • Creating PLDLs – An Essential Guide for Translators @ Netflix (2023)
    • Originator @ Netflix (2024)
    • Assisted Translation for Originator @ Netflix (2024)

    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 Documents Using SDL Trados Studio 2014 Powerful Features @ 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)
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