Freelance German to English translation
German-to-English patent and technical translation, proofreading, bilingual revision and post-editing, backed by over 35 years of freelance experience.
Specialist technical, patent and legal translator
More than 35 years of freelance translation experience, specialising in patent documentation, chemistry, pharmaceuticals, automotive engineering and technical texts.
Dina works directly with translation agencies, patent professionals and specialist businesses that need accurate, carefully researched English translations of German source documents. She welcomes individual projects, regular assignments and long-term agency collaboration.
Specialist language services
Extensive professional experience across industrial, scientific, legal and commercial fields, with a focus on understanding the subject matter and choosing terminology that accurately expresses the source text.
Patent specifications and claims, patent opposition documents and other intellectual property documentation. Previous subject matter includes vehicle safety systems, chemicals, detergents, packaging and electrical control devices.
Chemical documentation, safety data sheets, manufacturing processes and specialist pharmaceutical texts, including production-related material.
Automotive technology, mechanical and electrical engineering, cranes, machine tools, hydraulics, packaging machinery, excavators and construction plant.
Services for agencies & specialist clients
Dina offers German-to-English language services for agencies and clients working with specialist technical, patent, scientific and legal material.
Accurate English translations of German source documents, with careful attention to technical meaning, terminology and document structure.
Checking English-language documents for grammar, spelling, clarity and consistent terminology.
Comparing existing English translations against their German source texts, correcting errors of meaning, omissions and inconsistent terminology.
Reviewing and correcting machine-generated English translations of German texts, with the level of editing and project requirements agreed in advance.
Professional experience
In more than 35 years as a freelance translator, Dina has worked across a wide range of document types. The examples below illustrate her experience alongside her principal specialisms in patents, engineering, chemistry and pharmaceuticals.
Purchase, employment and supply contracts; court case records, appeals and court correspondence; and business correspondence including letters, emails and memoranda.
Documentation relating to cranes, machine tools, packaging machinery, excavators and construction plant, electrical engineering, the automotive industry, hydraulics, chemicals and safety data sheets.
Complete patent specifications, patent claims, opposition documents and related intellectual property material. Topics have included vehicle safety, chemicals and detergents, absorbent hygiene products, cigarette packaging, door-closing mechanisms and electrical control devices.
Medical check-up reports, doctors’ references, contraindications and related documents; correspondence and reports for an optical products manufacturer; and pharmaceutical manufacturing process documentation.
Ships’ protests, bills of lading and marine insurance documents.
Website content for an aluminium processing company, marketing and training presentations, press releases, speeches and business communications.
Birth and marriage certificates, divorce decrees, driving licences, CVs, references and personal correspondence.
For translation agencies & professional clients
Dina welcomes enquiries from translation agencies, patent translation providers and specialist businesses seeking an experienced German-to-English freelancer. She is available for individual assignments and regular, long-term agency relationships. Alongside specialist translation, she offers English-language proofreading, bilingual translation revision and machine-translation post-editing (MTPE).
Her experience covers patent specifications and claims, opposition documents, chemistry and pharmaceuticals, automotive engineering, industrial machinery and legal texts. She is familiar with Trados Studio and OmegaT and the terminology demands of complex technical documentation.
Project scope, deadlines, confidentiality requirements and file formats can be discussed directly before work is accepted.
Working with Dina
For wider language requirements, see The Handley Partnership translation services.
Translation enquiries
For German-to-English translation, English-language proofreading, bilingual revision, MTPE or ongoing agency collaboration, please get in touch using the contact form.