Translation in Business

My main role this summer was translating: understanding what the tone and connotations messages in Spanish carried and keeping these messages’ meanings in their English equivalents. Below are real drafts of the translation of an email I found particularly challenging that well illustrates the process:

“Necesito que se formalice mi participación para principios de agosto, para yo poder solicitar y analizar la información que nos dejara decidir la fecha de apertura.”

1. If I were to be favored with your desire to have me participate in this project, I believe it important that my participation be formalized by the beginning of August. My role would be to evaluate the feasibility of opening dates.​

2. Given the need to acquire and analyze the relevant information to decide a good opening date, I need an employment contract by August. ​

3. To acquire and analyze the information in time to be able to make a decision regarding opening dates, it is important that my participation be formalized by the beginning of August. ​

Internship funded by the Preston Public Interest Career fund.​