French

Every language has its own unique character. What is it that gives French or German its particular flavour? If you want to find out more about this you will have to look at the way of life, customs, history and culture of other nations. The question needs to be rephrased as, What is it that constitutes being French or German? Answering this appears no less difficult if you want to avoid using clichés and preconceptions.

These considerations may appear somewhat over the top to the tourist but for the professional translator they are of central importance. It is only through intensive involvement with the source language and its native speakers that a person is able to accumulate the requisite background awareness to be able, for example, to recognise allusions and nuances.

If and to what extent the French may be subtle and elegant, and the Germans on the other hand reliable and straightforward, are questions that we cannot and need not answer here. What is decisive for you is the background knowledge and awareness of our specialist translators - skills on which you can depend.