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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Португалија
Local time: 18:13
Член (2007)
англиски на португалски
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A balance of both Apr 29, 2025

I must say that I get a particular satisfaction when a client becomes a repeat customer…

Josephine Cassar
WolfgangS
Lieven Malaise
Christine Andersen
Edita Szcsukova
 
Lieven Malaise
Lieven Malaise  Identity Verified
Белгија
Local time: 19:13
Член (2020)
француски на холандски
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Balance Apr 29, 2025

I would say the satisfaction lies in the fact that I get paid well for something I really like to do.

I would never continue this job if the resulting money would satisfy me more than the work itself, though.

The other way around I would also never translate just for fun. There would be much more exciting things to do with my spare time.

Christine Andersen
Ines Radionovas-Lagoutte, PhD
Jonel Servil
 
Christine Andersen
Christine Andersen  Identity Verified
Данска
Local time: 19:13
Член (2003)
дански на англиски
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Definitely the job Apr 29, 2025

Before I started translating, I had plenty of jobs which I only did because I needed the money. Even then, I found some satisfaction in getting them done, and in meeting good colleagues and other interesting people. That is working life in many cases.
Having a job that you really like some of the time or most of the time is a privilege!

But yeah, it is a job. I do occasionally work pro bono for a good cause, but I find the jobs interesting in themselves.

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Laura Curzi
 
Luca Adie
Luca Adie
Германија
Local time: 19:13
германски на англиски
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Bit of both Apr 29, 2025

I'm happy to say that I enjoy translating and hope it will continue for a long time, but I wouldn't translate most of work if I didn't get paid! If I won the lottery it would be nice to translate some unknown author or poet.

Ines Radionovas-Lagoutte, PhD
Isabela de Souza
 


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