The French language
An
interesting fact about French:
Cinderella’s slipper is well known in the English-speaking
world to have been made of glass. However, the
words for glass (verre) and vair (a type of squirrel
fur) are homophones in French, so the famous ‘furry’
slipper (la pantoufle de vair) ended up in |
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Our French linguists
As well as being qualified and tested linguists all our French translators and interpreters sign up to our code of conduct which governs expected quality levels and ensures confidentiality. In addition, our database keeps track of all their specialist areas so we can find exactly the right person for your assignment.
French translation
For French translations, Geo works with qualified, expert translators. All our French translators are professionals translating into their mother tongue. Normally they will live in the country where the target language is spoken so that they remain up to speed with the language and culture. The only time this doesn’t work is if the translator is required to have knowledge about a linguistic community outside the target culture... for instance if our French translator who is based in the target country might not have the necessary understanding or terminology to translate a document for the French community in the UK dealing with UK bodies and concepts..e.g. the Financial Ombudsman or the NHS. In these instances Geo works with qualified French translators in the UK to use the correct, established terminology. See our translation section for more information on French translation or have a look at our industries section. If you need help with back translation from French, then we also have a great database of validated, high quality translators to meet your needs.
French interpreting
Geo has an extensive database of great people for French interpreting. Our French interpreters are selected for their expertise, knowledge of specialist areas, friendly professional attitude and consistently good feedback. See our typesetting section for more information on English typesetting or have a look at our industries section.
French typesetting
Typesetting in different languages can be tricky if you don’t know what you’re doing. Hyphenation rules change. Fonts sometimes aren’t supported in some design packages. Some languages read left to right (like English), others (like Arabic) read right to left. French is no different, but you can rest assured that we can help you. See our media services section for more information on French typesetting or have a look at our industries section.
French media services
Geo can even offer French voice-overs, French dubbing, French audio and video recording s and French subtitling. See our media services section for more information or have a look at our industries section.
French language and culture training
We work with some of the best tutors for French language and French culture that you could wish to find. Call us to discuss course availability and costs and see our language and culture training section.
Want to know more about French? Contact us. |
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| Variations: |
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| Speakers: |
65 million |
| Official language: |
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep., Chad, Congo, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Egypt, France, Haiti, Madagascar, Rwanda, Switzerland, Canada, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea, Lebanon, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo |
| Spoken in: |
Algeria, Andorra, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Burundi, Canada, Cuba, France, Gabon, Haiti, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Rwanda, Samoa, St. Vincent, Switzerland, Tunisia |
| Classification: |
Indo-European > Romance |
| Script: |
Roman script |
| Text direction: |
Left to right |
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