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The requirement for language translations is highest in languages which are spoken by most numbers of people around the world. French is one such language. Tomedes strives to meet the growing demand of French translation across numerous language pairs and fields. We have a highly experienced and talented team of professional French translation experts who are not only specialists in a wide number of language pairs, but are also well informed in different fields like medicine, technology, art and others.

Apart from being widely used in the European Union, French has grown into one of the most popular foreign languages used in the US.  Consider the figures - French is the mother language of around a hundred million people and another 60 million or so use it as their second language. It also serves as the official language of several international and multinational companies, and global organizations like UNESCO, UNO, Red Cross etc. Altogether it is used in 5 continents and 51 countries around the planet.

Statistically French comes right after English among the most frequently taught languages in the world. On a lighter note, thousands of people and maybe more, look at French as the official language of love. A number of French terms like faux pas, rendezvous, par excellence, coup d'état, en route, laissez faire, nouveau riche, RSVP and hors d'oeuvre are regularly used by people who do not know or use French otherwise.

Professional French translation has the potential for turning into a highly profitable business and career. Since French and English are considered as global languages, the companies that offer French to English, and English to French translationservices have great business potential.

Those who are planning to work as French translators or starting their own English to French translation company would find the following knowledge bytes helpful.

• The French people are quite protective about their language. This is why French translation servicesshould make it a point to confirm to the strict standards set by the L'Académie Française. It is a government organization that monitors the usage of French language. Compliance to the standards set by L'Académie Française is also necessary because along with English, French is the preferred language of international society and diplomacy.

• Unique features of the French language should be taken into account while carrying out English to French translation. Take for example the word ‘what’ which can be used in French as ‘que’ or ‘quoi’. An English-French translator should be aware that it can be used as an adjective, an interrogative pronoun, a preposition or an exclamation adjective and can be found in any part of a given sentence.

• French translators, as well as professional language translationcompanies should also know that old French which was spoken 400 to 500 years ago is not the correct guide for contemporary spelling and pronunciation of the language. In Modern French, a silent final consonant is generally sounded in situations where a word beginning with a vowel follows it. Since the alphabet has many silent letters, the spelling of various French words can be considerably different.

• Another important aspect of English to French translationis that the translated document is about 30% bigger than the source document. This has to be taken into account specially while translating web content.

The Internet is an excellent place to look for professional language translation services. Online you can find the services of language translation agencies and translators from all over the world. You can check out their reviews and ask the suitable few for translation quotes. A translation quote  would be quite helpful in letting you decide upon the best language translation agency in terms of cost, quality and turnaround time.

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At Tomedes, we have over a hundred highly qualified professional French translators, as well as numerous French translation jobs. You can get comprehensive language translation quotes absolutely free from the top menu. For example, if you want English to French translation service, go ahead and select Source Language – English and Target Language – French from the top menu to know your language translation costinstantly.