French translation by a native speaker

I translate your websites, marketing materials, documents and technical texts into French, my native language, from English, German or Dutch. Not word for word: French that reads as if it had been written in France.

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20,000visitors a month for Hotel Beaulac, up from 1,700 three years ago
4 × 3articles a month for Beaulac: French, Swiss German, English
800+words per article, with full SEO metadata
FRnative French speaker, translating from English, German and Dutch

Word for word vs native

Translating is not enough

Idioms, tone, rhythm: a literal translation gives itself away in one sentence. Pick an example and compare.

English

It's a no-brainer.

Word for word

C'est un sans-cerveau.

French

What I translate

Into French, for every channel

Every text is written for French readers, with the words your customers use and the searches they type.

Websites and product pages

Pages, categories and product descriptions in French, with French keywords, titles and meta descriptions.

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Marketing and advertising

Brochures, emails, ads, landing pages and LinkedIn posts, adapted to French tone and conventions.

Documents and presentations

Sales decks, reports, catalogues and presentations, with the layout preserved.

Technical and specialist texts

Product data, manuals and specialist content, with a glossary approved by your experts.

Launch in France

One partner for your French launch

Translation is the first step. For your launch in France, I also handle French SEO, Google Ads and the French voice-over of your videos.

How I work

Five steps, one French voice

Brief and glossary
Goals, audience, tone and key terms, gathered in a shared glossary.
French keywords
For web pages: the searches French customers actually type.
Translation and adaptation
Written for French readers, never word for word.
Proofreading
A full re-read against the source: meaning, terminology, consistency.
Delivery
Straight into your CMS or as files, ready to publish.

Clients

They trust my French

French texts delivered every month, for a German agency and a Swiss hotel.

IntercontactGerman agency: ongoing French SEO texts for the French brand of a major beauty retailer.

Hotel BeaulacHotel in Neuchâtel, Switzerland: monthly articles in French, Swiss German and English.See the case study

FAQ

Frequently asked questions – French translation

Are you a native French speaker?

Yes. I am French, born and raised in France, and I only translate into my native language: from English, German and Dutch into French.

Which languages do you translate from?

English, German and Dutch, always into French. My English and German are certified at C1 level.

Do you provide certified (sworn) translations?

No. I translate web, marketing, sales and technical content. For official documents such as certificates or court papers, you need a certified or sworn translator.

Can you work directly in our CMS?

Yes: WordPress, Shopify, Webflow or custom websites, or Word, Google Docs and Excel files, whichever you prefer.

Will my translated pages rank on Google in France?

For web pages, I start from the searches French customers actually type, then write titles, meta descriptions and headings around them. That is what SEO translation adds to a plain translation.

Do you adapt texts for Belgium or Switzerland?

Yes. By default, I write in French as used in France and adapt vocabulary, prices and references for French-speaking Belgium or Switzerland on request.

Can you also record a French voice-over?

Yes, for your videos: I am a French voice actor and have recorded voice-overs for Essilor, RaiseSens, UltraGrime, the Office Public de la Langue Basque and the Fédération CINOV.

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