Translation in Frankreich

Freelance translators and translation companies

Translation in France has long tradition due to the history of the country and of the French language and the crossroads position of France. With globalization and the generalisation of the English language, France has one strength: The Académie française, a language protection institution unique to France.

However, French translators face a lack of regulation of the industry. Nowadays in France, anyone can declare themselves *a professional translator*. The majority remains certified and trained translators (background translators or former specialists who went into translation) - a lot of French universities offer MA-degree courses, and there are 5 professional translations colleges.

The Toubon Act is a French specificity - it aims at protecting the French linguistic heirloom by requiring that legal documents, advertising, products presentations, user manuals, etc. be translated into French. This law guarantess a constant volume of translation work for local translators.

The main translators organization in France is the SFT (Société française des traducteurs). Its members enjoy legal help and consult, and guidance in the French administrative and fiscal jungle.

The ProZ.com French community is active and varied. A lot of powwows, training sessions and conferences take place every year in France. It is actually the record-holder country for ProZ.com conferences, with 3 events 3 years in a row, every year with the same success.

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Translation associations and schools in Frankreich

School	Université Catholique de Lyon, Ecole Supérieure de Traduction et Relations Internationales
School	Université de Bretagne Occidentale
School	Aix-Marseille University
School	Université Haute Bretagne Rennes II
School	Université de Paris 2 - Panthéon Assas. Institut de Droit Comparé
School	Centre de Traduction, Interprétation et Médiation Linguistique
School	Université Paris ESt Créteil
School	Université de Paris 7 - Denis Diderot, UFR des Langues et Civilisations de l'Asie orientale.
Association	Conference Internationale d'Instituts Universitaires de Traducteurs et Interpretes
School	Université de Paris 7 - Denis Diderot, UFR d'Études Interculturelles de Langues Appliquées

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Upcoming and past ProZ.com events in Frankreich

Powwow	Frankreich - Strasbourg	Mar 14, 2025
Powwow	Frankreich - Strasbourg	Feb 18, 2025
Powwow	Frankreich - Lyon	Dec 14, 2024
Powwow	Frankreich - Strasbourg	Oct 1, 2024
Powwow	Frankreich - Strasbourg	Jan 25, 2023
Powwow	Frankreich - Paris	May 27, 2022
Powwow	Frankreich - Virtual powwow	Jan 10, 2022
Powwow	Frankreich - France	Apr 23, 2020
Powwow	Frankreich - La Rochelle	Jan 25, 2020
Powwow	Frankreich - Bordeaux	Dec 16, 2019

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Frankreich vital statistics

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Time now (Paris)	16:58 CEST (GMT+2) (2 hrs ahead of you)
Official language	Französisch
Currency	Euro (EUR)
Calling code	+33
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