Spanish to English translator specializing in science and technology, literary translations

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Spanish to English
Spanish (monolingual)
English (monolingual)

Anna Brown
B.A. in Spanish, studied abroad in Spain

Folsom, California, United States

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Native in: English

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Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs	General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Medical (general)	Science (general)

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Sample translations submitted: 2

Spanish to English: El País - Bilingualism General field: Science
Source text - Spanish EL PAÍS Bilingüismo » La mejor gimnasia para el cerebro es el bilingüismo - Las personas que hablan varios idiomas ejercitan más la mente y aprenden de forma natural a desechar distracciones - "Hablo castellano y catalán. ¿Soy más listo que tú?" Pilar Álvarez Madrid 21 NOV 2014 - 10:27 CET Archivado en: Bilingüismo \| Lingüística \| España \| Lengua \| Investigación científica \| Sociedad \| Cultura \| Ciencia [Foto] Alumno de un colegio bilingüe del sur de Madrid. / ULY MARTÍN El cerebro de una persona bilingüe funciona como un semáforo. Cuando tiene que elegir una palabra, da luz verde al idioma que está usando y frena con una luz roja el término del que no necesita. Este proceso natural de selección, que hace centenares de veces al día, es como una gimnasia involuntaria que mejora su materia gris. Los efectos del bilingüismo en el cerebro se han analizado profusamente en los últimos años desde distintos puntos de vista. Hay investigaciones que apuntan a que hablar dos idiomas permite combatir mejor el Alzheimer o la demencia. Dos equipos de investigación estadounidenses estudian en la actualidad las ventajas que una segunda lengua supone para el día a día. “Los cerebros bilingües están mejor equipados para procesar información”, señala la profesora Viorica Marian, psicóloga y autora principal de un estudio de la Universidad de Northwestern (Evanston, Estados Unidos). [...] Source: http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/11/14/ciencia/1415985974_376968.html	Translation - English EL PAÍS Bilingualism » Bilingualism is the Best Exercise for the Brain - People who speak multiple languages exercise their minds more and naturally learn to ignore distractions - "I speak Spanish and Catalan. Am I smarter than you?" Pilar Álvarez Madrid 21 NOV 2014 - 10:27 CET Archived in: Bilingualism \| Linguistics \| Spain \| Language \| Scientific Investigation \| Society \| Culture \| Science [Photo] A student of a bilingual school in southern Madrid. / ULY MARTÍN A bilingual person’s brain works like a traffic light. When they must choose a word, the language they are using gets the green light and the unneeded term is stopped with a red light. This natural selection process, done hundreds of times a day, is like an involuntary exercise that improves their gray matter. The effects of bilingualism on the brain have been analyzed profusely from different points of view in the last few years. There are studies that find that speaking two languages allows one to better combat Alzheimer's or dementia. Two American research teams are currently studying the benefits a second language brings to day-to-day life. “Bilingual brains are better equipped to process information,” points out Professor Viorica Marian, psychologist and principal author of a study at Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois). [...]
Spanish to English: El País - Pollution General field: Science
Source text - Spanish EL PAÍS Contaminación » Un año de contaminación en solo un minuto -Un vídeo de la NASA muestra la presencia de dióxido de carbono sobre la atmósfera - En unos minutos recorre un año de evolución de CO2 que parece arder en el norte - El acuerdo de China y EEUU contra el cambio climático es “necesario pero insuficiente” - Todas las noticias de CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO El País 19 NOV 2014 - 12:01 CET Archivado en: NASA \| Calentamiento global \| Contaminación industrial \| Emisión gases \| Contaminación atmosférica \| Cambio climático \| Contaminación \| Problemas ambientales \| Ciencia \| Medio ambiente Como si el hemisferio norte estuviera en llamas, así se muestra la nube de dióxido de carbono (CO2) cubriendo la atmósfera sobre Norteamérica, Europa y Asia. Las supercomputadoras de la NASA nos muestran un año de evolución de este gas, el más importante de efecto invernadero proveniente de la actividad humana. La Tierra no es capaz de absorber la mitad de estas emisiones y permanece en la atmósfera, contribuyendo decisivamente al aumento de las temperaturas globales en el largo plazo. El vídeo comprime un año de datos (2006, concretamente) en unos minutos de imágenes (ver vídeo completo) en las que vemos el CO2 cubrir buena parte de la atmósfera para remitir sensiblemente en primavera cuando llega la fotosíntesis a las regiones verdes del norte. De este modo, la simulación ilustra a la perfección las diferencias en los niveles de dióxido de carbono en los hemisferios norte (densamente poblado e industrializado) y sur, así como los cambios en las concentraciones de dióxido de carbono en el mundo durante las estaciones. Source: http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/11/19/videos/1416389793_129834.html	Translation - English EL PAÍS Pollution » A Year of Pollution in Only a Minute - A NASA video shows the presence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere - A year of the evolution of CO2, which appears to burn in the North, unfolds in just a few minutes - The agreement between China and the US against climate change is “necessary but insufficient” - View all news about CLIMATE CHANGE El País 19 NOV 2014 - 12:01 CET Archived in: NASA \| Global Warming \| Industrial Pollution \| Gas Emissions \| Atmospheric Pollution \| Climate Change \| Pollution \| Environmental Problems \| Science \| The Environment It's as though the Northern Hemisphere were in flames; that's how the cloud of carbon dioxide (CO2) covering the atmosphere above North America, Europe, and Asia looks. NASA's supercomputers show us a year of the evolution of this gas, the most important greenhouse gas resulting from human activity. The Earth isn't capable of absorbing half of these emissions and they remain in the atmosphere, decisively contributing to rising global temperatures in the long run. The video compresses a year of data (2006, to be precise) into a few minutes of images (see the full video) in which we see CO2 cover a good portion of the atmosphere, only to diminish noticeably in spring when photosynthesis begins in the green regions of the North. In this way, the simulation perfectly illustrates the differences in the levels of carbon dioxide in the Northern Hemisphere (densely populated and industrialized) and Southern Hemisphere, as well as the changes in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the world throughout the seasons.

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I'm a freelance Spanish/English translator. I earned my B.A. in Spanish at California State University, Sacramento.
I spent an incredible year studying abroad at the Universidad de Valladolid, in Spain, where I took classes in
translation and embraced siestas. I am currently taking classes at UCSD Extension for their Translation Certificate
program.

I specialize in Science and Technology and Literary translations. I am experienced in translating certificates and
replicating their original formatting.

I currently provide translations for a number of agencies, including Type2Translate, Day Translations, Trusted
Translations, and Tomedes.

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