Portuguese Interpreter

Portuguese interpreters must pass a Portuguese oral examination as part of the process for becoming a Portuguese interpreter associated with Alpha Translation Svcs, Inc. A successful completion of the Portuguese interpretation test signifies interpreter is minimally competent to interpret from Portuguese to English or from English to Portuguese. Exam also guarantees Portuguese interpreter's fluency in both Portuguese and English. Bilingual professionals aspiring to become Portuguese interpreters with legal expertise must possess a strong understanding of court procedures. It is also imperative that they be familiar with basic justice system concepts and legal terminology.

Portuguese Proficiency

The exam administered to Portuguese interpreters focuses on the bilingual professional ability to speak Portuguese and English fluently and forcefully. It also addresses Portuguese interpreter's competence as far as accuracy in both languages is concerned. Such ability must be demonstrated in both Portuguese simultaneous interpretation and Portuguese consecutive interpretation. Furthermore, the exam addresses English and Portuguese phonetics; the goal is to make sure that Portuguese interpreter has ability to pronounce correctly. Foreign accent in either language does not pose a problem as long as pronunciation does not affect meaning. Occasionally, Portuguese interpreter might have to do a sight translation of a document written in English. Under these circumstances, sight translation will consist in interpreting the Portuguese translation orally.

Portuguese Consecutive Interpretation

For clarification purposes, it must be pointed that Portuguese consecutive interpretation is a mode of interpreting. Categorizing a Portuguese interpreter as Portuguese simultaneous interpreter or consecutive is more a mode than a profession. As a mode, Portuguese consecutive interpreter waits after each segment from speaker to render its content into English language; therefore, Portuguese consecutive interpretation requires pauses. Portuguese interpreter first listens to a complete segment of speech, for example in Portuguese and renders this segment into English. To illustrate what Portuguese consecutive interpretation entails in a courtroom, Portuguese interpreter memorizes English language questions and interprets them into for example European Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese. Because of the constant pauses, consecutive interpretation lasts longer than simultaneous.

Long and Short Portuguese Consecutive Interpreters

Alpha Translation Svcs, Inc. partners with a team of Portuguese consecutive interpreters with expertise in legal, medical Portuguese interpretation. Our Portuguese interpreters abide by all interpretation ethics including the Code of Professional Responsibility for Interpreters in the Judiciary. Our Portuguese interpreting service includes short consecutive interpretation in which the interpreter's memory must be impeccable, and each interpreting segment should not exceed a sentence or two. In addition to short Portuguese consecutive interpretations, our Portuguese interpreting team provides long consecutive interpretation where each segment of the message lasts longer.

Portuguese Liaison interpreter

Portuguese Liaison interpretation occurs when the interpreter acts as a cultural, language intermediary between two individuals, or small groups. Portuguese liaison interpreting is normally a face-to-face encounter for a particular purpose at a state or federal agency. Business meeting, teleinterpreting, diplomatic meeting can fall within this type. Portuguese liaison interpreter is expected to be a Portuguese native speaker fully proficient in both Portuguese and English. Many consider Portuguese liaison interpretation as a sub-type of consecutive interpretation. As part of the interpreting practice, Portuguese interpreters need to develop their personal bilingual glossaries, with a list of terminology in both English and Portuguese.

Portuguese Simultaneous Interpreter

When a multilingual audience participates in a conference, seminar, meeting... where speakers perform in several languages which include Portuguese, a Portuguese simultaneous interpreter is needed. Depending on the length of the interpretation, two simultaneous interpreters will work together in interval of 30 minutes to 1 hour to interpret the speaker's speech in total fluency and rapidity. As opposed to Portuguese consecutive interpretation where one interpreter has to pause, Portuguese simultaneous interpretation does not pause. Portuguese simultaneous interpretation requires special equipment such as booths, headsets, microphones, transmitters and receivers. Alpha Translation Svcs, Inc. has a pool of professional Portuguese interpreters who can provide Portuguese simultaneous interpretations not only anywhere in Florida but nationwide and even internationally. We can also assist with equipment rental with a sound engineer who will be present from the beginning of the project to the end.

Portuguese Interpreting Language Combination

For translation and even interpretation purposes, Alpha Translation Svcs, Inc. offers a variety of Portuguese interpretations where interpreters can handle several language combinations which include but not limited to:

1. Portuguese to English interpretation
2. Portuguese to French interpretation
3. Portuguese to Italian interpretation
4. Portuguese to Arabic interpretation
5. Portuguese to German interpretation
6. Portuguese to Finnish interpretation
7. Portuguese to Chinese interpretation, and many more

Please feel free to contact Alpha Translation Svcs, Inc. to schedule professional Portuguese interpreters who can deliver Portuguese consecutive interpretation, Portuguese simultaneous interpretation and Portuguese liaison interpretations.