Translation in França

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 França

Association	Association des traducteurs litteraires de France
School	Université de Paris 7 - Denis Diderot, UFR des Langues et Civilisations de l'Asie orientale.
School	Université Paul Verlaine - Metz, Département Langues Étrangères Appliquées
School	Université Catholique de Lyon, Ecole Supérieure de Traduction et Relations Internationales
Association	Union Nationale des Experts Traducteurs - Interprètes près les Cours d'Appel
School	Université de Strasbourg - Institut de Traducteurs, d’Interprètes et de Relations Internationales
School	Université de Nantes
School	Intercultural School
School	École Supérieure d'Interprètes et de Traducteurs (Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris III)
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 França

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

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