Custom translation from French, Spanish & Portuguese to English
Certified by the American Translators Association
for French-to-English translation
Translation services
If you don’t see what you’re looking for, just ask!
Official documents
ATA-certified translations of personal documents from French to English, accepted by all US entities and many outside the US. Also certified translations for USCIS from Spanish, Portuguese & French to English.
Book translation
Available for a wide range of fiction and nonfiction, from campy thrillers to graphic novels, personal growth books to magical realism, biographies of Brazilian musicians to the history of colonialism and the slave trade…
International organizations
Climate, human rights, immigration, public health, international law, community advocacy, etc. It’s a privilege to be living near Geneva, where so many organizations are working so hard to improve life on our planet.
Business communication
Clear, polished English translations of whatever you need to share with colleagues, investors, and clients. If your readers come from different language backgrounds, I’ll adapt my writing to make your message easy to understand, while preserving its nuance and tone.
The arts and education
Art and music are two of my passions. Theatre too. And I have nine years of experience as a bilingual teacher, in Spanish-English and French-English classrooms. I’m also very comfortable with neurodivergence and individual educational needs.
Editing & proofreading
Whether you have a well-written draft that could use another set of eyes before publication, or a rough piece of writing that needs a serious overhaul, you can count on me for meticulous editing and proofreading.
Hi, I’m Rachel.
Greetings from the shores of Lake Geneva in French-speaking Switzerland. I translate French, Spanish, and Portuguese into native US English, and would love to help you with your translation project if it falls within one of my areas of specialization (see more about those above).
In business as a professional translator since 2018, I have a master’s degree in translation from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and am certified by the American Translators Association for French-to-English translation. I’m an active member of the American Translators Association and the American Literary Translators Association.
Moving between languages has been part of my life for decades…
• 5 years as a bilingual English-Spanish teacher in Los Angeles
• 2 years teaching English at a French school in South Carolina
• French-US household since 2006
• 5 years raising two young children in Rio de Janeiro
• Living in multilingual Switzerland since 2020
Back to you and your project. Sometimes you can obviously run a document through an AI translation tool and call it good enough. That’s okay when you just need the gist of a text and don’t care if it’s completely accurate or sounds like it was written by a computer.
But if you want more than good enough this time, please consider hiring a professional translator. I’m as excited as ever about bringing a human touch to the art of translation. Maybe even more so now that AI is seeping into more of what we’re reading. Let’s hold onto our humanity!
Can’t wait to hear what you’re working on.
“We have been so thrilled with your work. You’re an absolute pleasure to work with.”
Kimberly, editor at major US publisher, French > English book translation
Thoughtful & precise
“Rachel is a thoughtful and precise translator. She is also a joy to work with and has shown an ability to deliver on short deadlines.”
— Tiffany, NGO project manager, Spanish>English
Perfect
“This is perfect! Thank you so much. It was a pleasure doing business with you.”
— Awal, official documents client, French>English
First positive experience
“Thank you for such an excellent translation. This was our first positive experience [with a translator]. We’re so happy to have found someone who can do this work, and do it well.”
— Natalie, NGO project manager, Portuguese>English
Get in touch for a free quote and to discuss your project.
