Andrea Kraus–Translator with a detective’s eye for detail

Successful communication is based on professional language proficiency.

  • “We’ll need a beamer for the meeting.”
  • “Did you become the money?”
  • “I forgot my handy at home.”

Who hasn’t laughed at such obvious translation fails?

But it’s no longer funny when these bad translations concern your company,
your image, or your customers.

Where it gets really annoying and downright serious is when operating instructions, presentations, websites, or glossy brochures are written in poor English or even worse German. This can not only drive away customers, but in the worst case, even harm them.

What I can offer you as an experienced translator and editor:

#1
High-quality translations from English to German and German to English

#2
A team of trained native speakers

#3
Personal craftsmanship instead of superficial machine translation

#4
All texts proofread by a second professional translator/native speaker

Whether it be in written or audiovisual form, wherever you come in contact with your customers, readers, or listeners, every line of the translated text should evoke the nuances of the source language.

Let’s talk about the language of your company!

Publications

  • Otto von Habsburg: Biografie (Gordon Brook-Shepherd). Verlag Styria.
  • Von Pfauen und Pinguinen (Hateley/Schmidt). Droemer Knaur Verlag.
  • GRAZ Deutsch / English / Italiano. Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt.
  • MUSIC MILE VIENNA. Vereinigte Bühnen Wien.
  • The Golden Book of Graz. Styria Pichler Verlag.
  • FRANZ WEISS Woodcuts. Verein Freunde Franz Weiss.
  • STYRIA. Styria Pichler Verlag.
  • MARIAZELL. Verlag Styria.
  • HALLSTATT. Verlag Styria.
  • WACHAU. Verlag Styria.

Affiliations

Edcuation and Training

  • Majored in translation at ITAT in Graz (degree: Mag.a; English and Italian) and at SUNY Binghamton, New York (degree: MA).
  • “Deutsch als Fremdsprache” continuing education program at KFUG
  • Licensed examiner for ÖSD (Austrian Language Diploma, all levels) and ÖIF (Austrian Integration Fund): DTÖ (German Test Austria) and B1 Integration Exam
  • Social media manager at bfi Graz West
  • Voice-over artist training course at Soundlarge