'Id est' (ie) means 'in other words' and well captures the essence of translation and editing work. 'Id est' was used frequently in Erasmus' writings as he translated Greek into Latin, for example, and Elise Reynolds of Id Est continues the age-old tradition by offering you English words for your Dutch ones.
+31 6 295 06 289.
Id Est provides two services: Dutch-English translation and English editing.
Translation, ie, you provide the Dutch source text, Id Est provides a clear and engaging English translation, sometimes even improving on the original. Most texts, after all, can benefit from a second hand.
Editing, ie, you provide the English article, Id Est edits any English language mistakes and also acts as content editor, improving clarity and readability.
Id Est does not handle financial or legal documents.
Id Est is the translation and editing company of Elise Reynolds, a fully bilingual and professionally trained Dutch-English translator and editor. She has been working in English text production since 1996, when she passed the Dutch State Exams in Dutch to English Translation and Business Correspondence. Recent translation work ranges from business web content to a museum audio tour, from an interview with the Dalai Lama to a book about childbirth by Daphne Deckers. She has edited theses on such diverse topics as biomedical research, television entertainment and Erasmus. Click here for examples of her translations.
Elise Reynolds grew up in America, the Netherlands and the UK, speaking both Dutch and English. Her bilingual upbringing and tricultural background ensure a good understanding of the Dutch text as well as a natural and clear English translation, suited for a wide international market. She now lives in the Netherlands while keeping her English language up to date with regular visits and workshops in the UK. She is a member of the ITI Dutch Network, the ITI London Regional Group, Sense and Women on the Web-NL.
Below is a brief, informal CV for Elise Reynolds (For a more comprehensive, formal CV, contact Id Est)
- 1995-now, freelance translation and editing work. Regular clients include: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Hogeschool Utrecht, Hofwijck, the Huygens Museum, SOMO, VOXX, Zazou web shop and IFA.
- Combining her artistic side with her language skills, she worked as an art site reviewer for an Internet gallery database in the year before the dotcom bubble burst (2000).
- An artist herself, she has her own art site.
- Bachelor of Arts at the AKI Art Academy in Enschede, 1998.
- Now retired to spectator status, she used to play cricket as much as she decently could and played for the Dutch national team in two World Cups. (Do you need any cricket match reports translated?)
- In a former incarnation, she worked in the restaurant and catering world in the United States and the Netherlands.
- Briefly studied biology at the University of Amsterdam.
- Excellent high school education in Amsterdam (Vossius Gymnasium) : five foreign languages including Greek and Latin.
- Three years of English public school (Alice Ottley School) in Worcestershire, UK.