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Thread poster: stefano_79
stefano_79
stefano_79
English to Spanish
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Mar 25, 2003

is too much expensive asking 2.500 euros for a 800 page translation? what do you think about it?
 
Ralf Lemster
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Germany
Local time: 01:37
English to German
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Depends on the definition of "page" Mar 25, 2003

Sounds terribly cheap to me. But you would need to provide some more detail to judge it; also, this should probably be moved to \"Business Issues\". Claudia?
 
Claudia Iglesias
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Chile
Local time: 19:37
Member (2002)
Spanish to French
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Moving to Business issues Mar 25, 2003

But before that my opinion:



In Chile it\'s usual to count in pages, and a standard page has 250 words. So in fact it\'s the same, as you count words and then change to pages.



But if I\'m not wrong this would mean 0,0125 euros/word!
 
Parrot
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Spain
Local time: 01:37
Spanish to English
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You're biting off three and a half months of work Mar 25, 2003

at average production rates, by Claudia\'s calculation. You live in Spain: if this is done properly, you\'ll be paying at least 600 euro in Social Security (another 600 if they find out about the half-month). Taxes are calculated over the 2,500. Does this still sound expensive?

[ This Message was edited by: Parrot on 2003-03-26 00:44]
 
OlafK
OlafK
United Kingdom
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English to German
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Depends on the quality of the translation Mar 28, 2003

If you are a talented and skilled translator translating into your mother tongue (or equivalent) the price is ridiculously low, if you\'re not it would be a waste of € 2,500.
 


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