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Request a free test translation.
For larger or ongoing projects, we translate a representative excerpt in advance — free of charge. That lets you check style, terminology and quality before you commission the full project.
- Your project translatorproduces the sample
- No obligation to acceptentirely non-binding
- Terminology agreed upfrontyour preferred terms
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Free Test translation
Check first, then commission.
A test translation takes the risk out of your first commission. Especially for larger or recurring assignments, a representative excerpt shows how we handle subject terminology, pick up your style and hold to correct spelling — before you commit.
The sample is free of charge and non-binding. It suits larger volumes and ongoing collaboration; we agree the scope and excerpt with you briefly beforehand. For a single standard document, we instead name a binding fixed price directly.
How it works
Three steps to your sample.
1 · Request
- Send the document or excerpt
- Name the language direction
- Field & context
2 · Receive the sample
- a representative excerpt
- by a subject-matter translator
- checked for terminology
3 · Decide
- check style & quality
- fixed price for the whole
- terminology recorded
Suited for
- larger volumes
- ongoing collaboration
- B2B & framework agreements
Good to know
What the sample shows — and what it does not.
The test translation is a quality and fit test, not a substitute for the final assignment, which is checked under the four-eyes principle. It shows terminology, tone and subject understanding. The size of the sample depends on project size; very small assignments we instead calculate directly as a fixed price.
We treat sample texts confidentially under GDPR as a matter of course, on request with a confidentiality agreement (NDA). For certified versions, the regular process via certified translation then applies.
Quick questions
Three things people ask before requesting a sample.
Is the sample really free?
Yes. The representative excerpt is non-binding and free of charge — only the full commission is then calculated, at a binding fixed price.
How big is the excerpt?
It depends on project size — usually a few sentences to half a page. That is enough to judge terminology, tone and subject understanding.
Who translates the sample?
A subject-matter translator from the relevant field. The final version, checked under the four-eyes principle, is confirmed where needed by a court-authorised translator.
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