More than 70 languages translated
in Wavre and Walloon Brabant, Belgium
Here Dutch is not optional: the language border runs a few kilometres to the north. English follows close behind, carried by Brussels, by the international schools and by the laboratories of Louvain-la-Neuve. Then come Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish and Romanian.
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Which languages we can take on
A language absent from this page remains possible: our network reaches well beyond what is shown here.
Dutch and German
Two of the three national languages. Flemish Brabant begins a few kilometres away, which makes Dutch an everyday language; German turns up mainly in supply contracts and technical documents.
English and the big European languages
English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian. English dominates in the residential belt of Waterloo, Lasne and La Hulpe, as it does in research and regulatory files.
Arabic, Turkish and Mediterranean languages
Birth certificates, marriages, estates, degree equivalence. Those papers reach the civil status counters of the sixteen municipalities served every week.
Central and Eastern Europe
Polish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Russian, Hungarian, Czech, Croatian, Serbian, Albanian. These languages fill the administrative files, the building sites and the warehouses.
Asian languages
Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese. The parent companies of the industrial and pharmaceutical groups based in the province often write from Asia.
African languages
Tigrinya, Swahili, Lingala, Wolof. Few providers in Wallonia cover them; with us they belong to the standard range.
Scarcity weighs more than difficulty
Japanese is charged higher than Dutch, and grammar has nothing to do with it. The reason lies in how many professionals are available in the pair, a number that shrinks further once sworn work is required.
With those pairs the page count is not the problem: the diary is. Tracking down a sworn translator in Pashto or Tigrinya sometimes takes several days of searching.
The practical consequence: flag the file as soon as it appears on the horizon, even if the final document is not yet in your hands.
- Native translators only
- Regional variants respected
- Swearing-in checked in the register
- Rare languages taken on
What explains the price gap between two languages
Grammatical difficulty plays no part in the calculation: only the number of professionals available counts.
Common languages
English, Dutch, German, Spanish, Italian. Supply is plentiful, so the rate stays at base level and turnarounds are short.
Intermediate languages
Turkish, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian. The pool of sworn professionals is thinner here, which nudges the rate upwards and rewards booking early.
Rare languages
Pashto, Farsi, Tigrinya, Lingala. Supply is very narrow, especially for sworn work, and it is the calendar rather than the price that bites.
Always into the mother tongue
No matter which pair is involved, writing happens in the language the translator grew up speaking. Readers never sense that the page began life elsewhere.
Flag sworn files in a less widely spoken language very early. Finding a sworn translator in Tigrinya or Pashto sometimes takes several days: it is not the page count that blocks progress, it is how many professionals are listed in that pair.
How the linguist is chosen
On a sensitive file, the translator's name counts as much as the language does.
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The pair, variant included
Dutch from Belgium or from the Netherlands, British or American English, European or Brazilian Portuguese: the variant alters the official vocabulary.
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The field
A clinical trial protocol goes to a life sciences specialist, a contract to a lawyer. Specialisation never gives way to availability.
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The swearing-in
Documents heading to an administration call for one extra check: the professional must appear in the national register under that exact pair, language alone being insufficient.
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The revision
The text passes to a second native linguist who levels it out. On a rare language that is the only safeguard worth having.
A language pair that appears nowhere?
Put the question to us anyway. A much wider network sits behind this list.
What we hold to across every pair
Always a native speaker
The translator works exclusively into their own language. That rule never bends, not even in express.
Swearing-in verified
Sworn documents call for one verification: the professional must be listed in the national register under that precise pair.
Regional variants
A contract in English and a brochure do not call for the same English, and Flemish Dutch differs from that of the Netherlands. The choice follows the reader.
Rare languages taken on
A difficult pair is never turned away. Searching begins at once and you hear about feasibility inside the hour.
One glossary per combination
Each pair has its own terminology base, which preserves consistency over the long run.
Rate stated in advance
The rate for the pair appears on the quote. No language-related increase surfaces afterwards.
Frequently asked questions
Why does Dutch come up so often around Wavre?
Because the language border runs a few kilometres north and Flemish Brabant starts right behind it. Suppliers, clients, federal authorities, customers from Brussels: in Walloon Brabant Dutch is an ordinary working language, not a foreign one wheeled out once a year.
Should I specify Flanders or the Netherlands?
Yes, and the detail has real consequences: administrative, legal and commercial vocabulary differs on either side of the border. Tell us which country the document is bound for. Failing that, on a Belgian document we apply Belgian Dutch.
Is a pair without French possible?
Yes: English into Dutch, Polish into English, German into Spanish. A few very unusual pairs, Romanian into Japanese for instance, call for a pivot language. We flag that, because it weighs on the turnaround and on the price.
What does checking a rare language rest on?
On cross-checking. A second native linguist, with no link to the first, goes over the whole thing. That is the only safeguard that holds, and it applies to express files as well.
Which pairs are requested most often?
From French: Dutch and English, for companies, regulatory files and dealings with Flanders. Into French: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian and Arabic, almost always for civil status documents bound for a municipality in the province.
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