REVISION & POST-EDITING
Proofreading & MTPE
An existing human or machine translation, checked and corrected to a professional standard — for text that’s close but not publishable, without paying for a from-scratch retranslation. Honestly priced as the lighter job it actually is.
From €18.15 / standard page — IVA included
Who it’s for
- Machine-translated content needing a human check (MTPE)
- Draft human translations before publication
- Previously translated documents needing an update
- Website and marketing copy translated in-house
- Academic and technical texts drafted by a non-native writer
- Subtitle files needing a final check
- Emails and correspondence
- Any translated text you’re not confident sending as-is
What’s included & how we deliver it
- Full read-through against the source text
- Correction of accuracy, terminology and fluency issues
- Light MTPE (post-editing to a natural, publishable standard) or full MTPE, as you specify
- A short note on anything worth a second look
Deliverables
- · Corrected document, digital delivery
Standard turnaround here is faster than full translation — typically 2–3 business days; 48-hour express and 24-hour urgent also available.
Order this service
300 source words of the text being checked
Quantity (standard page)
Minimum 2
€36.30
How pricing works
Priced per standard page (300 source words of the text being checked), multiplied by language tier and turnaround. See the full tier and turnaround tables and the language tiers in detail.
Process
Order & specify the edit level
Choose light or full MTPE/proofreading, your language pair and turnaround; after ordering, send the translated text alongside its source.
Assignment
A linguist working in that language pair reviews both texts side by side.
Correction & independent check
Corrections are made and then checked by a second linguist before delivery.
Delivery
You receive the corrected document, ready to use.
Confidentiality & standards
This service is described honestly: it’s a check-and-correction pass on existing text, not a magic fix for a text that needs to be retranslated from scratch — if the source text is unusable, we’ll tell you before starting rather than charge for a light edit that won’t solve it. Confidentiality is standard; an NDA is available on request. Quote requests get a reply within one business day.
When to request a quote instead
Ask for a quote instead of ordering directly if you have:
- A document set over 40 pages
- Text so rough it will genuinely need a full retranslation rather than editing (we’ll tell you if this is the case)
- A language pair outside the three tiers
Proofreading & MTPE FAQ
What’s the difference between light and full MTPE?
Light MTPE corrects meaning and major errors only, leaving style largely as the machine produced it — faster and cheaper. Full MTPE/proofreading also corrects style, tone and fluency to a publishable standard. Choose full if the text is customer-facing.
Will you tell me if the text needs full retranslation instead?
Yes — if the source translation is too poor to fix efficiently, we’ll say so before starting rather than bill for an edit that won’t get the text to a usable standard.
Do you need the original source text as well as the translation?
Yes — send both. A proofread against the source catches errors a read of the translation alone would miss.
Is machine-translated content clearly marked as such in your process?
We treat any text you flag as machine-translated with the same review rigor either way; flagging it just helps us set expectations on what light MTPE will and won’t fix.
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