Interpretation
Our team consists of both translators and interpreters. Some members actually combine both skills.
In reality, interpretation and translation differ only in their expression: the first is oral, and the second, written. However, both disciplines strive to remain faithful to the original contents while avoiding becoming over-literal.
We are the voice of
The challenge of the interpreter can be summarised as “being heard as much as possible while being seen as little as possible”. In other words, an interpreter must facilitate communication inconspicuously.
That’s why we can say we are the voice of many people who have put their trust in our efforts so they can understand and be understood in another language.
These include personalities associated with literature, cinema, philosophy, politics, science… We’ve listed some of them in this section:
| Name | Profession |
|---|---|
| Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt | Writer |
| Tahar Ben Jelloun | Writer |
| Jeanne Moreau | Actress |
| Fernando Savater | Philosopher |
| Iñaki Gabilondo | Journalist |
| Patrick Poivre d’Arvor | Journalist |
| Enki Bilal | Artist and film director |
| Claude Lanzmann | Film director and screenwriter |
| Hubert Haddad | Writer |
| Joan Baez | Singer |
| Robert Rowland Smith | Philosopher |
| Luc Besson | Film director and producer |
| Boris Cyrulnik | Neurologist |
| Yasmina Khadra | Writer |
| Vincent Cassel | Actor |
| Thomas Pesquet | Astronaut |
| Serge Haroche | Physics Nobel Prize 2012 |
| Pierre Lemaître | Writer |
| Jean-Pierre Luminet | Astrophysicist and writer |
| Jean-Pierre Sauvage | Chemistry Nobel Prize 2016 |
| Atiq Rahimi | Writer |
| Jane Birkin | Singer |
| Yann Arthus-Bertrand | Director |
| Gérard Mourou | Physics Nobel Prize 2018 |
| Fred Vargas | Writer |
| David Foenkinos | Writer, director, musician |
| Boualem Sansal | Writer |
| Jean-Henri Meunier | Director |
Wouldn’t you like to have heard some of these personalities speak live?
Well, let us keep you up to date with what’s happening at Carma!
Visit our What’s New at Carma section.
