French

French Translations

Across Translation provides high quality English to French Translations and French to English Translations for various industries and purposes. Other French language combinations are available upon request.

Each French translation is unique. The key to providing the best quality translation is selecting the right translators to your project.
All our French translations are performed by fully qualified, native speakers. Each with a minimum of 5 years experience and expertise in the specific subject matter.
All our French translations are proofread and where required independently edited.
Across Translation’s French typesetting services provides the final touch for a complete, ready to publish translation.
All our French translations undergo the ‘Across Check’ 4 stage quality assurance process to ensure our clients receive the highest quality translation every time.

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Originating in what is now northern France, French is the official language of 29 countries worldwide and is spoken as a second language in over 50 countries, many of which are located in Africa. The combined amount of second language and acquired speakers exceeds the amount of first language speakers ranking French as one of the most spoken language in Europe and the world.

French is a Latin based language and is written using the 26 letters of the Latin alphabet as well as five diacritics and the two ligatures.

Facts and Figures about France and the French Language

18th
Number of speakers worldwide: 300 million (110 million native speakers/ 190 second language)
Officially used in: Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guinea, Haiti, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Monaco, Niger, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu.
An Official language of the United Nations
Presence on the internet: Ranked 5th with a total of approximately 4.6% of all internet users.
Translation Tips: Although written French is intelligible to both there can be important differences and cultural variations between the dialects so specifying your target audience is necessary to providing the best translation.

Country

Literacy Rate: 99% (in Europe)
Major industries: Transport, aerospace, Telecommunications
Major Trading partners: Germany, Belgium and Italy