Document translation
Contracts, manuals, patents, medical and legal records, birth certificates, software and video game localization. Certified and non certified translators available every day of the week.
Washington, DC / Operating worldwide
Every word carries
the full weight
of the room.
Channel 01 / English
We remove the language barrier.
DC Translation LLC staffs security cleared interpreters and certified translators for government agencies, embassies, Fortune 500 companies and NGOs. Document translation, notary and apostille, and encrypted infrared interpretation equipment, delivered from an office blocks from the White House.
Receiver / CH SELECT
LIVE
Infrared, 32 channel capacity, no radio signal leaves the room.
Booths, receivers and technicians available for delivery.
Booths, receivers and technicians available for delivery.
Clearance
Linguists holding current TS/SCI clearance for classified and sensitive assignments.
Standard
Work performed under ASTM F 2575-06, the quality assurance guide for translation.
Coverage
The world's most widely spoken languages plus rare languages for narrow requirements.
Availability
On site, by phone, by webcam. Every day of the week, in any time zone.
Capabilities
Built for the rooms where accuracy is not negotiable.
Our interpreters come from foreign service, the diplomatic corps, federal agencies, the armed forces and professional government contracting. That background is why agencies, embassies and multinationals hand us assignments that cannot be repeated if they go wrong.
Blocks from the White House.
The location is not decoration. It means a cleared interpreter can be at a federal building, an embassy on Massachusetts Avenue or a ballroom at the convention center inside the same morning, and that our staff has spent careers inside those buildings.
- Federal agency and intelligence community assignments
- Embassy, consular and diplomatic protocol support
- Fortune 500 negotiations, board meetings and site visits
- NGO field programs and multilateral conferences
- Court, deposition, medical and technical settings
Vetting
Certified and non certified translators drawn from a staffing database maintained over two decades of Washington work.
Confidentiality
Non disclosure agreements as standard. Cleared personnel for material that cannot leave a controlled space.
Cultural accuracy
Every translation is reviewed for cultural fit, not only literal meaning, so the message lands the way you intended.
Services
One firm for the whole language requirement.
Notary and apostille
Notarization and apostille handling for Washington's embassy community, with the authentication chain managed through to the destination country.
Government translation
Translation for federal, state and municipal agencies, delivered by linguists holding current TS/SCI clearance where the material requires it.
Government interpreter
Interpreters for agency briefings, delegation visits, inspections and interagency meetings, staffed by former government and military personnel.
Diplomatic and executive
Discreet interpreting for heads of delegation, principals and executive protocol settings, including escort interpreting for visiting officials.
Trade show interpreter
Booth staff who interpret and sell, for expos, product launches and business meetings. Bilingual presenters and hosts available alongside interpreters.
Phone and webcam interpreter
Connect to an interpreter from anywhere in the world within minutes, by telephone or video. Sign language interpretation is available on the same terms.
Conference interpreting
Simultaneous and consecutive interpreting teams for conferences and summits, with booths, technicians and receivers supplied by our own equipment division.
Virtual classroom
Private and small group language instruction in every language we cover, scheduled around your team's calendar and delivered by working linguists.
Fluency and language testing
Certified proficiency testing for current and prospective employees, used by corporations and by federal, state and local government to verify real working ability.
Social media interpreting
Multilingual community management and live channel monitoring, so your audience is answered in its own language at the speed social moves.
Globalization and market entry
Website and product localization, language targeted SEO, paid search and campaign translation, informed by the buying preferences of the market you are entering.
Simultaneous interpretation equipment
The signal never leaves the room.
Radio based interpretation systems broadcast through walls and can be intercepted from a parking lot. Our infrared systems cannot. Light does not pass through the wall, so the audio in your session stays inside your session.
Infrared systems, delivered and run.
We supply the interpreter booths, radiators, receivers and headsets, and we send a technician to set up, test and stand by for the duration. You approve the channel plan, we handle the rest.
- Interpreter booths, tabletop and full size
- Infrared radiators sized to the room
- Receivers and headsets for delegates, distributed and collected
- On site technician for setup, sound check and live support
- Tour guide systems for walking tours and factory visits
Security
Infrared carrier. No radio frequency emission outside the room, no scanning from an adjacent space.
Capacity
Multi channel configurations for large multilingual sessions, scaled to your delegate count.
Clarity
Clean separation between channels so a delegate hears one language, not a bleed of three.
Logistics
Delivery, installation, live monitoring and strike, anywhere we staff interpreters.
Language and fluency testing
Find out what your staff can actually do in the language.
Self reported fluency and a line on a resume are not the same as working proficiency. We assess candidates and current employees against a graded scale and return a rating you can hire against, promote against, and defend. Follow up testing is available to measure progress after training.
LVL 0No practical proficiency
LVL 1Elementary, basic courtesy and needs
LVL 2Limited working, routine social and office demands
LVL 3General professional, handles work discussion with structure and vocabulary
LVL 4Advanced professional, fluent and precise at all levels of the job
LVL 5Functionally native, complete command including cultural reference
Languages
The common ones, and the ones nobody else can staff.
Below is a sample of active coverage. Eastern European, Central Asian, Middle Eastern and African languages are a particular strength. If a language is not listed, ask. We have sourced linguists for requirements with fewer than a hundred qualified speakers in the country.
SpanishFrenchArabicMandarinRussianPortugueseGermanJapaneseKoreanItalianHindiUrduFarsiDariPashtoTurkishHebrewUkrainianRomanianPolishCzechLithuanianEstonianLatvianAzeriGeorgianArmenianKazakhUzbekAmharicTigrinyaSomaliSwahiliWolofYorubaIgboHausaVietnameseThaiKhmerTagalogIndonesianBurmeseNepaliBengaliHaitian CreoleDutchGreekSerbianCroatianBosnianAlbanianBulgarianHungarianSwedishNorwegianAmerican Sign Language
Contact
Tell us the room, the languages and the date.
Send the brief and you will get a scoped quote back, not a rate card. Urgent requirement today? Call the number below and speak to a person.
Telephone
+1 202 436 6577
Email
Bruce@DCTranslation.net
Office
Downtown Washington, DC
Blocks from the White House
Blocks from the White House
Coverage
Nationwide and international assignments, on site and remote