{"id":2141,"date":"2025-11-06T16:17:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T16:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iti-frenchnetwork.co.uk\/?p=2141"},"modified":"2025-11-06T17:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T17:11:11","slug":"amandine-leonard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iti-frenchnetwork.co.uk\/?p=2141","title":{"rendered":"Amandine L\u00e9onard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2136\" src=\"https:\/\/iti-frenchnetwork.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20250907_174931-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iti-frenchnetwork.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20250907_174931-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/iti-frenchnetwork.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20250907_174931-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iti-frenchnetwork.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20250907_174931-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/iti-frenchnetwork.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20250907_174931-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/amandineleonard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amandine L\u00e9onard<\/a> est une traductrice belge du n\u00e9erlandais, de l&#8217;anglais, du danois et du su\u00e9dois vers le fran\u00e7ais, sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9e en traduction m\u00e9dicale et jur\u00e9e<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Bonjour, quelques mots pour te pr\u00e9senter\u00a0?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Je suis une traductrice belge de 34 ans, originaire de la r\u00e9gion li\u00e9geoise. Apr\u00e8s avoir fait mes premi\u00e8res armes dans un bureau de traduction en Flandre et \u00eatre pass\u00e9e par un cabinet minist\u00e9riel, je travaille maintenant depuis plus de 6\u00a0ans comme fonctionnaire \u00e0 l\u2019INAMI. Je traduis \u00e0 partir du n\u00e9erlandais, de l\u2019anglais, du danois et du su\u00e9dois vers le fran\u00e7ais, et cela fera bient\u00f4t dix\u00a0ans que j\u2019exerce \u00e9galement comme traductrice ind\u00e9pendante \u00e0 titre compl\u00e9mentaire.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interpr\u00e9tation ou traduction \u2013 ou les deux peut-\u00eatre\u00a0? Quels sont tes domaines de sp\u00e9cialisation\u00a0? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Je suis traductrice et, \u00e0 l\u2019heure actuelle, je traduis principalement du n\u00e9erlandais vers le fran\u00e7ais dans le domaine tr\u00e8s vaste qu\u2019est le m\u00e9dical (cela va d\u2019articles de vulgarisation \u00e0 des rapports de sp\u00e9cialistes tr\u00e8s pointus). Je suis \u00e9galement traductrice jur\u00e9e en Belgique, et, allez savoir pourquoi, j\u2019adore traduire des proc\u00e8s-verbaux de police\u00a0!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pourquoi as-tu choisi ce m\u00e9tier\u00a0?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>J\u2019ai toujours eu des facilit\u00e9s pour les langues, et, pour ne rien g\u00e2cher, leur apprentissage a toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 un plaisir. Tout a commenc\u00e9 avec le n\u00e9erlandais, en secondaire, o\u00f9 je devais \u00eatre \u00e0 peu pr\u00e8s la seule \u00e0 me r\u00e9jouir d\u2019aller en cours. \u00c0 chaque nouvelle langue, c\u2019est aussi un nouvel univers musical qui s\u2019ouvre \u00e0 nous. Je ne compte plus les heures pass\u00e9es \u00e0 regarder sur YouTube des clips de chansons Disney en version multilingue. En revanche, je n\u2019ai jamais \u00e9t\u00e9 int\u00e9ress\u00e9e par la litt\u00e9rature ancienne et je ne me voyais pas devenir professeure de langues germaniques \u00e0 temps plein. Les \u00e9tudes en traduction se sont donc impos\u00e9es comme une \u00e9vidence\u00a0pour leur c\u00f4t\u00e9 concret et pratique.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sur quels types de projets pr\u00e9f\u00e8res-tu travailler\u00a0?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Comme expliqu\u00e9 plus haut, je traduis principalement dans le domaine m\u00e9dical. Plus c\u2019est technique, plus \u00e7a me pla\u00eet, pour le c\u00f4t\u00e9 d\u00e9fi\u00a0! Par exemple, un dossier gyn\u00e9cologique d\u2019une patiente truff\u00e9 d\u2019abr\u00e9viations et de combinaisons de mots qui ne donnent pratiquement aucun r\u00e9sultat sur Google m\u2019oblige \u00e0 vraiment creuser, souvent en passant par d\u2019autres langues ou en consultant des sp\u00e9cialistes. \u00c7a, c\u2019est vraiment mon dada. Ce qui m\u2019importe, c\u2019est de trouver LA formulation qu\u2019un sp\u00e9cialiste utiliserait, dans son propre jargon. Mon r\u00eave serait de traduire des rapports d\u2019autopsie pour combiner le m\u00e9dical avec l\u2019aspect \u00ab\u00a0traduction jur\u00e9e\u00a0\u00bb. J\u2019ai m\u00eame d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e9crit \u00e0 Philippe Boxho pour savoir comment manifester mon int\u00e9r\u00eat aupr\u00e8s de la police scientifique\u2026 en vain.<\/p>\n<p><em>NB. Pour ceux qui ne le conna\u00eetraient pas, Philippe Boxho est un m\u00e9decin l\u00e9giste li\u00e9geois qui s\u2019est fait conna\u00eetre il y a quelques ann\u00e9es gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 la publication de plusieurs livres dont les ventes ont parfois d\u00e9pass\u00e9 celles d\u2019Am\u00e9lie Nothomb. C\u2019est un vrai ph\u00e9nom\u00e8ne en Belgique !<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Et en dehors de la traduction ou l\u2019interpr\u00e9tation, quels sont tes centres d\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eat\u00a0?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Je suis touche-\u00e0-tout, curieuse de nature, mais je me lasse parfois vite. Ces derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es, j\u2019ai surtout pratiqu\u00e9 la randonn\u00e9e et la course \u00e0 pied. Je lis \u00e9norm\u00e9ment, surtout des ouvrages dans le domaine de la psychologie et sur le fonctionnement du cerveau, afin d&#8217;assouvir ma fascination pour le comportement humain. J\u2019adore (forc\u00e9ment\u00a0!) tout ce qui touche de pr\u00e8s ou de loin \u00e0 la Scandinavie. En dehors de cela, j\u2019appr\u00e9cie particuli\u00e8rement les animaux, la nature, les documentaires, la photographie, le stand-up, tester de nouveaux restaurants et sortir de ma zone de confort\u00a0! L\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9 prochain, je pr\u00e9vois de partir randonner dans la r\u00e9serve naturelle de Hornstrandir, \u00e0 l\u2019extr\u00eame nord-ouest de l\u2019Islande, dans le cadre du festival du film \u00e9ponyme ; l&#8217;occasion r\u00eav\u00e9e de rassembler bon nombre de mes centres d\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amandine L\u00e9onard est une traductrice belge du n\u00e9erlandais, de l&#8217;anglais, du danois et du su\u00e9dois vers le fran\u00e7ais, sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9e en 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