GABRIELE DAVINI

ENGLISH ITALIAN / SPANISH ITALIAN

FREE-LANCE TRANSLATOR - EDITOR

ACCREDITED BY THE COURT OF PADOVA

15 years of full-time translating experience

in Italian

PERSONAL DETAILS

EDUCATION

4-YEAR DEGREE IN TRANSLATION (English and Spanish), University of Trieste, Italy 1989, Faculty of Modern Languages for Translators and Interpreters.

Thesis title: "Critical comment and translation into Spanish of an anthology of poets from the Friuli Venezia-Giulia Region (Italy), from the second post-war period to our days". See a few sample pages: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/1355/poesie.htm

Liceo Scientifico E. Fermi, Padova - Italy

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2004: Collaboration in the translation of the book "Giorgio Grassi. Opere e progetti", edited by Crespi G. and Dego N., Electa Mondadori 2004.

• 2000-2002 : Framework Contract N. 2000/PE/FL-IT 005 awarded by The European Parliament (Directorate-General for Translation and General Services, Luxembourg) on the basis of the call for tender FL-EPTC008IT (English/SpanishItalian).

• 1988-2000: Full-time technical translator for agencies and firms (Aprilia, Benetton, Carraro, Chervò, Disney, Dolce & Gabbana, Ferroli, Fiam, Friskies, Jacuzzi, Komatsu, Lowara, Luxottica, Mondadori Electa, Radiancy, Rokonet, Selle Italia, Uniflex, Zanussi, etc.).

• 1999: Translation from English into Italian of the subtitles of the following videotapes of Suma Ching Hai:

  The Mystery of the World Beyond (Il Mistero del Mondo dell'Aldilà), lecture held in New York (United Nations) on June 26th, 1992;

  The Suffering of This World Comes from Our Ignorance (La Sofferenza di Questo Mondo Deriva dalla Nostra Ignoranza), lecture held in Singapore on January 10th, 1995;

  Perceive the Truth by Inner Wisdom (Percepite la Verità Attraverso la Saggezza Interiore), lecture held in Geneva on April 21st, 1993;

  Recognize Your Own God Nature (Riconoscete la Vostra Natura di Dio), lecture held in California (U.S.A.) on June 2nd, 1998.

• 1999: Collaboration in the editing of the book Magia delle Macchine Parlanti - Evoluzione del Messaggio Pubblicitario: 1888-1910 / 1910-1933 (2 vols.) (The Magic of Talking Machines and the Evolution of Advertising Messages: 1888-1910 / 1910-1933), written by Gino Beghin, Mosè Edizioni 2000.

• 1999: Translation from English into Italian of the book I Have Come to Take You Home (Sono Giunta per Condurvi a Casa) written by the Supreme Master Ching Hai, SMCH Editions 1999.

• 1997-1999: Author and publisher of Tradunet, a publication composed of six completely independent sections reproducing Internet pages, which will allow the reader to acquire a rich and profitable store of knowledge, one that is needed to discover the often hidden treasures the Internet offers to translators and interpreters. Each section of Tradunet is made up of a booklet and one 3,5" disquette.

• 1994: Translator from English into Italian of texts describing clothes, pictures and jewelry, designed by the spiritual Master Suma Ching Hai, which were presented at the fashion show and exhibition which took place in Milan (Italy).

• 1993: Translation from Italian into Spanish of the degree thesis "Terapia delle Parodontopatie Disgnatogeniche" (The Theraphy of Dysgnatogenic Parodontopathies) discussed at the "International Free University G. Galilei", U.S.A.

• 1992: Author of the Vocabolario Equestre (The Horse Vocabulary), included in the volume "La guida del cavaliere 1993-1994" (The Handbook of the Rider 1993-1994), Edizioni Equestri.

• 1992: Co-author of the book: Le Trappole dell'Italo-Spagnolo (The Traps of Italo-Spanish), Tradutec 1992.

• 1992: collaboration in the editing of the booklet: Nomi Geografici, Sigle, Personaggi (Geographical Names, Abbreviations, Personalities) appendix to the third edition of the Dizionario Ortografico Ortofonico (The Ortographic Ortoephic Dictionary) written by Piero Pelizzari, Tradutec 1992.

• 1991: Author and publisher of The ABC's of the Horse (A-B-Cavallo, Dizionario Equestre), Lancillotto (a glossary of 1,200 terms and expressions)

• 1991: Translator of The Owner's Manual for the Sharp PC-5700 Personal Computer (from English into Italian)

• 1991: Translator of The Key to Immediate Enlightenment (meditation - from English into Italian)

• 1989 - 1990: First collaborator in the compilation of the Italian-Spanish-Italian Technical-Commercial Dictionary (2 volumes), published by Tradutec in 1990 and republished by Sansoni in 1991.

• 1988 - 1991: Translator (English and Spanish) at Tradutec-atd srl (translating agency), Padova, Italy.

• 1984 - 1988: 5th Military Engineers Direction - N.A.T.O. Works Department and for the Engineers Headquarters of the Northeast Military Region, Padova, Italy.

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

HARDWARE EQUIPMENT

• PC AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2200+ 1,79 GHz, 512 Mb RAM, 60-Gb hard disk
• Stampante a getto d’inchiostro HP500
• Modem 56k
• Fax Brother 931
• Scanner Logitech

SOFTWARE EQUIPMENT

• Word 2002 per Windows XP Professional
• Office XP Professional
• Trados 6.5

MONOLINGUAL DICTIONARIES (English)

• The Merriam-Webster, Webster’s Third New International Dictionary unabridged, Merriam-Webster Inc., U.S.A. 1986;
• Collins Cobuild, English Language Dictionary, Collins, London 1987;
• Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman, Harlow 1978;
• Longman Dictionary of English Idioms, Longman, Harlow 1979;
• Les Cowan, The Illustrated Computer Dictionary and Handbook, Enrich/Ohaus, San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. 1983;
• Webster’s New Dictionary of Synonoms, Merriam-Webster Inc., Springfield, Massachussets, U.S.A. 1984;
• Webster’s Sports Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., U.S.A. 1976.

BILINGUAL DICTIONARIES (English)

• Il Nuovo Dizionario Hazon Garzanti, Inglese-Italiano / Italiano-Inglese, Garzanti, Milano 1990;
• A Dictionary of Business English, English-Italian / Italian-English, Dizionario Commerciale di Livio Codeluppi, Le Monnier-Le Lettere, Firenze 1993;
• J.H. Neuteboom, S. Francescato, Dizionario Tecnico dell’Edilizia Italiano-Inglese / Inglese-Italiano, BE-MA Editrice, Milano 1992;
• Giorgio Marolli, Dizionario Tecnico Inglese-Italiano / Italiano-Inglese 12^ edizione, Hoepli, Milano 1991;
• Maria Laura Petrelli, Dizionario Medico Italiano-Inglese / Inglese-Italiano, Le Lettere, Firenze 1992;
• McGraw-Hill, Dizionario Enciclopedico scientifico e tecnico inglese-italiano / italiano-inglese, Zanichelli, Bologna 1980;
• Duden, Dizionario Illustrato Inglese e Italiano, Zanichelli, Bologna 1995;
• Dizionario Visuale Italiano-Inglese a cura di Jean-Claude Corbeil e Ariane Archambault, Zanichelli, Bologna 1993;
• G. Ragazzini, G. Gagliardelli, Dizionario Commerciale Inglese-Italiano / Italiano-Inglese, Mursia, Milano 1981.

MONOLINGUAL DICTIONARIES (Spanish)

• Clave, Diccionario de Uso del Español Actual, Ediciones SM, Madrid 1996;
• María Moliner, Diccionario de Uso del Español, Editorial Gredos, Madrid 1984.
• Diccionario de la Lengua Española AZ, Olympia Ediciones, Barcelona 1995;
• Diccionario Ilustrado de las Ciencias, Larousse, Toledo 1987;
• 2500 Términos de Computación e Internet Explicados, GYR s.r.l., Buenos Aires 1998;
• José I. Lepe, Diccionario Enciclopédico sobre Asuntos Ecuestres e Hípicos, editorial Porrúa, S.A., México 1972;
• Vox, Diccionario de Sinónimos y Antónimos, Biblograf, Barcelona 1985;
• Manuel Seco, Diccionario de Dudas, Espasa, Madrid 1998.

BILINGUAL DICTIONARIES (Spanish)

• Dizionario Tecnico & Commerciale Italiano-Spagnolo, Spagnolo-Italiano (2 voll.), Edizioni Tradutec, Padova1990;
• Anna Maria Gallina, Dizionario Commerciale Spagnolo-Italiano, Italiano-Spagnolo (1 vol.), Mursia, Milano 1992;
• El Vox Mayor, Zanichelli / Biblograf, Barcelona1989;
• S. Carbonell, Dizionario Fraseologico Completo Italiano-Spagnolo, Spagnolo-Italiano (2 voll.), Hoepli, Milano 1981;
• Laura Tam, Dizionario Spagnolo-Italiano - Diccionario Italiano-Español (1 vol.), Hoepli, Milano 1997;
• Vox, New College Spanish and English Dictionary, National Textbook Company, Chicago 1984;
• M.V. Calvi, S. Monti, Nuevas Palabras, Parole Nuove, Dizionario Spagnolo-Italiano e Italiano-Spagnolo di Neologismo e di Espressioni Colloquiali, Paravia, Torino 1991;
• Dizionario Politico, Economico, Commerciale Spagnolo-Italiano, Italiano-Spagnolo, Mursia, Milano 1986;
• Dizionario per Immagin: Visual - A. Vallardi, Garzanti, Milano 1994;
• Gabriele Davini - Piero Pellizzari, Le Trappole dell'Italo-Spagnolo, Tradutec, Padova 1992;
• Luigi Di Vita Fornaciari, María Gabriela Piemonti, Dizionario Giuridico, italiano-spagnolo, spagnolo-italiano, Giuffrè editore, Milano 2001.

MULTILINGUAL DICTIONARIES

• Piero Pellizzari, Dizionario Multilingue della Calzatura, Edizioni Tradutec, Padova 1989;
• The Panton Book of Idioms for Polyglots (English, French, Spanish, German, Italian), Panton Education, Milano 1977;
• West's Law & Commercial Dictionary (Inglese->Italiano, Francese, Spagnolo, Tedesco - Italiano->Inglese), Zanichelli/West, Bologna 1988;
• AGROVOC (file): tesauro multilingüe (inglés, francés y español) para la indización de datos en algunos sistemas de información agrícola, especialmente en los sistemas internacionales cooperativos AGRIS y CARIS coordinados por la FAO, y para la búsqueda de información en esos sistemas;
• E. Neiger, Dictionnaire Gastronomique pour la traduction et l'explication des menus en 5 langues, J.F. Ammon, Bolzano 1972.

ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES ON CD-ROM

• Enciclopedia Encarta in italiano;
• Enciclopedia Encarta in spagnolo;
• Enciclopedia Zanichelli 1988 in italiano;
• Enciclopedia della Letteratura Italiana Zanichelli;
• Enciclopedia de la Ciencia;
• Dizionario Parola Viva Garzanti italiano-spagnolo, spagnolo-italiano;
• Dizionario Parola Viva Garzanti italiano-inglese, inglese-italiano;
• Gran Diccionario Enciclopédico Planeta de Agostini;
• Diccionario Alkona 2.0 para Windows;
• Microsoft Bookshelf Castellano (Diccionario General de la Lengua Española VOX, Diccionario Español-Inglés, Inglés-Español VOX, Diccionario Espasa de Sinónimos y Antónimos, Cronología Universal Espasa, Diccionario Espasa de Citas, Microsoft Atlas);
• Diccionario de la Real Academia Española;
• Diccionario de Uso del Español María Moliner;
• Gran Diccionario de la Lengua Larousse;
• Enciclopedia del Marketing y de la Publicidad., F&G Editores;
• Enciclopedia Multimedia Salvat;
• Enciclopedia de la Electrónica;
• Storia della Letteratura Spagnola (Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso SpA);
• Laura Tam, Dizionario Spagnolo-Italiano / Diccionario Italiano-Español, Hoepli, Milano 1997;
• Dizionario Multilingue dell'Edilizia (italiano, inglese, spagnolo, portoghese, francese).

MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS:

• Vocabolario della Lingua Italiana (5 voll.), Treccani, Roma 1986;
• Devoto, Oli, Dizionario della Lingua Italiana, Le Monnier, Firenze 1983;
• Gabrielli, Dizionario dei Sinonimi e dei Contrari, CIDE, Milano 1981;
• Enciclopedia del Diritto, DeAgostini, Novara 1994;
• Vittorio Sgarbi, Lo Sgarbino, Dizionario della Lingua Italiana, Edizioni Larus, Bergamo 1993;
• Roberto Lesina, Il Manuale di Stile, Zanichelli, Bologna 1986;
• Ramón Alsina, Todos los Verbos Castellanos Conjugados, Teide, Barcelona1986;
• Alice Coda-Goloboff, Ana Maria Diaz-Bellido, Elvira Dolores Maison, Textos de Nuestro Tiempo, Armand Coli, Paris 1985;
• Emma De Zuani, La Nuova Corrispondenza Commerciale Italiano-Spagnolo, De Vecchi Editore, Milano 1992;
• Glossari Microsoft ing-sp, ing-it (su file);
• Real Academia Española, Esbozo de una Nueva Gramática de la Lengua Española, Espasa-Calpe, Madrid 1982;
• Rudolf Modley, Handbook of Pictorial Symbols, Dover Publications, Inc., New York 1976.

• Lots of glossaries and web pages downloaded from the Internet.

E-mail: gdavini@inwind.it

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