{"id":23004092,"date":"2024-03-05T15:39:44","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betranslated.be\/translation-services\/interpretation\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T12:03:14","slug":"interpretation-service","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.betranslated.be\/en\/translation-services\/interpretation-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Interpretation services"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interpretation services in Belgium: professional language access for every format and setting<\/h2>\n<p>BeTranslated provides professional interpreting services across all formats required in Belgium&#8217;s multilingual institutional, commercial and healthcare environment. Interpreters are sourced from a professional network with relevant domain expertise and are matched to each assignment on the basis of language combination, subject matter and event format.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interpreting by format and setting<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betranslated.be\/en\/simultaneous-consecutive-interpreting\/\">Simultaneous and consecutive interpreting<\/a> \u2014 the two core professional modes<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betranslated.be\/en\/conference-interpreting\/\">Conference interpreting<\/a> \u2014 large international events, EU-level meetings, congresses<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betranslated.be\/en\/business-interpreting\/\">Business interpreting<\/a> \u2014 negotiations, board meetings, commercial discussions<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betranslated.be\/en\/healthcare-interpreting\/\">Healthcare interpreting<\/a> \u2014 clinical consultations, informed consent, discharge planning<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betranslated.be\/en\/court-interpreting\/\">Court interpreting<\/a> \u2014 hearings, asylum procedures, depositions<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betranslated.be\/en\/remote-interpreting\/\">Remote interpreting<\/a> \u2014 RSI platforms, video call, telephone<\/li><\/ul>\n<p>For guidance on choosing between formats, see the article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betranslated.be\/en\/bilingual-staff-vs-interpreters\/\">bilingual staff vs professional interpreters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #eff6ff; border: 1px solid #bfdbfe; border-left: 5px solid #3b82f6; margin: 2rem 0; padding: 1.5rem 2rem; border-radius: 8px; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif; color: #1e3a5f;\"><p style=\"margin: 0 0 0.5rem 0; font-weight: bold;\">An event, meeting or procedure requiring professional interpretation?<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betranslated.be\/en\/translation-quote\/\">Contact the team<\/a> with your requirements \u2014 date, location, language combination and context. A coordinator responds within 24 working hours.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1e3a5f 0%, #2563eb 50%, #3b82f6 100%); border-left: 6px solid #93c5fd; margin: 2.5rem 0; padding: 2rem 2.5rem; border-radius: 12px; box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(30, 58, 95, 0.2); color: #fff; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif;\"><p style=\"margin: 0 0 1rem 0; font-size: 1.3rem; font-weight: bold;\">49.1% of adverse events involving patients with limited language proficiency result in physical harm<\/p><p style=\"background: rgba(255,255,255,0.15); padding: 0.8rem 1.2rem; border-radius: 8px; font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: bold; margin: 0.8rem 0;\">Compared to 29.5% for patients with full language proficiency \u2014 Divi et al., PubMed, 2007<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0.8rem 0; font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.6;\">This research finding applies beyond healthcare: in legal proceedings, employment disputes and commercial negotiations, inadequate interpretation creates risks for the participant who has least control of the language environment. Professional interpreters trained in the relevant domain eliminate this risk.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top: 1.2rem; padding-top: 1rem; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.2); font-size: 0.9rem; opacity: 0.85;\">Source: <a style=\"color: #93c5fd;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/17185754\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Divi et al., Joint Commission Journal, 2007<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As an interpretation agency, BeTranslated provides a full range of tailored interpreting services designed to meet the specific needs of its clients and partners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":23006646,"parent":23001213,"menu_order":84,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"dipi_cpt_category":[],"class_list":["post-23004092","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betranslated.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23004092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betranslated.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betranslated.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betranslated.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betranslated.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23004092"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.betranslated.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23004092\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23008168,"href":"https:\/\/www.betranslated.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23004092\/revisions\/23008168"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betranslated.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23001213"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betranslated.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23006646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betranslated.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23004092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"dipi_cpt_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betranslated.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dipi_cpt_category?post=23004092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}