Book a scoping call

SVC Services · fixed price, per project

Lineby line.

Three services, one standard: every segment translated, revised by a second linguist against your glossary, and checked where your user actually reads it. Take the one your release needs right now — or stack all three and ship Spanish, Portuguese and French the same day as English.

Size my project Not sure which? Find your situation
Price set before work starts
Certified · signed
A printed Spanish instructions-for-use booklet next to a signed certificate of accuracy with a blue stamp
Fig. S1 — es-MX IFU, page 4, with its certificate of accuracy

01 Certified translation

Translation that holds up when a regulator reads every word.

You send the source. One linguist translates, a second revises every segment against source and glossary, and a final proof catches what both missed. Anything headed for a technical file ships with a signed certificate of accuracy from Fairweather & Lowe — ready to attach the moment it lands.

IFUsLabelingPatient leafletsUser manualsSoftware UIRelease notesQuick-start guidesTraining decks
Process
Translate → revise → proof against source, three sets of eyes on every segment
Locales
es-MX · es-US · es-ES · pt-BR · pt-PT · fr-FR · fr-CA
Formats
XLIFF · JSON · .strings · .po · .resx · IDML · DITA · DOCX
You receive
Files back in your source format, the certificate of accuracy, and a change log you can drop straight into your technical file
Pace
Roughly 2,500 words per language per business day once your glossary is locked — languages run in parallel

from $0.24per word · $295 minimum per certified document

Quote my documents

Filing a full IFU and labeling set? The Regulatory Certified package starts at $6,280 per language and bundles glossary enforcement, proof and change log into one fixed number.

02 Terminology glossaries

Decide “cánula” once. Never argue about it again.

Your glossary is the rulebook every linguist, reviewer and future release plays by. We pull the terms from your UI and manuals, propose a target for each locale, flag the variants nobody should use, and get your in-market reviewer to sign off in a single call. From then on it’s enforced on every string, every page, every update.

  • Lands in your repo →
  • TBX file, ready for your CAT tool
  • XLSX copy for your reviewers
  • Context note + forbidden variants per term
  • Version history — yours to keep

Glossary rates

Glossary Sprint — up to 500 terms
$1,480 / language
Each extra block of 250 terms
$540 / language
Audit of a glossary you already have
from $620
Refresh for a new release
from $385
Lock my terminology
Locked · v3
TERM-0087Status: approved

cannula

n. · device component
  • es-MXcánulanot: tubo, catéter
  • pt-BRcânulanot: tubo
  • fr-FRcanulenot: tube

Context: the flexible line carrying medication from the reservoir. Appears in IFU §4, UI string alert.occlusion and label L-12. Never use the generic word for “tube”.

v3 · signed off by in-market reviewerEnforced in 3 localesLast change logged

→ You’re halfway through the list

You already know what your release needs. Lock the scope this week.

Grab a 20-minute scoping call or call (203) 966-5655

03 In-context linguistic QA

Read it where your user reads it.

A translation can be flawless in a spreadsheet and broken on the screen. Your linguist walks through your staging build, TestFlight or APK — every screen, every locale — and files each issue straight into your tracker with a screenshot, a category and a proposed fix. Your developers fix it. We verify it on the next build.

A tablet on a test stand showing a Portuguese settings screen with one label outlined for review
Filed in your tracker
LQA-0142 · pt-BRMajor
Screen
Settings › Calibração
Category
Truncation
Source
“Start calibration”
screenshot_settings_ptBR.png · button max 13 · string 18 Iniciar calibração

Proposed fix: “Calibrar” — approved short form, glossary v3. Verify on build 2.4.1.

  • Truncation & overflow

    Clipped buttons, wrapped toasts, labels spilling past the housing.

  • Terminology drift

    Any string that strays from your locked glossary.

  • Meaning in context

    “Clear” as delete, not as transparent. Only visible on screen.

  • Locale formats

    14/10/2026 vs 10/14/2026 · 1.250,00 · °C · decimal commas.

LQA round, one build
$1,150 / language
Full pass, up to 120 screens
$2,740 / language
Fix-verification round
$480 / language
Book an LQA round or send build access details

04 Which one first?

Find your situation. Start right there.

Most teams land on one of these six. Spot yours, take the matching starting point to your scoping call, and you’ll have a fixed price in two business days.

  • “We’re launching a new device in Mexico and Brazil next quarter.” Start withRelease PackGlossary + translation + one LQA round Spendfrom $4,350 / language
  • “Our IFU and labels need filing in Spanish and French.” Start withRegulatory CertifiedProof, certificate, change log Spendfrom $6,280 / language
  • “The app’s already translated, but users keep flagging odd strings.” Start withIn-context LQA roundScreenshot-backed issues in your tracker Spend$1,150 / build / language
  • “Three vendors have touched our product. Nothing matches.” Start withGlossary Sprint + TM cleanupOne source of truth, then rebuild Spend$1,480 + from $690
  • “We push a minor release every month.” Start withUpdate batchesDeltas run against your memory Spendfrom $385 / batch
  • “We need one certified document, and we need it soon.” Start withCertified translationCertificate of accuracy included Spendfrom $295 / document
Never billed extra

Already inside every number above

  • Second-linguist revision on every segment
  • Your versioned glossary, kept on file between releases
  • Delivery in the format you sent — XLIFF in, XLIFF out
  • One project lead who answers your email, from scoping call to sign-off
  • Length-limit checks on every UI string you send with a limit

Bolt on when your release calls for it

Rush — under five business days
+30% of fee
Back-translation for risk review
$0.14 / word
Translation-memory cleanup
from $690
Extra in-context LQA round
$1,150 / build / language
Added locale from the same source
quoted per file set

Invoiced per project. Pay by ACH, check, Visa, Mastercard or Amex.

→ Your move

You bring the folder. You get a fixed number back in two business days.

Send my files for a quote or email info@fairweatherlowe.com