Professional Translators & Interpreters in Bruges, Belgium
Video / Phone Remote Interpreters also available
Whatever your language requirements in Bruges, TJC Global’s interpreters can assist you. Our Antwerp interpreters cover over 80 languages and dialects.
TJC Global is a leading translation and interpreting company with over 25 years of experience in specialised language services.
Our expert interpreters in and around Bruges can assist clients in over 100 languages. We tailor our interpretation services to the client’s needs, matching the interpreter’s expertise with the subject/nature of the project to ensure professional, accurate and well-informed interpreting every time.
We provide interpreting assistance in Bruges, Belgium for the following fields:
Business Meeting Interpreters in Bruges
Our business meeting interpreters in Bruges can assist you in negotiations, discussions and collaborations. Read more…
TJC Global’s legal interpreters in Bruges, Belgium, can cover court cases, hearings, and tribunals. Read more…
Deposition Interpreters in Bruges
We can provide specialist deposition interpreters in Antwerp and elsewhere in Belgium for witness testimonials in the US and Canada. Read more…
Arbitration Interpreters in Bruges
Our arbitration interpreters in Bruges can assist those seeking an alternative to litigation. Read more…
Conference Interpreters in Bruges
At TJC Global, we have a network of certified conference interpreters for multi-national conferences of all natures. Read more…
Our large and diverse network of court interpreters is familiar with the format, conventions, procedures and requirements of court interpreting. Read more…
Industry Interpreters in Bruges
Our industry interpreters can cover assignments in a broad range of industries; including aerospace, motoring, manufacturing and civil engineering. Read more…
Technical Interpreters in Bruges
We provide technical interpreters in Antwerp for business meetings, factory visits, research trips. Read more…
Please click here for more fields covered by TJC interpreters, including engineering, research and medical and pharmaceutical sectors.
Bruges: Important Connections
- Distance to/from Bruges (Capital City of Belgium): 101km / 62.5 miles: 1h 8m (approx.)
- Distance to/from Paris: 297km / 182 miles : 3h (approx.)
- Distance to/from Amsterdam: 251km / 155 miles : 2h 45m (approx.)
- Distance to/from The Hague: 207km / 128 miles : 2h 20m (approx.)
- Distance to/from Berlin: 814km / 505 miles : 7h 36m (approx.)
- Distance to/from London: 280km / 174 miles: 3h 40m (approx.) [must travel over sea]
About Bruges
Bruges is undoubtedly a city with romantic appeal as the home of chocolate, lace and cobbled streets. But don’t let its quaint facade fool you. Thanks to its vast international seaport, one of the most important of its kind in Europe, Bruges remains a city of significant economic standing.
Situated in the province of West Flanders in Belgium, Bruges has a population of around 117,000. The city has long been a centre of trade and culture and was a key stop on the fair circuit during the era of the Hanseatic League, hosting and attracting many foreign merchants. Thanks to the entrepreneurship of the people of Bruges, the city adapted to new forms of capitalism and its woollen weaving industry grew and expanded overseas. Its expanding port became the main link to the Mediterranean trade and the spice trade of the Levant. This brought great economic prosperity and led to the opening of the “Bourse”, thought to be the world’s first stock exchange. At the end of the 14th century, It became one of the “Four Members” of the mediaeval parliament, Ghent, Ypres and Franc of Bruges. In the 15th century, the Duke of Burgundy built a court in Bruges, attracting artists and merchants. The woollen weavers of Bruges were thought to be the best in the world, and the new form of oil painting cultivated by the Flemish School of painters flourished here. The world’s first book was also published in Bruges by William Caxton in 1473.
The historic centre of Bruges, approximately 430 hectares, is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. With a diverse range of museums and art galleries chronicling the city’s fascinating history, Bruges is now a popular tourist destination that attracts 2.2 million tourists annually. It also hosts various festivals, conferences, fairs and events.
For more information about the city or events held in Bruges, please see the city’s own website here.
Or see TJC Global’s top tips for Doing Business in Belgium.
Fields our Antwerp interpreters cover include
Our interpreting services also cover the following cities in and around Bruges:
What forms of interpreter services can TJC Global provide?
Video/videoconference interpreting: (Video Remote Interpreting is also available) TJC provides professional language interpreting services to support a wide range of events, including business meetings, conferences, legal proceedings (court hearings, arbitration, or litigation), and other online business interactions across industries.
Participants can connect via video or voice calls using computers, laptops, smartphones, or tablets. If needed, sessions can be recorded to facilitate the creation of meeting minutes. Our highly qualified interpreters seamlessly join virtual meetings, events, or proceedings to provide remote interpretation in the language pairing required, ensuring clear and effective communication for all parties involved. Additionally, we offer relay interpreting services as needed.
Telephone/teleconference interpreting: Telephone or teleconference interpreting is an efficient solution for overcoming language barriers. The interpreter can either work remotely (separate from both parties) or be physically present with one of the parties. In either scenario, they provide interpreting services through a telephone conferencing setup.
This service is particularly valuable for clients unable to travel internationally but still need to conduct business discussions or share progress updates. At TJC Global, we are proud to offer professionally qualified interpreters in a wide range of language combinations, ensuring clear and effective communication.
Simultaneous & Consecutive interpreting
Simultaneous interpreting (also available with Video Remote Interpretation (VRI))
Simultaneous interpreting is ideal for international conferences, high-stakes business discussions, seminars, and symposiums. Typically, two to three interpreters work from a soundproof booth, separate from the audience. They take turns interpreting at high speed, switching every 15–20 minutes to maintain focus and ensure the highest quality interpretation.
Using headsets, the interpreters listen to the speaker’s message and deliver it in the target language almost instantly (“simultaneously”) to the intended audience. This method also supports relay interpreting, which is especially useful for multilingual presentations where speakers use several languages.
Consecutive interpreting (also available with Video Remote Interpretation (VRI)) is one of the most widely used types of interpretation. It is suitable for business discussions, negotiations, contract signings, commercial, legal, and technical meetings, medical appointments, court hearings, on-site inspections, and audits.
In this mode, the interpreter listens carefully to the speaker, often taking notes, and then conveys the meaning in the target language. They typically wait for a natural pause or for the speaker to finish a segment before delivering the interpretation quickly and accurately.
Consecutive interpreting is also commonly employed in conferences for panel discussions, Q&A sessions, or private interactions between parties, whether at a stand or another setting.
What to do next?
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