Nordic NuanceLife sciences & medical
Danish translation and review of medical-device instructions, clinical and patient-facing material, with a foundation in anatomy and physiology.
Medical and life-sciences workLanguage · Writing · Human communication
Language that reaches people.
Translation, transcreation and editorial writing shaped around what you need to say—and the people you need to reach. Thoughtful review of language and AI conversations, with attention to meaning, tone and context.
Work directly with Lars Foldager, a native Danish linguist translating full-time since 2013. English and German into Danish.
How I can help
From specialist Danish translation to original writing and the quality of a conversation.
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Language & localisation
English and German into Danish: translation, transcreation, revision and linguistic QA. Meaning, terminology and tone considered together, from specialist documents to campaigns and interfaces.
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Communication & meaning
Original articles, website copy, editorial development and brand voice. Help finding the point of a piece, giving it a clear structure and making the language work for its reader.
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Human–AI interaction & communication
Review of AI conversations and responses for clarity, relevance, tone and the expectations they create. Specific language feedback and suggested revisions, using criteria agreed around your product.
Specialist Danish language work
Technical documentation
Industrial manuals and product documentation where terminology, action sequences, units and safety wording need to agree.
Technical German-to-Danish workAI & language quality
Source-based review of fluent Danish, with clear corrections, source questions and quality feedback for localisation teams.
AI and linguistic-quality reviewThe person behind Nordic Nuance
Lars Foldager
I’m a native Danish translator based in Ontario, Canada. Since 2013, I have worked full-time with agencies and international businesses on marketing, technology, travel, health and regulated content.
My Danish degree in physiotherapy gives me a foundation in anatomy and physiology that informs my medical and life-sciences language work. I also translate and review German technical documentation and assess the quality of human, machine-translated and AI-generated Danish. I work in memoQ, Trados and clients’ online platforms.
My work also extends to writing and editorial development. I’m interested in how language shapes understanding: what we notice, what we assume and how we respond to one another, including when we interact with AI. That interest informs both the practical work and the reflections published here.
I look closely, ask when context is missing, and distinguish a necessary correction from a matter of preference. You work with me directly, from the initial brief to delivery.
Work together
Tell me what you’re working on.
Tell me what the text or conversation needs to achieve, who it is for, the language, approximate scope and deadline. For translation or review, include the source, relevant context and any terminology or style requirements. For writing, a brief or rough outline is a useful beginning. I’ll confirm the scope and provide a quote.
Email LarsNuance Notes
Practical observations on language, writing and the decisions behind clear communication.
When the source text is the problem
A fluent translation can make an uncertain source sound authoritative. Sometimes accuracy means leaving the question visible.
Read the article →What I still check when machine translation sounds right
Machine translation has become good enough that many of its harder errors no longer look like errors.
Read the article →A button needs to name the next step
“Continue” may be perfectly adequate. When an action has consequences, the label needs more context.
Read the note →Fluent is not finished
A natural sentence still needs to be checked against the source, the terminology and the place where it will appear.
Read the note →Perspective
Attention is part of the work.
For me, careful language work is also a practice of attention: listening before assuming, noticing what is missing, and remembering the person who will read the result.
Occasional reflections draw on contemplative practice, psychology and philosophy to explore attention, meaning and the way we meet one another—in everyday life and through technology.
Latest Perspective
When understanding no longer needs an owner
What becomes possible when we take full responsibility for our work without needing every useful insight to belong to us?
Read: When attention contracts →
Read: When usefulness is no longer enough →