What do you do as a translator?

not aspecific translator but there is one in dictionary.com also if you look at one of the answers to this question it has a English to french translation, and English to Spanish answer from previous...

A translator is someone who renders concepts and ideas written in one language accurately in another language.

by studying what you are going to translate

You might want to try the Ackuna Translator.

There are various ways to become a translator. There are university degrees for translation. If you are fluent in at least two languages, you can sign up for freelance translation sites, such as...