While translation is indispensable in multi-lingual contexts, translation from French to English continues to pose a serious problem to students of translation in the University of Bangui. This study was designed to identify first year students’ errors in their translation from French to English in order to suggest areas where adjustments can be made to improve on their proficiencies and translation skills. From the analysis of 186 learners’ French-English translations, we identified 2250 inter language errors which were mostly in the use of the continuous aspects, tense concords and subject omission. Consequently, we proposed that while focus could be made to help the learners avoid the deviations, it is imperative to get them to understand more acceptable alternatives to enhance their proficiencies and French-English translation skills.