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Translator @ TRADCO<p>At least they got the circumflex accent right. Do you think they asked for a long weekend and when it was refused, they did this 🤪🤪🤪 whatever the case may be, they need a break. </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/TranslationFails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TranslationFails</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FunnyTranslations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FunnyTranslations</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/TranslationGoneWrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TranslationGoneWrong</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LanguageFails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LanguageFails</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TranslationMistakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TranslationMistakes</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LostInTranslation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LostInTranslation</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TranslatorLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TranslatorLife</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/translation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>translation</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/traduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traduction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/fran%C3%A7ais" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>français</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/anglais" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anglais</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Qu%C3%A9bec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Québec</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Montr%C3%A9al" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Montréal</span></a></p>
Jonas R. (er/ihm)<p>So called "artificial intelligence" auto-translating titles, exhibit 78342732.</p><p>Translation tools are great - just, please, no automatic translation. This example is from ebay.</p><p>To anyone wondering, the German original has the Latin "Homo Ludens", translated in the subtitle "Der spielende Mensch".</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.pnpde.social/tags/LostInTranslation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LostInTranslation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.pnpde.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a></p>
imikotoba 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️🇯🇵<p>Today’s <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/LostInTranslation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LostInTranslation</span></a>, Japanese term <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PinMic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PinMic</span></a> for a portable wearable radio-linked microphone (apparently a trademarked product name gone vernacular in Japan).</p><p>British English: <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/LapelMic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LapelMic</span></a> from the clothing part you might clip it to, also known as a <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/LavalierMic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LavalierMic</span></a> which has more interesting etymology <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavalier_microphone" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavali</span><span class="invisible">er_microphone</span></a></p>
Amin Negm-Awad🇪🇺🌴🇺🇸🥥<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ard.social/@tagesschau" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tagesschau</span></a></span> "Ich glaube, die Verhaftung sollte so schnell wie möglich erfolgen. Die Anhänger von Präsident Yoon könnten zwar argumentieren, dass es hier um die nationale Würde geht und dass man einen Präsidenten so nicht behandeln sollte", so eine Yoon-Gegnerin.</p><p>Ich finde die Art der Argumentation bemerkenswert: Ein Staat hat keine Würde, das haben Menschen. (Möglicherweise <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lostintranslation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lostintranslation</span></a>). Das Ansehen eines demokratischen Rechtsstaates hängt davon ab, dass alle, gerade Amtsträger, dem …</p>
lars' transport world<p>Linguistic excursion: I'm glad I avoided both the living and the living room in our apartment. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WrigglingIntoWinter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WrigglingIntoWinter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LostInTranslation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LostInTranslation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Finnish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finnish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finland</span></a></p>
Cole Haddon<p>'5AM StoryTalk Double Feature: Lost in Spaces'</p><p>These two films exist at the intersection of art, fame, and spiritual transformation.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>film</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>movies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cinema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cinema</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LaDolceVita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaDolceVita</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lostintranslation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lostintranslation</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://colehaddon.substack.com/p/5am-storytalk-double-feature-lost" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">colehaddon.substack.com/p/5am-</span><span class="invisible">storytalk-double-feature-lost</span></a></p>
C.Suthorn :prn:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@catsalad" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>catsalad</span></a></span> </p><p>Die gefühlte Grenze von Argentinien und Chile.</p><p><a href="https://no-pony.farm/tags/lostInTranslation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lostInTranslation</span></a> <a href="https://no-pony.farm/tags/un%C3%BCbersetzbar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unübersetzbar</span></a></p>
Abie<p>"The name "Ju-ae" was first mentioned by American basketball player Dennis Rodman in 2023 (...) When discussing Kim Jong Un and Ri Sol-ju, Rodman described "[holding] their baby Ju-ae" and complimented Kim Jong Un as a "good dad" and an "awesome guy". However, a former NIS intelligence officer claims that Rodman misunderstood the Korean words jeoae, which mean "that girl", and that the child's actual name is Eun-ju."<br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Wikifact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wikifact</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/LostinTranslation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LostinTranslation</span></a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Ju-ae" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Ju-a</span><span class="invisible">e</span></a></p>
Hav-Anka<p>Keppari = hobby horse <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/LostInTranslation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LostInTranslation</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby_horse_(toy)" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby_</span><span class="invisible">horse_(toy)</span></a></p>
Marjamjars :mastoart:<p>🤷‍♀️<br>Cibé rud!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/FYI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FYI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/LostInTranslation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LostInTranslation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/TFI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TFI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Gaelic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaelic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/SilentSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilentSunday</span></a></p>
Unai Fdz. de Betoño<p>Ekitaldiak solemnitatea galtzen du euskaraz.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.eus/tags/LostInTranslation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LostInTranslation</span></a></p>
Natalia<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Idiocracy2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Idiocracy2024</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LostInTranslation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LostInTranslation</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>Meanwhile, in Japan... <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/lostintranslation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lostintranslation</span></a> </p><p>NHK: Megaquake advisory issued, tsunami advisories lifted <a href="https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/3509/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/new</span><span class="invisible">s/backstories/3509/</span></a></p>
Minoru Saba<p>On second thoughts "変 (hen)" as in "変な人 (hen na hito)" [strange/weird people] would probably convey the nuances of "weird" better to a Japanese audience.</p><p>Am reminded of the urban legend of the early days of computer translation when the phrase "Out of sight, out of mind" was translated into Russian/Chinese/whatever and translated back into English, resulting in "Invisible idiot".<br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/LostInTranslation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LostInTranslation</span></a></p>
Minoru Saba<p>So Bloomberg translated "weird" as "奇妙 (kimyō)" in Japanese which will do, but loses impact as kimyō comes across as being merely "odd" which doesn't ring alarm bells with the Japanese public. Probably "異常 (ijō)" i.e. "abnormal" would have hit truer.<br><a href="https://www.bloomberg.co.jp/news/articles/2024-07-28/SHBJJJT0G1KW00" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.co.jp/news/articles/</span><span class="invisible">2024-07-28/SHBJJJT0G1KW00</span></a></p><p>(In English) <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-27/harris-tests-out-weird-label-in-attack-on-trump-vance-rhetoric" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.com/news/articles/20</span><span class="invisible">24-07-27/harris-tests-out-weird-label-in-attack-on-trump-vance-rhetoric</span></a><br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/LostInTranslation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LostInTranslation</span></a></p>
ƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞ<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>English</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LostInTranslation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LostInTranslation</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ &gt;&gt;<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Netanyahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netanyahu</span></a> kicks sand in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a>'s eyes before <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hamas</span></a> does</p><p>Biden said Hamas is 'NO LONGER CAPABLE' of carrying out another major attack against Israel</p><p>He also envisioned 'a better day after in Gaza WITHOUT Hamas in power'</p><p>Netanyahu's office said any notion that Israel would agree to a permanent <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ceasefire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ceasefire</span></a> before "the destruction of Hamas' military and governing capabilities" was "a non-starter"</p><p>Was something <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LostInTranslation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LostInTranslation</span></a>?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SemanticGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SemanticGames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PermanentStateOfWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PermanentStateOfWar</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/netanyahu-says-no-gaza-ceasefire-until-hamas-destroyed-2024-06-01/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/middle-east/</span><span class="invisible">netanyahu-says-no-gaza-ceasefire-until-hamas-destroyed-2024-06-01/</span></a></p>
Julian Nyča<p>"Bundesverband Bündnis 90" ist eine echte Herausforderung für Übersetzerinnen, wenn in deiner Sprache Bund, Verband und Bündnis alles "zwjazk" heißt. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/lostintranslation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lostintranslation</span></a></p>
Aurin Azadî<p>Lustige Übersetzung bei einem angebotenen Festplatten-Dock (eBay). Es gibt die Auswahl „ohne RAID“ und „mit Überfall“. 🤓​</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/LostInTranslation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LostInTranslation</span></a></p>
Dave Rahardja<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/TodayILearned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TodayILearned</span></a> that there is a genre of squishy slip-on shoes made in China that are collectively called “stepping on shit feeling” (踩屎感)shoes.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/products" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>products</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/shoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shoes</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/lostInTranslation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lostInTranslation</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/steppingOnShitFeeling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>steppingOnShitFeeling</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.leenhiboutique.us/products/stepping-on-shit-feeling-hole-shoes-ladies-2023-new-summer-wear-non-slip-thick-soled-baotou-semi-cool-slippers-womens-summer-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">leenhiboutique.us/products/ste</span><span class="invisible">pping-on-shit-feeling-hole-shoes-ladies-2023-new-summer-wear-non-slip-thick-soled-baotou-semi-cool-slippers-womens-summer-1</span></a></p>
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