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Sara Carboni
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Local time: 08:49
Membro (2007)
Da Francese a Italiano
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Nice article Dec 29, 2010

I really enjoyed it!
It should remind everybody of the importance of a proper translation...
 
Mark Robertson
Mark Robertson
Local time: 07:49
Membro (2010)
Da Portoghese a Inglese
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Sheepish Dec 29, 2010

My favorite translation howler is an attempted translation of the term "hydraulic ram", which came out as something like "water powered male sheep".
 
Elías Sauza
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Messico
Local time: 00:49
Membro (2002)
Da Inglese a Spagnolo
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Extreme translation Dec 31, 2010

Today, my wife and I decided to replace the kitchen microwave oven with a larger one. The few functions have been translated into Spanish (from English, I can tell). Whenever a cooking or heating function period expires, the display shows the word "EXTREMO." This doesn't mean anything else but that somebody took an English-Spanish dictionary and used one of the choices for "End."
 


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The second annual Jelly Donut Awards recap the top 5 translation errors of 2010







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