{"id":24260,"date":"2018-10-31T14:37:03","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T14:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traductionslrr.mysites.io\/?p=24260\/"},"modified":"2020-09-15T10:49:32","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T14:49:32","slug":"truly-frightening-translation-errors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traductionslrr.ca\/en\/truly-frightening-translation-errors\/","title":{"rendered":"Truly Frightening Translation Errors!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Halloween, we love to give people a little scare. And to a <a href=\"\/?p=23891\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">professional translator<\/a>, what could be scarier than a translation error? Indeed, that\u2019s their greatest fear. To put you in the mood for Halloween, this article presents some translation errors that will make your hair stand on end!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Translation errors sometimes have deadly consequences<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes, translation errors cause a certain confusion or irritation in readers but are quickly forgotten. Other times, these errors have such serious consequences that they end up making history. For example, the dropping of the nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, Japan in 1945 was caused by a translation error. In response to an ultimatum issued by the Allies, the Japanese prime minister used the word \u201cmokusatsu\u201d (which can be interpreted several ways) to indicate that his government would refrain from commenting. However, in the translation, this word was rendered as \u201cignore with contempt.\u201d Irritated by the arrogance of this response, the Americans dropped the atomic bomb a few days later, causing the deaths of 140,000 people\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Translation errors: Sometimes hilarious, sometimes sad <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When translating, there are many very subtle linguistic and cultural nuances to grasp. Translators are only human. Despite their rigour and professionalism, translation errors sometimes slip into their texts. Sometimes, this is because of the translator\u2019s lack of knowledge, while other times, it\u2019s due to a lack of context (that is, the translator didn\u2019t have all the necessary information to fully understand). And when <a href=\"\/?p=23620\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">machine translation\u00a0<\/a>tools get thrown into the mix, the result is often absolutely horrifying\u2026 Here are a few examples of translation errors that did serious damage to the images of some major companies:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cVa le tuer\u201d: <\/strong>You may have seen this ad from TELUS in which the English expression \u201cGo kill it!\u201d, which was used in the sense of \u201cPush your limits!\u201d or \u201cGo for it!\u201d, was translated into French as\u2026 \u201cVa le tuer\u201d! An ad inciting us to murder? That gives us goosebumps!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beware of ghosts:\u00a0<\/strong>As part of an advertising campaign conducted by Pepsi in Taiwan, the slogan \u201cCome alive with the Pepsi Generation\u201d was translated as \u201cPepsi will bring your ancestors back to life.\u201d Ghosts? Run for your lives!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cannibal sighting:\u00a0<\/strong>When KFC opened its first restaurants in China, its slogan \u201cFinger lickin\u2019 good\u201d was unfortunately translated as \u201cEat your fingers off!\u201d Not very appetizing\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Preventable translation errors<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Do you want to protect yourself against this type of monstrous translation error? The solution is simple: do business with <a href=\"https:\/\/traductionslrr.ca\/en\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SLRR Translation Agency<\/a>, a professional translation agencythat will offer you translations that are accurate and \u2013 above all \u2013 tailored to your communication context.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Happy Halloween!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Halloween, we love to give people a little scare. 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