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Old Nov 18th 2009 | 4:48 am
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Originally Posted by chulo
Translation is not an exact science, everybody has different abilities and terms of phrase.
I'm sure if you asked 10 translators to translate a sizeable text, you'd get 10 different answers. They might be similar, but I doubt any would be exactly the same.
 
Old Nov 18th 2009 | 5:08 am
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Originally Posted by agoreira
I'm sure if you asked 10 translators to translate a sizeable text, you'd get 10 different answers. They might be similar, but I doubt any would be exactly the same.
Especially when we are talking about things that you cannot translate, no matter how hard you try!
 
Old Nov 18th 2009 | 8:27 pm
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I gave up learning Spanish as it was very confusing and its been yrs since school, so trying to remember English rules made it even more difficult.

Translation is a mix, the end result are not the same.

Even something like Cabron, it can be translated, but does not have the same impact. meaning and can be used to insult or greet a friend.
 
Old Nov 19th 2009 | 3:22 am
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Originally Posted by agoreira
I'm sure if you asked 10 translators to translate a sizeable text, you'd get 10 different answers. They might be similar, but I doubt any would be exactly the same.
This is very true, but what does it matter as long as the result means the same as.
 
Old Nov 19th 2009 | 3:46 am
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Originally Posted by agoreira
I'm sure if you asked 10 translators to translate a sizeable text, you'd get 10 different answers. They might be similar, but I doubt any would be exactly the same.
I don't know. You may get some lazy translators who use the Google tool. Would be a laugh reading them I suppose.
 
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It would not be much of a help, online translators work for single words, maybe small sentences, but most of the time they struggle, no matter how good the tool or person there still requires some form of similar meaning and understanding of the whole subject be discussed.
 

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