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This is what I saw once as "patatas bravas".
I am sure that there are thousands of similar translations on menus and posters.
Stick them on here and we can all have a laugh.

Remember; Just post your funny translations, no discussing the grammar or correcting the posts . No heavy analizing, this is just for fun......OK

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I've done so many menu translations where the previous one was hilarious.............but can I think of any right now?:o

duh!!



I'm sure some will come back to me:unsure:

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I just remebered one from a menu I did


I can't actually remember exactly what ithe dish was called in spanish - the translation came out as 'cows cheeks'

I just couldn't think of a way to make that sound appetising :blink:

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Im sure ive heard of Sammy or Crispy eating then :eek: i agree with you Lynn - dont sound appertising whatsoever - ewwwwwwwwwwww

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¿mejilla de vaca? Mejilla de cerdo is quite common.:blink:

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that would be obvious;)

no, it was something vague - so that when I did work it out I had to ask if I was right

it was definitely cows cheeks - & to be honest it was probably really nice - well the sauce it was cooked in, anyway:thumbup:

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carrilladas (de cerdo o ternera)
fish have them too: cocochas.
If you make the face, the fishmonger/waiter will know what you want to order... maybe:D

revuelto= revolver eggs (BANG!) or, revolting eggs...errhhmm:thumbdown:

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I believe that the Chinese are having a blitz on the bad translations in Beijing, particularly those in shops and restaurants, They think that the bad english is off putting, and makes them look bad. They want the owners to get them translated by an official, approved translator, and then checked by English people. Actually I think some are interesting, as long as you can really work out what the mean, Like 'Please take advantage of the maids after 10 am' in hotels.

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I saw a nice one on a wine list.

Rueda - Wine of the Wheel.

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Not in Spain, but too good to leave out:

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/809...gchinglish.jpg

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/9079/chocolatepuke.jpg

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I would stay away from the chocolate puke, because it is much healthier to have fruit..............:D

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Yesterday, restaurant Fuengirola,

Beef Chinstrap.

Never did work out what it was; had the goatÅ› cheese!

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why didn't you ask?

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Cos I didn´t want beef. I did ask about the Ensalada Pescador, three ingredients were listed which sounded a bit skimpy - turned out the only other thing on the plate would be lettuce anyway, hence having goat´s cheese bacon walnuts etc...I´m not shy & retiring about asking re ingredients/explanation but it was a business meeting & I thought asking one menu related question was enough!

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ok - hope the meeting went well:fingerscrossed:

curiosity would have got the better of me I reckon, though

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Puntillitas - Fried Baby
Boquerones - Fried Hole
Queso curado - Old Cheese

I could go on, there is a lot of bad translation in this part of Spain. The fried baby makes me laugh every time I see it on the menu!

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baby cuttlefish?

On the fish menu I like to see rape and meagre, the latter seeming to suggest it won't be worth it.

Oh, and I did see 'cheese and jam croissant'

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Carrilleras...mmmmm. Translation is perfect. Cow (or veal) cheeks;


http://www.entrepucheros.com/wp-cont...de-ternera.jpg

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it just doesn't sound appetising:unsure:

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slightly off track - but still odd translations..........



film titles:frown:

I can understand some - for instance 'Bucket List' means nothing to a spaniard

but where did 'Sonrisas y Lágrimas' come from for 'The Sound of Music':confused:

why not just 'El Sonido de la Música'?


and the new teen Disney Film 'BandSlam'

in Spain it's called 'School Rock Band' - yes in English:lol:

what's the point of that:eek::confused:

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Why are Spanish road STOP signs.... STOP. ;-))

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:blink:

who knows

I bet it's something to do with 'internationality' though

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They forgot to tell the Spanish what it means though, lol
They translate it to "slow down a bit"
The guardia hide under the 217 sliproad off the 340 and get loads of people that don`t stop at the next junction.

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Criadillas sounds better than their English name as well...though Rocky Mountain Oysters makes them sound a bit better here.

IP Jr. will not eat 'Squid" and laughs about it, but when his Mama tells him we are having "Calamar...como en España" he gobbles it up.

Just goes to show that in food, like politicas, religion and most everything, it is not the reality that matters, it is the perception of the reality.

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It's the same in Russian as well, just using the cyrillic alphabet, which means that most people visiting don't under stand that CTON is, in fact, STOP literally translated letter for letter.

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:rofl:

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I remember one from quite a while ago on a menu in a small village bar,
chocolate bombe= orange chocolate hand grenade !:huh:

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...whereas in Argentina they are (or at least used to be) PARE...

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What woul be a good translation (into English) for these:

Gazpacho
Tortilla
Paella

?

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Cold soup.
Omelette
Risotto

Maybe fairly close to a Brits idea of them.

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Do you need to translate any of them?. I would have thought that Gazpacho and Paella are already international words. Are there any Brits who don't know what those two words mean?

Tortilla, I don't know if all Brits would get that or not. Potato omelette (I'd use the word potato given that potatoes are not a regular ingredient in omelettes in the UK whereas here it goes without saying).

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isn't tortilla (as we know it) usually translated as spanish omelet?



and most brits only think paella comes with prawns:(

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Spanish omelette usually means the one with all kinds in it, like in the Chinese in The UK for Brits, so I think potato omellete is the best translation.

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The thing is that if I would read "cold soup" on a menu, it would put me off.

Risotto ? Is that an Italian word?

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I don`t think it could be called anything else really ;-))
If you didn`t put cold they would whinge that the soup is still cold.

It is Italian, but a lot of Brits have had it / made it, so if they don`t know paella then they may know risotto.

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I thought most Brits knew paella -after all, don't Vesta make it!:lol:


maybe it should be translated as the yellow Vesta seafood one

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Leftovers
mas Leftovers
y otra vez Leftovers

;)

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:rofl:

perfick

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Veleta, I know one who wouldn't get "tortilla" - my ex-boss. We were in Madrid, I ordered tortilla for both of us, the waiter confirmed my order in Spanish - at which point my ex-boss said with a big sigh "No, let me do it, I'd better do it or we don't know what we'll get" and turned to the waiter, raised his voice and very loudly and slowly said "OM A LET TA, OM A LET TA". Then turning to me "I think HE'S got it now". The waiter winked at me but I died of shame....:o

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Chilled?

chilled tomato soup?