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Thread poster: Alex Aruj
Alex Aruj
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Spanish to English
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May 13, 2010

These quirky, misleading and sometimes downright dangerous translations never get old...

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/05/11/travel/funny-signs.html?src=me&ref=general#/4be5bdac8e31df5c7d001220/


 
Robert Tucker (X)
Robert Tucker (X)
United Kingdom
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German to English
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Die Welt May 13, 2010

Something similar in "Die Welt" today:

http://www.welt.de/reise/article7583138/Testen-Sie-doch-mal-durchgebrannte-Garnelen.html#reqRSS


 


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NYTimes Strange Translations Slideshow






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