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Halloween
27/10/2021 Fun Facts Industry Insights Mistranslations

Halloween: 10 Terrifyingly bad translations

Happy Halloween! Let’s get straight into the Halloween spirit and have a look at some truly terrifying translation horror stories, but be warned they aren’t for the faint-hearted… The Killer…

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Amazon translation error
02/11/2020 Automatic Machine Translation Fun Facts Mistranslations Translation Website Translation

Amazon makes huge translation blunder during Swedish launch

E-commerce giant Amazon has been left embarrassed as their new Swedish retail site contained confusing and offensive translation errors that were found in several product listings. Swedish customers could already…

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translation, translation blunders, translation fails
28/03/2017 Fun Facts Mistranslations

Top six translation blunders

We have to admit, getting translation right isn’t easy. You need to be an experienced professional with the skills and knowledge to translate correctly. Otherwise, things can go disastrously wrong,…

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Diwali safety guide
28/10/2013 Culture Mistranslations

Diwali safety guide translation “incomprehensible”

Police officers have apologised following complaints that a translation of a leaflet providing safety guidance on the Hindu festival of Diwali was “incomprehensible”. Leicester police worked with the fire service…

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