The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #68366   Message #2748079
Posted By: Mrrzy
19-Oct-09 - 02:07 PM
Thread Name: BS: bad translations
Subject: RE: BS: bad translations
Y'all need 2 more books: Sky! My Husband! translates directly from French to English, and Fractured French is even worse, here are 2 examples that are in my family phraseology:

French: Voici l'Anglais avec son sang-froid habituel.
English: Here comes the Englishman with his habitual bloody cold.

French: J'y suis et j'y reste.
English: I'm Swiss and I'm spending the night.

And who was it translated "hors-de-combat" as "camp followers?"