Its good bad translation because the people at lush loved it and kept the name. Movie titles with bad spanish translations popsugar latina. Hollywood movie titles in france are often given easier english substitutes to make them more accessible to french audiences, instead of simply being translated into. Movie titles with bad english translations fabulania. We translated them back to english and this is what the movies are now titled. Movies in latin america get translated to what some consider a more accurate version of the title. Usually when an englishlanguage movie is released in a spanishspeaking country, the original title is kept. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. Despite being subtitled and having won raves at international film festivals, this movie doesnt deliver anything more dramatic than a road trip garnished with an aggressive portion of sex and nudity. The 28 funniest englishspanish movie title translations on.
And sometimes they pass bad at warp speed and crash headlong into the wall around the galaxy when a translation goes from odd word choices and stilted grammar that is still somewhat parseable into the realm of pure gibberish, you have a translation train wreck. They are then to identify the correct english title. The current subtitle could also serve as an appropriate title. Jul, 2012 31 bizarre foreign titles for american movies.
Even if you search for good movie title translations try it you get things like. By the way, today i learned that the 1955 movie with marilyn monroe the seven year itch is translated two different ways in spanish. Youtube translating video titles, how do i make this stop. Something in common this category is for questions and answers related to titles in translation, as asked by users of. Directed by paco fox, jorge gonzalez, alberto mazarro. Instead of using one of the many words that mean hangover such as resaca, this title actually translates to what happened yesterday. This is a powerpoint presentation and a group worksheet that includes 20 badly translated movie titles in spanish. Wackiest spanish translation of a movie title imdb imdb. Some of the worst translation fails can be found or rather lost. True grit is an expression mostly used the southern united states meaning strength of mind and the courage to see through ones convictions even in the face of strong adversity.
Esteban is irritated when a dubbed version of all about eve comes on spanish tv under the title eve unveiled. Here are some of the funniest and most surreal examples. Dec 19, 2014 this happened because in spanish the term grease grasa specifically refers to motor grease or animal fat, which wasnt exactly the image the studio wanted to convey. Translating a movie title can be extremely difficult. Can you name the movies after their title has been put through the bad translator. Nov 21, 2008 50 movie titles that got lost in translation. That said, not every american film title translates well into other languages.
What are the worst movie titles translated into your. I know there is a book with the translation of the movie titles. Valeria charlotte vega is a young woman who has just moved to madrid with her mom after her parents divorce. The great chinese movie translations list written chinese. Wackiest spanish translation of a movie title a poll by hardsteelmill. Apr 06, 2020 merli its in catalan, not spanish, but this wonderful series about an unconventional high school philosophy teacher is a fun watch, especially if youre interested in the diverse cultures and languages of spain. The uk company lush created a bubble bar solid bubblebath that was sent over to japan, under the name frosty glitter. Note that a lot of these have proper spanish titles, and these are just translations. The 28 funniest englishspanish movie title translations on the. Check out these 21 worst and funniest movie title translation. A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea e. English to spanish conversion of 14 movie titles that went. Googles free service instantly translates words, phrases, and web pages between english and over 100 other languages. Other times, proofreading was skipped entirely, or maybe the owner just didnt care enough or couldnt understand the translation himself.
In informal written spanish, and on book covers and movie posters, it is not unusual to see such composition titles capitalized as in english. Wackiest spanish translation of a movie title imdb. Why do movie titles in spain end up with such strange translations. The paper also discusses the film title translation principles and the different techniques. Past history will be cleared during this upgrade, so make sure to save translations you want to remember for ease of access later. Movie titles translation movies and tv spanish translator. Sure, there isnt always a direct english spanish translation, but latin america really lets its creativity shine when choosing new movie names for its audience almost always losing the. According to imdb, the movie title received a direct translation in nearly every language. How to say movie in spanish whats the spanish word for movie. Can you name the movie given the spanish translation of the movie quote. It could be because of cultural differences, or the fact that mandarin is a part of an entirely different language family from the european languages. Badly translated movie titles in spanish by lauren hurst tpt. Badly translated films this entry was posted in babble, quirk, random and tagged culture, film, hollywood, interpretation, language, movies, translation on february, 2017 by kelly. Movies quiz badly translated movie titles random movies or translation quiz.
The title, and especially the subtitle, suggests more of a guide on how to live with less of the brain clutter that arises from life in an information society. Translation fails from some of the biggest companies around. It turned out to be harder than i had thought to find movie titles badly translated. What is the spanish language title of the movie it. Unfortunately, this badly dubbed trailer is the only one available. May 10, 2017 movie titles with bad english translations. Movie titles translation in all the spanish speaking countries, the movies are named differently. However, a worrying amount of proof suggests otherwise. Test your knowledge on this movies quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Movie titles translated into a foreign language and then. This list includes both englishlanguage films that were based on previously released foreignlanguage films and those that were not based on any previous film, but merely share a common source material. Jun 22, 2016 when film titles get translated into other languages, the results can get downright weird. If youve ever taken a close look at the spanishlanguage titles of popular american films, chances are youve noticed that theyre called. In the case of one matthew mcconaughey movie, as youll see, the title makes no sense at all and no one would never see that film in america if it had that.
Jan 24, 2014 movie title translations, israeli edition. I have also noted that videos with translated titles have a mess in the. The 28 funniest englishspanish movie title translations. List of englishlanguage films with previous foreign.
With nieves archilla, maria beamud, cristina bejarano, javier bernarce. Vaseline is a similar product to hair grease, so it seemed like a good alternate title. The meaning has nothing to do with pixar but relates to the movie s plot. English movie titles translated to spanish proprofs quiz. Many spanishspeaking students of mine have seen it and most of them have come out of the movie theater asking the same question. Translation history will soon only be available when you are signed in and will be centrally managed within my activity. After getting into a fight with another student on the first day at her new school, charlotte is forced to attend after school group counseling sessions with other students in the school. The former pages history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted so long as the latter page exists. A frequent visitor in top lists for movie title translation fails is the supposed french version of the title the matrix. Funny english to spanish movie title translations posted on april 25, 2012 by living language a few days ago, i was discussing with a student how movie subtitles arent usually very accurate. He starts planning an special dinner with her with his ham as excuse, but a couple of guys steal it in his face. May 30, 2016 sometimes movie titles get lost in translation. And that one earns double points for the sexist subtext. Try and identify these english movie titles translated to spanish.
I am having students work in small groups and work together to figure out the literal translation from spanish to english. Good movie title translations quicksilver translate. Once it had been translated to japanese and then back, the product came back under the name flosty gritter. The task of translating a movie script and shortening the words to a minimum amount to fit it each movie caption seems pretty. The task of translating a film title for overseas audiences would seem like a fairly simple one, handled by one of those fancy types who speaks than one language. Quiz by epicwinftw badly translated movie titles quiz by epicwinftw. Film geeks in video stores have at least since the advent of vhs spent far too much time talking about badly subtitled hong kong gangster films. The spy who treated me nicely singapore babe the happy dumplingtobe who talks and solves agricultural problems china being john malkovich malkovichs hole japan boogie nights his great. According to some internet dwellers, the movie was released under a title that translates to the young people who traverse dimensions while wearing sunglasses. Almost nonstop profanity in the first half of the movie, translated from spanish, includes fk, st, ahole, fgot, and more. With charlotte vega, alex maruny, ivana baquero, michelle calvo. The 37 worst translated movie titles ever buzzfeed.
Unfortunately, the average spanish moviegoer knows very little english and whats more, is also very lazy. However in argentina its called, eso which means it in spanish. In formal written spanish, titles of movies, books, plays, and similar works capitalize only the first word and proper nouns. Experience in spanish english to spanish translation. See 5 authoritative translations of movies in spanish with example sentences, phrases and audio pronunciations. Film title translation methods from the cultural difference aspects. Apr 30, 2010 here are how some famous english language movies were allegedly translated in other countries.
For example, christopher nolans the dark knight 2008 was known in spain as batman. And sometimes the rules of bad translation are broken when a new title ends up being better than the original. The subtitle of this book is an important signal about its contents. Sure, there isnt always a direct englishspanish translation, but latin america really lets its creativity shine when choosing new movie names for its audience almost always losing the. F i know from personal experience how difficult it is to find a job in this area. English movie titles in spanish flashcards quizlet.
I have not had any enjoyment with the ones ive seen so far. Movie title translations, israeli edition k international. Sometimes, the hardest part of a movie to translate is the title. Badly translated tv show titles around the world this entry was posted in quirk, random, technophile and tagged bad translation, cultures, languages, learn languages, pop culture, translation, tv on february 6, 2017 by kelly. A man offers rum several times to someone he has kidnapped and tied up. Understanding badly translated movie titles one of the most popular films showing at the moment is the coen brothers western comedy true grit. Spanish film titles for pupils to match up with the english equivalents. But dont let the possibility of goofing up keep you from learning another language. Translations of foreign titles of american movies complex. To prove it, here are 28 movie title translations, translated back into english. English only forum a movie translated into french english only forum a popular tweet translated to english english only forum any notice of xxx being translated english only forum. Javier is a looser young man who thinks is going to get his dream girl because he has just win a ham in a raffle. After a train robbery goes wrong they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their. Things can get lost in translation, especially when something is translated to a foreign language and then translated back to the original language.
English to spanish conversion of 14 movie titles that went wrong. Need to find the movies currently available on netflix in the us with spanish subtitles and audio. Nov 21, 2016 movies quiz badly translated movie quotes random movies or translation quiz can you name the movie by its badly translated quote. Job in spanish english to spanish translation spanishdict. Youd think the people in charge of these things would be a little more focused on conveying the right message, but many of these movie title translations in spanish fell short. And why do that when you can have it done poorly and cheaply. Text andor other creative content from this version of the impossible 2012 film was copied or moved into list of accolades received by the impossible with this edit. Translated back in 2006 and worked on steadily since, but still has rube mistakes, even in the lead. These are far from all of the horrible translations of movie titles. I would not make the mandatory since many of the titles are known without it. For the sake of this question, ill talk about the language of the country i live in, finland. Finland has a real habit of changing movie titles around, and as the op points out, adding stupid phrases to the end of the name. The titles of all vsauce videos are in spanish, those were the first, then the titles of many ted videos followed, now those of the fine bros, and many other videos from channels i do not remember.
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