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The Pennine Way Site - Der Pennin-Weise Aufstellungsort | | Bergsteiger beim Bergsteigen | 13.06.07 15:27 Uhr |
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I'm playing with the idea of translating my site into German using a
translation program.
I'd appreciate a little feedback (in English please!) as to whether the
translation makes sense.
I've started with part of the font page he-
[externer Link]
The full English version is he-
[externer Link]
If it translates as complete rubbish (as I suspect it will) please say so!
The Pennine Way attracts thousands of walkers from Germany each year.
Many thanks for any help.
David Gibbins
The Pennine Way Site
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The Pennine Way Site - Der Pennin-Weise Aufstellungsort | | Bergsteiger beim Bergsteigen | 13.06.07 18:47 Uhr |
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Hi David,
pennineway wrote:
> I'm playing with the idea of translating my site into German using a
> translation program.
Do yourself a favor and delete the page as fast as possible.
> If it translates as complete rubbish (as I suspect it will) please say so!
It is quite funny. For example, your translation of "Challenging trail"
is "schwierige Hinter". In german, this means something like "difficult
bum" :-)
Erik
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The Pennine Way Site - Der Pennin-Weise Aufstellungsort | | Bergsteiger beim Bergsteigen | 13.06.07 19:49 Uhr |
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Erik Buchmann schrieb:
>
> Hi David,
>
> pennineway wrote:
> > I'm playing with the idea of translating my site into German using a
> > translation program.
>
> Do yourself a favor and delete the page as fast as possible.
>
> > If it translates as complete rubbish (as I suspect it will) please say so!
>
> It is quite funny. For example, your translation of "Challenging trail"
> is "schwierige Hinter". In german, this means something like "difficult
> bum" :-)
>
> Erik
Hi David,
As Erik wrote: do yourself a favour and delete the "German" page ASAP!
I'm sorry to say so but the translation is partly ridiculous, partly
embarrassing, all in all hardly to understand! Of course it's not your
fault but that's the way cheap translation programs work.
OTOH: congrats to you for your fine Pennine Way website!
Best regards
Reinhard
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The Pennine Way Site - Der Pennin-Weise Aufstellungsort | | Bergsteiger beim Bergsteigen | 13.06.07 21:30 Uhr |
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Thanks guys - I've deleted it.
I'll have to look into a more professional translation!
Best wishes
David Gibbins
The Pennine Way Site
"Reinhard Zwirner" <reinhard_zwirner@web.de> wrote in message
news:46702E40.55AF21FA@t-online.de...
> Erik Buchmann schrieb:
>>
>> Hi David,
>>
>> pennineway wrote:
>> > I'm playing with the idea of translating my site into German using a
>> > translation program.
>>
>> Do yourself a favor and delete the page as fast as possible.
>>
>> > If it translates as complete rubbish (as I suspect it will) please say
>> > so!
>>
>> It is quite funny. For example, your translation of "Challenging trail"
>> is "schwierige Hinter". In german, this means something like "difficult
>> bum" :-)
>>
>> Erik
>
> Hi David,
>
> As Erik wrote: do yourself a favour and delete the "German" page ASAP!
> I'm sorry to say so but the translation is partly ridiculous, partly
> embarrassing, all in all hardly to understand! Of course it's not your
> fault but that's the way cheap translation programs work.
>
> OTOH: congrats to you for your fine Pennine Way website!
>
> Best regards
>
> Reinhard
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The Pennine Way Site - Der Pennin-Weise Aufstellungsort | | Bergsteiger beim Bergsteigen | 13.06.07 21:48 Uhr |
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"pennineway" <pennineway@btopenworld.com> wrote:
> I've started with part of the font page he-
>
> [externer Link]
Maybe re-translating into English (I did not try) gives you a rough
idea of what that sounds like.
For instance, the translation "Pennin-Weise" for "Pennine Way" means
something like "the Pennine method/habit". The word "way" has several
very different meanings in English, each of which has its own German
equivalent. I have learnt that translation software always reliably
picks the worst one :)
Thus, I read for the first time that Wainwright had to be undressed by
a trespassing National Park warden (that's the meaning of your German
translation).
Furthermore, since the German syntax in many cases is completely
different from the English, the structure of sentences is somewhat
funny (and hard to understand).
Trying to get through a masterpiece like this one, you suddenly
understand what professional translators get paid for :)
vG
--
Ceterum censeo Popocatepetlum non in Canada sed in Mexico situm esse.
<[externer Link] >
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The Pennine Way Site - Der Pennin-Weise Aufstellungsort | | Bergsteiger beim Bergsteigen | 14.06.07 14:03 Uhr |
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Thanks Volker - I'm glad I removed it then, otherwise the National Park
warden
may have sued me!
Thanks again for the help - I suspected the translation was next to useless
and you've all confirmed it!
David Gibbins
"Volker Gringmuth" <einklich@gmx.net> wrote in message
news:f4poo1.hc.1@h1.einklich.net...
> "pennineway" <pennineway@btopenworld.com> wrote:
>
>> I've started with part of the font page he-
>>
>> [externer Link]
>
> Maybe re-translating into English (I did not try) gives you a rough
> idea of what that sounds like.
>
> For instance, the translation "Pennin-Weise" for "Pennine Way" means
> something like "the Pennine method/habit". The word "way" has several
> very different meanings in English, each of which has its own German
> equivalent. I have learnt that translation software always reliably
> picks the worst one :)
>
> Thus, I read for the first time that Wainwright had to be undressed by
> a trespassing National Park warden (that's the meaning of your German
> translation).
>
> Furthermore, since the German syntax in many cases is completely
> different from the English, the structure of sentences is somewhat
> funny (and hard to understand).
>
> Trying to get through a masterpiece like this one, you suddenly
> understand what professional translators get paid for :)
>
>
> vG
>
> --
> Ceterum censeo Popocatepetlum non in Canada sed in Mexico situm esse.
>
> <[externer Link] >
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