Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Lost in translation



What is the movie “Star Wars” called in your language?

What about these words from the films?

The dark side

The force

Light-saber

Jedi-knight

The death star

What about some other films and shows: Star Trek, Eat Pray Love, Mission Impossible, The Philosopher’s Stone, Game of Thrones, Squid Game, Mad About the Boy

 

What do these English words mean – why might they be hard to translate?

 

1. facepalm (n)

2 .bromance (n)

3. insight (n)

4. Victorian (adj)

5. awkward (adj)

6. fruity (adj)

7. cosy (adj)

8. junket (n)

9. dweeb (n)

10. nerd (n)

 



 Translation versus interpretation



Suntory time! scene from Lost in translation

Same scene with translation

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