the weird translation thread

[agresionpower]

Since I keep on reading weird translations on the official wacken website, I thought, why not open a thread about it

So here we go, just post the URL and the weird translations

http://www.wacken.com/en/woa2014/ma...st-zum-neunten-mal-in-folge-ausverkauft-8818/

"That means that selling as well as buying tickets on other platforms than metaltix.com or the ticket exchange are accusable (like I the last year). We fed in the personalization to beware you from rip-offs. The ones who still buy tickets elsewhere take the high risk to buy invalid tickets."


Here is a mistake I keep on seeing, "we fed in" and also "to beware you". as far as I know, both are perfectly normal in the german language, but not in the english.

 

[Quark]

Since I keep on reading weird translations on the official wacken website, I thought, why not open a thread about it

So here we go, just post the URL and the weird translations

http://www.wacken.com/en/woa2014/ma...st-zum-neunten-mal-in-folge-ausverkauft-8818/

"That means that selling as well as buying tickets on other platforms than metaltix.com or the ticket exchange are accusable (like I the last year). We fed in the personalization to beware you from rip-offs. The ones who still buy tickets elsewhere take the high risk to buy invalid tickets."


Here is a mistake I keep on seeing, "we fed in" and also "to beware you". as far as I know, both are perfectly normal in the german language, but not in the english.

Though it might be correct.

 

[agresionpower]

Though it might be correct.

we need some native speakers to comment on this

 

[Quark]

we need some native speakers to comment on this

Well, Kris might, she's at home.
Alix and Pat are here, and their inet access is somewhat 'limited' for the time being. So... we'll just have to wait.

 

[xforeverxmetalx]

we need some native speakers to comment on this

Definitely not correct.

We fed in the personalization to beware you from rip-offs.

...should be...

We started the personalization to warn you about rip-offs.

 

[agresionpower]

Definitely not correct.



...should be...

see. it's not just me

 

[Quark]

Well, Kris might, she's at home.
Alix and Pat are here, and their inet access is somewhat 'limited' for the time being. So... we'll just have to wait.

Definitely not correct.



...should be...

Voilà!

 

[Zombi]

We fed in the personalization to beware you from rip-offs.

It could be read as "We fed in the personalization to beware! You, from rip-offs"

ie. They induced a characteristic of awareness in someone/something, and they are telling you this, and you clearly come from rip-offs.

 

[Quark]

It could be read as "We fed in the personalization to beware! You, from rip-offs"

ie. They induced a characteristic of awareness in someone/something, and they are telling you this, and you clearly come from rip-offs.

 

[agresionpower]

It could be read as "We fed in the personalization to beware! You, from rip-offs"

ie. They induced a characteristic of awareness in someone/something, and they are telling you this, and you clearly come from rip-offs.

I imagine tarzan himself is their translator than

 

[Quark]

I imagine tarzan himself is their translator than

It ain't me!

 

[eklof]

Definitely not correct.



...should be...

I think what they were trying to say is: .... to protect you against rip-offs

 

[agresionpower]

I think what they were trying to say is: .... to protect you against rip-offs

yeah I think that's a better translation.

 

[Koldawne]

yeah I think that's a better translation.

Yes. "We started the personalization to protect you from being ripped off" or 'to protect against people bring ripped off'

 

[agresionpower]

Yes. "We started the personalization to protect you from being ripped off" or 'to protect against people bring ripped off'

bring ripped off? I guess you mean "being" there?