Showing posts with label World Cup. Show all posts
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Sunday, June 15, 2014

11 Funny World Cup 2014 Translation Mishaps

Spain's Goalie Iker Casilla: "I just ate what?!"
 source: www.insidespanishfootball.com
In lieu of the 2014 World Cup, Brazil has translated many things around the city to assist English-speaking tourists. But some things just cannot be translated literally. Sometimes there are false cognates, or words that sound like English words, but do not have the same meaning. Take the Spanish word, embarazada, it means "pregnant."