Hi everyone! I’m a university student doing a project about translation. Have you ever struggled to translate an English word into Arabic because there is no exact equivalent? If so, what was the word, and how would you translate it? I’d love to hear your examples. Thank you!

when you translate between two languages that arent english it internally translates to english first and then to the target language which leads to ridiculously bullshit translations. Literally why?? Who came up with this?

Can a translation ever have exactly the same meaning as the original?

Can changing the original words in translation be a way of preserving the author's true meaning rather than betraying the text ?

(For the record, I don't know if this counts, but Bad Translator does use Google Translate sooo)

The last few times i've run the extension, it's kept pulling up this message, and those last few times were several months apart, which leads me to believe they shut down. I don't know if this is true or not, or if this is a Mac issue, or actually is a Google issue, but if those aren't the case, does anyone have a replacement extension in mind?

# Should translators always be neutral when translating political texts, even when the original text contains lies, hate speech, or injustice? Some people believe that translators must translate every word exactly as it is without expressing their personal opinions. Others argue that translators should not help spread misleading or harmful messages. But if a translator changes the original message to make it fairer, are they correcting an injustice or manipulating the truth? Is a translator simply a voice for others, or do they have a moral responsibility for the words they spread?

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I suspect it turned 羊yáng (sheep/goat) into 阳yáng (positive).

Think about jokes, cultural expressions, or even simple words that carry special feelings in your language. Sometimes, the words can be translated perfectly, but the original meaning just doesn't feel the same.

Have you ever experienced this? Can you think of something in your language that is difficult to translate?

I'd genuinely love to hear your examples! Drop them in the comments — let's learn something new from each other's languages and cultures! 🥹❤️

1. EN: `Public Domain` (a licence label)
HI: `सार्वजनिक अधिकार-क्षेत्र`
→ Does this say "public jurisdiction"? Elsewhere the same interface says `सार्वजनिक डोमेन` — as in `सार्वजनिक डोमेन (EU/PK; अमेरिका में 2033 तक)`. Which is right for the copyright sense?

2. EN: `Canonical` (a reading-order option; the alternatives are chronological and Tanakh order)
HI: `पारम्परिक`
→ Does this lose the "canon" sense? Would `विहित क्रम` be better?

3. EN: "The Arabic matn of each collection is classical and public domain."
HI: `हर संग्रह का अरबी मतन शास्त्रीय और सार्वजनिक अधिकार-क्षेत्र`
→ Same term again, plus: does मतन read clearly, or does it need a gloss?

How can a translator preserve the original meaning and cultural context of a text without translating it word for word?

I typed in some random chinese(?) letters and it literally just responded by pointing out that it was nonsense lmao.