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Anon experiences German humor (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] Karjalan@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That's why translation can be so hard, especially for poems, songs, comedy etc. Double meanings, metaphors, rhymes etc are often lost when translated.

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[–] drosophila@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

In some cases you can replace a pun with another pun that works in the target language.

In other cases, where you're translating a religious text, doing something for scholarly reasons, or you otherwise think your audience would really like to know what's going on in a text you have to add a translation note.

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[–] Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago

I only understand train station.

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