A string of fake (translators') pearls - C

What is this?
Many a natural pearl of wisdom is mislaid as lost in translation. The translators cultivate them in their shells, and then take a lot of pain to publish them.The breeders often insert grains into shells, so the pearl forms around them. Such grains are presented here, hoping to inspire the translators to grow even larger ones. So here are the intentionally bad translations, based mostly on ignoring the context. Other dirty tricks are not off the table.The translation back into English is often much longer. This is to avoid going back to the original word, so a description is used to denote its meaning in the shifted context.
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English
can be translated to Serbian as
...and than translated back as
camera of choice
fotoaparat izbora
camera of the elections
can't forget a single day
ne mogu da zaboravim jedan nevenčan dan
can't forget one unmarried day
ne mogu da zaboravim jedan jednokrevetni dan
can't forget one one-bed day
carbon dating
zakazivanje randesa indigom
making a private appointment by carbon-copy paper
izlasci sa ugljenikom
going out with carbon (and not oxygen, phosphorus or any other element)
change from major to minor
pretvoriti se iz jačeg u slabije
to turn from stronger into weaker
preći iz dura u mol
switch from a major key into a minor key
presvući se iz majorskog u maloletničko
change of clothes from major's uniform into juvenile clothes
promeniti se iz ovećeg u omanje
to be transformed from largish into smallish
change period with comma in numbers
promeni menstruaciju zarezom brojnošću
alter the menstrual cycle, using a comma, by outnumbering
vreme promena zarezom, napisano brojevima
time of change by comma, written in digits
civil suit
civilno odelo
opposite of uniform, the civvies
građansko udvaranje
bourgeois courtship
grupa civila
a band of civilians
coat of arms
jakna od ruku
a jacket made of hands
kaput od oružja
a winter coat made of weapons
cold in these parts
prehlada u ovim ulogama
flu in these roles
come to pass
prići propusnici
approach a day ticket
comic relief
strip reljef
smešan reljef
funny frieze
common sense
zajedničko čulo
a shared sensory organ
prost osećaj
a simple feeling
cotton sticks
pamuk se lepi
cotton gets glued
current issues
tekuća pitanja
liquid questions
strujna izdanja
electric editions