Niska lažnih (prevodilačkih) bisera

Šta je ovo?
Prevodilački biseri su prirodni dragulji. Prevodioci ih dugo odgajaju u svojim školjkama, i onda ih uz veliku muku objave.

Odgajivači često školjkama podmeću zrnca, da bi se oko njih brže stvorio biser. Ovde su takva zrnca, ubačena u nadi da će se prevodioci od ovog izroditi još veće bisere. Predstavljam vam namerno loše prevode, uglavnom zasnovane na ignorisanju konteksta, ali može da bude i drugih trikova.

Prevod nazad na engleski je ponekad mnogo duži, da se ne bi koristila ista reč kao u polaznoj frazi. Pošto često nema druge reči, moram opisno.
4-IX-2011 - 26-III-2026 idi kući  
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može da se prevede i ovako
može da se prevede nazad ovako
I hope she works out
I hope she'll fit in at the new job
I hope she's visiting the gym
I hope she'll be working outside
I'll be leaving this evening
I'll leave tonight
I'll leave this evening somewhere, hope to find it when I return
he clinked glasses with her
they two clinked their cups
he used her to clink the glasses
he wielded her to clink spectacles with
as long as you're smiling
doklegod se smešiš
for the duration of your smiling
dugačak koliko i tvoj osmeh
same length as your smile
comic relief
strip reljef
smešan reljef
funny frieze
each other
svaki drugi
every second
master: Bruce Springsteen has sold his masters
Brus Springstin je uvalio svojim učiteljima
Bruce Springsteen has convinced his teachers
big deal
jaka stvar
strong thing
veći deo
majority
velika pogodba
large negotiation
veliko deljenje
big division; big hand of cards
pawn shop
pešačka radionica
pedestrian workshop
dućan za pione
retail outlet for those who keep loosing pawns from their chess sets
for the time being
za vremensko biće
for the temporal entity
that being said
to biće je reklo
that creature uttered
great game
velika utakmica
large competition
ogromna divljač
huge wildlife
you got me wrong
dobio si me pogrešnog
you received an erroneous me