Yeah. Sounds odd, though. Now I have a better understanding of translators who insist on being literal vs. translators who are willing to bend the rules slightly in order to clarify what the speaker meant.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I recently have been thinking about this and it makes me wana learn another language. I feel like translation work is really cool. I feel like we sometimes take it for granted

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

A French term of endearment is "my little cabbage"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I prefer to use my lumpy potato

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

Pumpkin doesn't make sense either, so I just assume it's one of those cutesy nicknames. Either that, or maybe they just like Dwight Schrute. A lot.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Muffin basket with rainbow kiss then. Either translation works.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Yeah, idiomatic expressions shouldn’t be translated literally. To make sense they should be replaced with something close in terms of meaning and way it’s used in the target language like “sweetheart” or “honey” in this case.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

I’ve been having a rough week; this was a nice dose of perspective. Heartwarming to see

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Pure destilled happiness. Plus she got the news delivered by Jeremy Renner. What a day!