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6. Lots of words in Spanish it just doesn't know

Fri Dec 30, 2016, 09:42 AM

Dec 2016

the translation just repeats the word.

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Just how bad is Google Translate? [View all] yuiyoshida Dec 2016 OP

haha! JHan Dec 2016 #1

You should see what it does to Vietnamese! Dustlawyer Dec 2016 #2

Many years ago my Vietnamese roommate taught me an idiom pinboy3niner Dec 2016 #22

"The wine is strong, the meat is putrid" Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2016 #3

A good test is to translate it, War Horse Dec 2016 #4

Google Translate should only be used if you MineralMan Dec 2016 #5

Lots of words in Spanish it just doesn't know treestar Dec 2016 #6

It doesn't even get gender correct when translating from Spanish LeftInTX Dec 2016 #15

LOL of the day so far Ligyron Dec 2016 #7

It is just as bad at translating Chinese nt List left Dec 2016 #8

I got something slightly different bigtree Dec 2016 #9

I got a similar thing. LisaL Dec 2016 #23

Maybe that's what tRump MEANT to say?! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #26

visitusa.com used machine translation at first War Horse Dec 2016 #10

And if you remove all the spaces: RedWedge Dec 2016 #11

The next time someone makes me mad, I will tell them to panader0 Dec 2016 #12

Chinese translations are as bad as Japanese NewJeffCT Dec 2016 #13

I speak and live in China. My wife is Chinese. Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #14

Sorry, but I call BS on the original poster MNdemJedi Dec 2016 #16

welcome to DU! Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #18

i agree with you. betsuni Dec 2016 #21

DU Youkoso, Irasshaimase MNdemJedi-san yuiyoshida Dec 2016 #25

OK Google ileus Dec 2016 #17

"I want to grind a horny dog" awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #19

I just tried it myself jmowreader Dec 2016 #20

I love reading the translations of my friend Satomis posts. redwitch Dec 2016 #24