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Friday, June 13. 2008

Weird Spanish to English Translation on Street Sign

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I thought this was funny, it was a really quick snapshot taken at Grazalema in the main car park and whoever did the translation obviously knew how to use a dictionary but probably can't speak a word of English.

Basically the Spaniards understand "Bajo multa de" as a small fine of 60€ if you park here on a Tuesday when the local street market is on. In fact the word multa is also a joke, go into any tapas bar and if you've had a great time and a bit of a laugh and a joke with the staff you might ask for the multa instead of the cuenta when you're ready to pay your bill, which is kinda the same as asking "what's the damage?" like we would in English if we're having a bit of fun.

Maybe I should think about becoming a translator instead of a designer.

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