Many of our mining clients spent time this week at #PDAC2022 talking about the importance of good #ESG reporting. The demands and expectations for good reporting are continually increasing. At AZ World, we help our clients meet these expectations by communicating with stakeholders in their own language. We help our clients clearly communicate their goals…
Welcome to Friday Funnies – where we find humour in mistranslations from around the world. This week features three signs that made us laugh out loud! If you are ever lost in translation and need some help, please contact us at info@a-zworld.ca.
Language-specific jokes, idioms and puns can’t be translated literally. If they are, they likely won’t make sense to the readers. For example, if the phrase “a piece of cake” is translated literally, its meaning will be lost in most languages. To translate “a piece of cake,” we need to find an equivalent phrase to convey…
Welcome to Friday Funnies – where we find humour in mistranslations from around the world. These ones made us laugh out loud. Enjoy! East African newspaper: “A new swimming pool is rapidly taking shape since the contractors have thrown in the bulk of their workers.” Sign in front of a rock garden in the Forbidden…
At AZ World, our translators bridge the language divide around the world. Their translations also bridge the cultural divide. Our translators speak different languages and come from different cultures. Their cultural awareness allows them to translate so much more than words. They translate ideas and meanings. Sometimes there are no direct replacements for certain words…
On Mother’s Day, we show appreciation towards mothers and mother figures. We celebrate on different days around the world. In Canada, the Unites States and Australia, we celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May. On May 8, many of us will express our gratitude towards mothers, step-mothers, mothers-in-law, and other mother figures. The…
Welcome to Friday Funnies – where we find humour in mistranslated signs from around the world. These ones made us laugh out loud. Enjoy! Sign in a campground, Germany: “It is strictly forbidden on our camping site that people of different sex, for instance, men and women, live together in one tent unless they are…
Each year on April 22, more than a billion people celebrate Earth Day. Around the globe, people participate in activities like picking up litter, planting trees, going meat-free, walking or riding their bikes or shopping at a local farmer’s market. It’s a day to renew our commitment to helping preserve and protect our planet. So…
Many Easter celebrations this weekend will include gathering with friends or family for a meal. For this Good Friday Funnies, we found some great dinner-themed mistranslations from menus around the world. If you go out to eat this weekend, watch what you order! “Boiled cabbage farmers” “Chicken sandwich with french friend” “Pizza, sandwitch or bugger”…
If your business operates in more than one language, your staff probably does too. Holding a meeting or conference where not everyone speaks the same language can be challenging. If you want to show people that they are important to you, you need to speak in their language. We can help. AZ World’s team has…
