February 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
When you need the right tool to go and vandalise the kiddie’s play park…
#BadTranslations #TranslationFail
#BadTranslations #TranslationFail
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 AM
When you need the right tool to go and vandalise the kiddie’s play park…
#BadTranslations #TranslationFail
#BadTranslations #TranslationFail
Seid ihr eigentlich auch alle im experimentellen Gewindemodus? Ist das, damit man nicht völlig durchdreht?
#BlueSky #TranslationFail
#BlueSky #TranslationFail
April 3, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Seid ihr eigentlich auch alle im experimentellen Gewindemodus? Ist das, damit man nicht völlig durchdreht?
#BlueSky #TranslationFail
#BlueSky #TranslationFail
When you get GT or AI to translate "tost sa semenom" from Bosnian...
Photo credit: Prevodilački biseri
#translationfail #bosanski
Photo credit: Prevodilački biseri
#translationfail #bosanski
December 14, 2024 at 3:38 PM
When you get GT or AI to translate "tost sa semenom" from Bosnian...
Photo credit: Prevodilački biseri
#translationfail #bosanski
Photo credit: Prevodilački biseri
#translationfail #bosanski
And to think that modern Olympic champions just get boring old medals
#TranslationFail
#TranslationFail
May 9, 2026 at 6:39 AM
And to think that modern Olympic champions just get boring old medals
#TranslationFail
#TranslationFail
"Pouvez" is a conjugated French verb that means "you can / you are able to" #translationfail
July 5, 2026 at 6:02 PM
"Pouvez" is a conjugated French verb that means "you can / you are able to" #translationfail
Translation fail. Chosun Biz uses OpenAI software to auto-translate their Korean language articles into English. Korean headline says "17th of next month" (i.e. April) but AI wrote it as "November 17". I wonder why though. biz.chosun.com/en/en-retail... #TranslationFail #PivotToAI
March 18, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Translation fail. Chosun Biz uses OpenAI software to auto-translate their Korean language articles into English. Korean headline says "17th of next month" (i.e. April) but AI wrote it as "November 17". I wonder why though. biz.chosun.com/en/en-retail... #TranslationFail #PivotToAI
So I have a pattern called the Tic Tac Toe Sampler. Was unaware of how Etsy auto-translated that title until just now. 🤦♀️ #translationfail
March 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
So I have a pattern called the Tic Tac Toe Sampler. Was unaware of how Etsy auto-translated that title until just now. 🤦♀️ #translationfail
September 11, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Well, that’s a bit of a #translationfail! Which country, do you reckon?
July 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Well, that’s a bit of a #translationfail! Which country, do you reckon?
Had the pleasure of seeing it at Cinema Massimo in Turin the other day, though my faith in the subtitles was dented by the fact that the title card read 'Velutto blu' rather than 'Velluto blu'... #italian #translationfail #proofreadingfail
A case of skimping on the budget for subtitling/QCing?
A case of skimping on the budget for subtitling/QCing?
David Lynch’s BLUE VELVET was released in the US on this day in 1986 #filmsky
September 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Had the pleasure of seeing it at Cinema Massimo in Turin the other day, though my faith in the subtitles was dented by the fact that the title card read 'Velutto blu' rather than 'Velluto blu'... #italian #translationfail #proofreadingfail
A case of skimping on the budget for subtitling/QCing?
A case of skimping on the budget for subtitling/QCing?
Whoever translated the title to KarolG’s @netflix.com special needs to go back and listen to the “Mañana será bonito” lyrics. Nothing about that songs says “Tomorrow was beautiful.” SMH #translationfail
May 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Whoever translated the title to KarolG’s @netflix.com special needs to go back and listen to the “Mañana será bonito” lyrics. Nothing about that songs says “Tomorrow was beautiful.” SMH #translationfail
Strava, how could I ever possibly forgive you?
"Sugreida" could've been avoided with a grammar checker or a human grammar checker: a proofreader/editor
#translationfail #xl8 #localization #translation
"Sugreida" could've been avoided with a grammar checker or a human grammar checker: a proofreader/editor
#translationfail #xl8 #localization #translation
February 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Strava, how could I ever possibly forgive you?
"Sugreida" could've been avoided with a grammar checker or a human grammar checker: a proofreader/editor
#translationfail #xl8 #localization #translation
"Sugreida" could've been avoided with a grammar checker or a human grammar checker: a proofreader/editor
#translationfail #xl8 #localization #translation
Ah, die bekannte "erste Partei Integration" - darf ich mir das so vorstellen wie früher in der DDR? #perplexity #translationfail
December 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Ah, die bekannte "erste Partei Integration" - darf ich mir das so vorstellen wie früher in der DDR? #perplexity #translationfail
I can't comprehend how Russian was translated to Chick ("Poussin") in French. #TranslationFail
Technologie, you're doing it wrong!
Technologie, you're doing it wrong!
July 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I can't comprehend how Russian was translated to Chick ("Poussin") in French. #TranslationFail
Technologie, you're doing it wrong!
Technologie, you're doing it wrong!
The translation app said I quit in real time and honestly same 😭 Tone and sarcasm entered the chat and it fully panicked. Tech is wild until it isn't.
#TranslationFail #TechGoneWrong #LanguageBarrier #AIFails #LostInTranslation
#TranslationFail #TechGoneWrong #LanguageBarrier #AIFails #LostInTranslation
March 8, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The translation app said I quit in real time and honestly same 😭 Tone and sarcasm entered the chat and it fully panicked. Tech is wild until it isn't.
#TranslationFail #TechGoneWrong #LanguageBarrier #AIFails #LostInTranslation
#TranslationFail #TechGoneWrong #LanguageBarrier #AIFails #LostInTranslation
❄️🧺 #TranslationFail Tuesday
The Farsi word for “snow” made perfect sense—until it was sold in English-speaking countries as Barf Detergent Powder.
Literal translations can tank a product faster than bad stains.
#UseAProfessional
The Farsi word for “snow” made perfect sense—until it was sold in English-speaking countries as Barf Detergent Powder.
Literal translations can tank a product faster than bad stains.
#UseAProfessional
December 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
❄️🧺 #TranslationFail Tuesday
The Farsi word for “snow” made perfect sense—until it was sold in English-speaking countries as Barf Detergent Powder.
Literal translations can tank a product faster than bad stains.
#UseAProfessional
The Farsi word for “snow” made perfect sense—until it was sold in English-speaking countries as Barf Detergent Powder.
Literal translations can tank a product faster than bad stains.
#UseAProfessional
#TranslationFail Tuesday brings you:
A caution sign with three flying cats.
Not a typo—actual flying cats.
Please advise:
Are we supposed to worry? Celebrate? Take photos? 🤷♀️🐱✨
A caution sign with three flying cats.
Not a typo—actual flying cats.
Please advise:
Are we supposed to worry? Celebrate? Take photos? 🤷♀️🐱✨
December 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
#TranslationFail Tuesday brings you:
A caution sign with three flying cats.
Not a typo—actual flying cats.
Please advise:
Are we supposed to worry? Celebrate? Take photos? 🤷♀️🐱✨
A caution sign with three flying cats.
Not a typo—actual flying cats.
Please advise:
Are we supposed to worry? Celebrate? Take photos? 🤷♀️🐱✨
Epic fail! Game translation gone wrong! Laugh with us! #TranslationFail #Gaming #Humor #Localization #Mistranslation
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August 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Epic fail! Game translation gone wrong! Laugh with us! #TranslationFail #Gaming #Humor #Localization #Mistranslation
Nothing to report, sir. #translationFail
November 22, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Nothing to report, sir. #translationFail
Perhaps one of the less helpful translations @Google has offered me recently... 🙄
#TranslationFail
#TranslationFail
December 5, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Perhaps one of the less helpful translations @Google has offered me recently... 🙄
#TranslationFail
#TranslationFail
C'mon @microsoft.com , I've no idea how things sound in Maltese, but it can't be that incomprehensible surely? #Edge #Malta #Maltese #TranslationFail
April 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
C'mon @microsoft.com , I've no idea how things sound in Maltese, but it can't be that incomprehensible surely? #Edge #Malta #Maltese #TranslationFail
Was habt ihr alle mit "verfolgt" und "Gewinde" - das hier ist mein #translationfail Highlight bei Bluesky:
December 28, 2023 at 6:39 PM
Was habt ihr alle mit "verfolgt" und "Gewinde" - das hier ist mein #translationfail Highlight bei Bluesky:
Impressora HP Laserjet 2420n. Tá escrito no display: "Modo inativo ativado". #translationFAIL
November 9, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Impressora HP Laserjet 2420n. Tá escrito no display: "Modo inativo ativado". #translationFAIL