Translation Project update!!

[Rob]

We got around 970 applications. Thanks for the huge response. I never imagined we'd have that many bilingual readers excited to help us out like this. I didn't even think we had that many bilingual readers to begin with.

Anyway, 970 applications is a LOT to go through. I'm still in the midst of organizing email addresses and files before we go into phase 2 of the selection process.

I'm not sure when that'll be since I'm currently swamped with school work, as well as a side project with Dave and Kris. Just know that I'm spending my free time organizing the roughly 4,000 images we received in two weeks into separate folders so that the process goes as smoothly as possible.

Thank you for your patience, everyone.

For now, enjoy this gimmick application where someone translated Dave's comic into ebonics. It made us laugh.

http://www.flashasylum.com/db/files/Misc/eb1.jpg

[Greasemonkey25]

You should convert all of your comics into that format that would be sweet.

[regua]

Well, Rob, could you give a rough number of applications per language, and the languages people translated the comics into?
Just to fill the time until the 2nd phase with stupid "omg so many german translations my ain't gonna make it, forshizzle" discussion.

[Kirk Hammet Neto]

Did you get any brazilian application? :D

[Azn Silk]

I love that Ebonics translation. I think if you actually had a section dedicated to Ebonics speakers, your fanbase would just skyrocket.
did i say that right?

[DoubleFelix]

Did you get any brazilian application? :D

...You mean Portuguese?

[AVEmpire]

...You mean Portuguese?

"Brazilian" and Portuguese have small differences, if I recall correctly.

[natdooka]

"Brazilian" and Portuguese have small differences, if I recall correctly.

Have you got any applications for Brazilian Portuguese?

[Beilmann]

No to be a complainer or anything but... The ebonics translation although funny could be tweaked a bit better with more a hint of gehtto IE.

Frame one: Sup?

Frame two: Muhfugga Jo arm be gone doo

Frame Three: Good as is

Frame four: Werd Muhfugga. Wha it be Nigro?

Frame Five: Guy in Blue: Shit muhfugga jus' sayin
GUy in Green: Nigga stop wasin mah time and git yoself a J-O-B!

Frame Six: Guy in Blue: Muhfugga I cann read (cann really means can't)
Guy in Green: Punk azz bitch...

Guy in blue should be wearing a burger king crown and have a bag of meth..

feel free to flame...

[billwill91]

ifay ouyay antway igpay atinlay, i'veay otgay ouyay overedcay

--illbay

[Amir]

Great work Rob, hope ye finish it soon.

[TomSFox]

I'm so excited!
I applicated as a German translator and hope you will pick me, because I'm good with puns!
And don't let anyone tell you that you can't translate the comics because they wouldn't be funny anymore.
You can translate most comics if you know what you're doing and try hard enough.

Here are some translations of other complicated comics, including some that other Germans in this forums claimed to be untranslatable.

Original (http://www.explosm.net/comics/691/) / Translation (http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/1854/breakitdowngerpk9.gif)
Original (http://www.explosm.net/comics/711/) / Translation (http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/1919/advantagegerpv9.png)
Original (http://www.explosm.net/comics/940/) / Translation (http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/4786/spacegerqt0.png)
Original (http://www.explosm.net/comics/1045/) / Translation (http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/6715/injectiongerxa1.png)
Original (http://www.explosm.net/db/files/Comics/Matt/ah-satan-sees-natasha.jpg) / Translation (http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/7933/ahsatanseesnatashagermh3.jpg)

Well, what do you say, fellow Germans?

[Muumio-omena]

Well, what do you say, fellow Germans?

Scheiße.

[frasson]

cool

[ArTH]

Take as long as you need,
Right now I've got my college application, which means that I have to study for a test called 'vestibular' and see if I'm approved or not, at the beggining of next year

[Laygord]

@TomSFox:
Der erste is total lahm, was an der deutschen Sprache liegt oO
Den zweiten fand ich im Orig schon nich gut und er wirkt auch lahm^^
Der Dritte ist echt gut geworden, man merkt kaum dasses überstezt worden ist.
Hm der Vierte war schwer zu übersetzen, nicht mein Humor.
Und der Fünfte ist einfach nur genial, was wohl am Witz liegt xDD
Artworks sind gut, die Berarbeitung sieht man den Comics auf den ersten Blick nich an.

[suszterpatt]

Well, Rob, could you give a rough number of applications per language, and the languages people translated the comics into?
Just to fill the time until the 2nd phase with stupid "omg so many german translations my ain't gonna make it, forshizzle" discussion.

[amisnaru]

Well, Rob, could you give a rough number of applications per language, and the languages people translated the comics into?
Just to fill the time until the 2nd phase with stupid "omg so many german translations my ain't gonna make it, forshizzle" discussion.

[Syphon]

I was going to translate them into Huttese, but after the first I realised the lost there charm from the point of a hermaphroditic slug monster.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/chewybaba/1-4.jpg

[suszterpatt]

Is that actual huttese, or were you just making that up?

(you never know)

[Syphon]

Is that actual huttese, or were you just making that up?

(you never know)

It's actual Huttese. :p

[suszterpatt]

I think I just died a little inside.

[Mirrorman]

My application better be amongst those 970 :argh: .

[smiilees]

how many applications did you get for the position of being a chinese translator? =)

[Hemochromatosis]

If my application for French is rejected, I can always translate them into Aleister Crowley quotes:
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/5315/crowleysh9.jpg

[Syphon]

If my application for French is rejected, I can always translate them into Aleister Crowley quotes:
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/5315/crowleysh9.jpg

Or Yakov Smirnoff.

[Kokonut3]

man, if there's 970 app. you prolly got at least like 20 for Br. Portuguese ... seems like me and the other guy up there have no chance ...
i was wondering around in Explosm.com orkut community and there's lots of Brs looking for the position ... anyways, if you still looking for people count on me ..
:)

[Kokonut3]

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/6858/eb1ssw8.jpg


i don't know if i get it, or if it was too bad, but I intended to show it ...
if it's bad i erase, nevermind .. :)

[crisis]

Guess there's no one that translated in Romanian then :P

[Mandello]

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/6858/eb1ssw8.jpg


i don't know if i get it, or if it was too bad, but I intended to show it ...
if it's bad i erase, nevermind .. :)

Why have you changed the joke if there is a equivalent one in br portuguese?

"Need a hand?" = "Quer uma mãozinha?"
"Yes. Two" = "Sim. Duas"

(...)

EDIT: Oh...now I see. You translated the ebonics version (lol?)

[Mr.Somebody]

man, if there's 970 app. you prolly got at least like 20 for Br. Portuguese ...

20 out of 970? You gotta be kidding. It's at least 60 or 100.

[Khrogg]

More like 960. Seems like every soon-to-be(?) translator was speaking/applying for BR-Portugese

[Rodvinsky]

I want to see the original! :P

Who can give me the link?

[V-Commander]

Will it be possible to participate later ?

[Joey.cz]

I want to see the original! :P

Who can give me the link?

Here's the link to the 4 original comics.

Joey

[ignatndr]

Guess there's no one that translated in Romanian then :P

Presupuneri false...(=Wrong guess...)

[TomatoShadow]

I'm eager to see if I'll be chosen!

[MarkGeek]

Hey folks!

Do you know how many people translated the comics into Russian? I hope I don't have much competition... :)

[backao]

waiting for phase 2 ! :D

for brazillians:

ehhh cambada, fodeu! uaheuhaeuhae
gente pra caralho se inscreveu nessa budega! :P

boa sorte pra vocês

[Jonmiguels]

waiting for phase 2 ! :D

for brazillians:

ehhh cambada, fodeu! uaheuhaeuhae
gente pra caralho se inscreveu nessa budega! :P

boa sorte pra vocês

ahhaha for sure.
i wonder how many brazillians subscribed auehauehaueah
probably most of them didn't send the e-mail w/ the correct stuff.
post your golf and the bags comics, backao!
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/5853/35779664vs0.jpg
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/4440/22306565kp7.jpg
these are my versions... I tried to make them as close to the originals as possible but I wass without internet while I made them and it turned out they used upper case and all mine was in lower case so it's not as good as i intended to...

[MisterP]

How many italian guys?

[frasson]

puta merda , uns 60% dessa porra deve ter sido brasileiro

grande republica das bananas :(

[frivolous]

Sal daar dalk 'n kans wees vir dia afrikaaners hier in die hoekie van verlange?

They do need a bit of laughs in their everyday hum drum

He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.

[bialas]

What's going on with "hueheuaeaheauea"? Do really all people from Brazil laugh like that IRL?

[Hemochromatosis]

What's going on with "hueheuaeaheauea"? Do really all people from Brazil laugh like that IRL?

I think that's a typo for
Ualuealuealuealue (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ms65-DEO9Y)

[backao]

What's going on with "hueheuaeaheauea"? Do really all people from Brazil laugh like that IRL?
just saying "lol" is too cold u.u

it used to be just "hahaha", then it evolved to uaheuhaueh even aiuehiauheioauheoiuhaeo, some just type kkkkkkk others use something like lol, "rs" or "risos" that would mean "laughing"....an even more, some use apokasapokepoake! I think that who use this last one is gay (not that there's something wrong with it...)

putos, ficam usando siglas e reclamam da nossa risadinha legal x)

c ya

[bialas]

Whoa. There's even genesis of it. No comprendo, BTW.

Anyways, /OT

[crisis]

How many italian guys?

I translated it in italian too...

[The Therion]

970 aplications ! wow. Well we have to be patient then, for final results.

Do what you can guys. (ditch school etc :P )

[Spider-k]

Bet not many Israeli dudes applied :D

[L-wolf]

Bet not many Israeli dudes applied :D
I don't think so (I did!).
I applied a few days late, but I hope I'll still be accepted :-)
I wonder how many people did apply in Hebrew…

And just for fun:
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/9812/76017807qo1.jpg

I had to flip the strip in order to make Israelis understand it better (and it works!).

[Eder APS]

puta merda , uns 60% dessa porra deve ter sido brasileiro

grande republica das bananas :(

E o pior é que alguns ficaram muito ruins. Adaptar algumas piadas não é trabalho fácil.

What was decided about the new team of translators? There's any possibility in give more chance to new candidates?

[renatopb]

...You mean Portuguese?

He might have actually meant applications from brazilian people, not necessarily portuguese speakers xD

BTW, the short term for "Brazilian Portuguese" is pt-BR.

Hey little brother backao: fudeu pra ti, eu sou o mestre, Leroy!
JonMiguels da Tapera?
Frasson = fofinho?

"uhahuahuahuahua" is a cool way of laughing!
"ROFL", "LOL" and all sorts of abbreviations are, in fact, the weird stuff.
Like backao mentioned, they express your feelings accordingly:

"hahahaha" - bursting in laughs
"hehehe" - laugh if you don't want to loose a friend
"hihihi" - kind of a hidden, shy laugh
"hohoho" - not Santa, but usually said after suggesting something, uhmm, appealing, or after pissing someone off xD
"huhuhu" - weird, mostly used by EMOs

"huahuauhahua", "hueuheuheu", and variations are for fast typing, because you use three fingers instead of two, making 50% more spam than with only "hehehe" or "hahaha" :P
Abbreviations , as previously said, are weird stuff, therefore "rsrsrs" and "kkkkk" are weird and/or for weirdos.
Oh, "rs" is more for chuckles than laughing :P

Comic 1
http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/2994/73046672xo6.th.jpg (http://img265.imageshack.us/my.php?image=73046672xo6.jpg)
Comic 2
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/7301/85974521kg0.th.jpg (http://img137.imageshack.us/my.php?image=85974521kg0.jpg)
Comic 3
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/2207/43156835on6.th.jpg (http://img209.imageshack.us/my.php?image=43156835on6.jpg)
Comic 4
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/4177/84483696zb4.th.jpg (http://img209.imageshack.us/my.php?image=84483696zb4.jpg)

Cheers!

Renato

Ps.: The fun thing about imageshack is that the Pan is already over and they're still using it for advertising hehehe

[frasson]

O que tem eu ?

[pal_code]

How many italian guys?

Three :)

Oh, and now that I think of it, also that cr4zypunk one who was in the sample email (http://forums.explosm.net/showthread.php?t=10724)

[MisterP]

Three :)

Oh, and now that I think of it, also that cr4zypunk one who was in the sample email (http://forums.explosm.net/showthread.php?t=10724)

How did you translate the word "douchebag"?

[Mandello]

Renatopb, isn't it more convincing to use the third person speech instead of the second one, considering that most parts of Brazil have that characteristic?
Besides that the majority of people who uses "tu" don't use it right, like you did there.

Even being born here in south I've translated "you" into "você". :o

"huahuauhahua", "hueuheuheu", and variations are for fast typing, because you use three fingers instead of two, making 50% more spam than with only "hehehe" or "hahaha" :P

lol, true.
There are variations even more spammy, like in "aheiuheaiuheaiueha", which you use not only three, but five fingers! :D
Great laughs in a fraction of seconds, people should learn from us.

[Araña Pollito]

Just being curious here... anyone else translated the comics using rioplatense spanish?

[pal_code]

How did you translate the word "douchebag"?

I translated it with "sacco di merda". It was the best one I could think of, considering that in English the word douchebag had too many a meaning, (originally being an "irrigatore vaginale", commonly meaning "stronzo", or "coglione", and playing on the correspondance with the depicted shopping bags), I chose to keep only the word play and generalise the vulgar expression.

And you, what did you use?

[MisterP]

I translated it with "sacco di merda". It was the best one I could think of, considering that in English the word douchebag had too many a meaning, (originally being an "irrigatore vaginale", commonly meaning "stronzo", or "coglione", and playing on the correspondance with the depicted shopping bags), I chose to keep only the word play and generalise the vulgar expression.

And you, what did you use?

Clisteromane. 'Cause that bag was full of "clisteri".

[crisis]

I translated it with "sacco di merda". It was the best one I could think of, considering that in English the word douchebag had too many a meaning, (originally being an "irrigatore vaginale", commonly meaning "stronzo", or "coglione", and playing on the correspondance with the depicted shopping bags), I chose to keep only the word play and generalise the vulgar expression.

And you, what did you use?

"Sacco di merda" sounds better :D

[Spider-k]

I don't think so (I did!).
I applied a few days late, but I hope I'll still be accepted :-)
I wonder how many people did apply in Hebrew…

And just for fun:
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/9812/76017807qo1.jpg

I had to flip the strip in order to make Israelis understand it better (and it works!).
:P
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/4889/90670451jf8.jpg

[renatopb]

Renatopb, isn't it more convincing to use the third person speech instead of the second one, considering that most parts of Brazil have that characteristic?
Besides that the majority of people who uses "tu" don't use it right, like you did there.

Even being born here in south I've translated "you" into "você". :o

'sup!
Damn, I missed one single word on that huge comic strip and you get all over me. Geez, gimme a break!

I have to disagree with you on the "tu" and "você" subject. There are many, many regions that use "tu". I don't actually care what the majority uses, personally, I thing "você" is gay. - Not that there's something wrong with it! -

So I'm sorry for the typo and I have to agree with you on that. People really get it wrong.

BTW, can you post your translations? I'm curious on your choice of words :P

Salut!

Renato Back

[Sior Zinni]

"Sacco di merda" sounds better :D

Io e la mia "co-traduttrice" abbiamo messo "sportacciona", così si conserva anche il fatto che nella striscia ci sia un gioco di parole.
Scrivo tutto in italiano tanto non penso che nessuno ci stia a seguire più di tanto.

[MisterP]

You're all missing something, cause the word "DouchèBag" is used as offence, but it means also a bag that contains feminile products (clisteri), so maybe the right translation could be "Sacco di clisteri" , or "Clisteromane". In my opinion.

[Sior Zinni]

Sure, but "Sacco di clisteri" or "Clisteromane" don't mean anything, they're not insults per se.

[MisterP]

Sure, but "Sacco di clisteri" or "Clisteromane" don't mean anything, they're not insults per se.

But the bag insult the other bag cause he's full of clisteri, and so he could say douch(clisteri)bag. ^^"

[renatopb]

You're all missing something, cause the word "DouchèBag" is used as offence, but it means also a bag that contains feminile products (clisteri), so maybe the right translation could be "Sacco di clisteri" , or "Clisteromane". In my opinion.

There's another meaning, which is more like hygienic than just feminine.
Check out wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douchebag).

BTW, how is the selection process going on? It has been past 15 days, you know :ss:

[tsuki]

I translated "douchebag" to "mete-nojo", dunno if you guys from Brazil understand it ahum!

'cause you know, I'm starting to get this feeling that I'm the only girl here who's is really from Portugal and applied for this! Oh well..

[L-wolf]

:P
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/4889/90670451jf8.jpg

Nice, but I think you missed something.
"Need a hand?" in English is like asking "do you need help?"
But in Hebrew, the same phrase doesn't have both meanings.
Therefore, the phrase "working hands" will do the trick.

I get a little bit geeky when it comes to translation :-P

[crisis]

Io e la mia "co-traduttrice" abbiamo messo "sportacciona", così si conserva anche il fatto che nella striscia ci sia un gioco di parole.
Scrivo tutto in italiano tanto non penso che nessuno ci stia a seguire più di tanto.

Già già :bangkill:

[Mandello]

I have to disagree with you on the "tu" and "você" subject. There are many, many regions that use "tu". I don't actually care what the majority uses, personally, I thing "você" is gay. - Not that there's something wrong with it! -


Well, the translations are for people from all over the country. At the same time you find "você" gay, 50 million people from São Paulo and Northeast find "tu" even more. They don't usually hear "tu", but we hear "você" all the time on TV.
Heh...Anyway, I think every big countries out there will have problems like that :P


BTW, can you post your translations? I'm curious on your choice of words :P


http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/3967/56310947vr0.th.jpg (http://img235.imageshack.us/my.php?image=56310947vr0.jpg)

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/4100/99316709mu4.th.jpg (http://img153.imageshack.us/my.php?image=99316709mu4.jpg)

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/406/90444999dm9.th.jpg (http://img61.imageshack.us/my.php?image=90444999dm9.jpg)

Moitinha was funny as hell! I should've translated into somethin funnier.


I translated "douchebag" to "mete-nojo", dunno if you guys from Brazil understand it ahum!


I have never heard it around here :O
I translated into "puxa-saco", like you can see. Don't know if you understand either. I had to modify the Feminine Hygiene Products to maintain the play with the word "bag".

[renatopb]

Well, the translations are for people from all over the country. At the same time you find "você" gay, 50 million people from São Paulo and Northeast find "tu" even more. They don't usually hear "tu", but we hear "você" all the time on TV.
Heh...Anyway, I think every big countries out there will have problems like that :P



http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/3967/56310947vr0.th.jpg (http://img235.imageshack.us/my.php?image=56310947vr0.jpg)

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/4100/99316709mu4.th.jpg (http://img153.imageshack.us/my.php?image=99316709mu4.jpg)

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/406/90444999dm9.th.jpg (http://img61.imageshack.us/my.php?image=90444999dm9.jpg)

Moitinha was funny as hell! I should've translated into somethin funnier.



I have never heard it around here :O
I translated into "puxa-saco", like you can see. Don't know if you understand either. I had to modify the Feminine Hygiene Products to maintain the play with the word "bag".
Nhé....
Pará, Pernambuco, RN, and soooo maaaaany other states use TU. Think of "òxenti bichinho, tu sabi qui é mermu?". Other than SP, and perhaps PR, where people DO say VOCÊ a lot, I do believe TU is used more frequently. As a matter of fact, I was never taught to use "você" in school. It was always: Eu, tu, ele/ela, nós, vós, eles/elas.

BTW, I don't think modification was necessary in the bags comic. True, some meanings were not precisely the same, but hey! 'tis still funny!

Hey portuguese girl, I don't believe we use "mete-nojo" here. At least I never heard of if. Sounds to me like it means something like "show off" ("exibido"). Am I right?
Oh! And do you know "Bicha do demônio"? Funny portuguese shit xD Congrats, overseas bros! If not, look for it on YouTube.

[mario l.]

Per la traduzione italiana...
Douchebag non vuol dire esattamente "stronzo". E' sì un insulto, ma consultando un po' Urban dictionary (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=douchebag) e il wiktionary sono arrivato alla conclusione che un Douchebag sia più che altro colui che esagera con lo scherzo, rovinandolo. Ci si avvicina "guastafeste", anche se in senso meno spregiativo.
Il problema è mantenere il doppio senso.
"Sacco di merda" starebbe bene (perchè riprende il "bag") se la busta dicesse di essere piena di pannolini (come la prima), ma non si capirebbe bene il perchè dell'insulto (si perde in parte il doppio senso di Douchebag).
"Sborone" secondo me sta meglio (anche se si perde il "bag"), perchè si capisce che non è un semplice insulto, ma un 'rimprovero' per aver esagerato con lo scherzo. Per mantenere il doppio senso ho detto che era pieno di "preservativi usati".
Di sicuro era praticamente impossibile rendere completamente il doppio senso, assente in italiano.
Speriamo bene....
Mario l.

[pal_code]

Per la traduzione italiana...
Douchebag non vuol dire esattamente "stronzo". E' sì un insulto, ma consultando un po' Urban dictionary (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=douchebag) e il wiktionary sono arrivato alla conclusione che un Douchebag sia più che altro colui che esagera con lo scherzo, rovinandolo. Ci si avvicina "guastafeste", anche se in senso meno spregiativo.
Il problema è mantenere il doppio senso.
"Sacco di merda" starebbe bene (perchè riprende il "bag") se la busta dicesse di essere piena di pannolini (come la prima), ma non si capirebbe bene il perchè dell'insulto (si perde in parte il doppio senso di Douchebag).
"Sborone" secondo me sta meglio (anche se si perde il "bag"), perchè si capisce che non è un semplice insulto, ma un 'rimprovero' per aver esagerato con lo scherzo. Per mantenere il doppio senso ho detto che era pieno di "preservativi usati".
Di sicuro era praticamente impossibile rendere completamente il doppio senso, assente in italiano.
Speriamo bene....
Mario l.

Ottima, ottima, non c'è che dire...:davethink60x60:

[MisterP]

Mario L, you've done the best translation ^^"

[mario l.]

PalCode e MisterP, grazie, anche se devo ammettere che anche io non sono molto sicuro.
Questa era veramente difficile...

[crisis]

PalCode e MisterP, grazie, anche se devo ammettere che anche io non sono molto sicuro.
Questa era veramente difficile...

anche io ho usato urbandictionary per la traduzione...con tutte le teorie possibili "douchebag" ha più senso ed è anch più divertente in inglese . Non ha una traduzione giusta o sbagliata...si tratta solo di fare in modo che il comic faccia ridere...Era più difficile da tradurre qulla con il campo da golf...

[MisterP]

Perchè? Cosa c'era di difficile? O_o

[Krabby]

Wow, no one but me did dutch? :o

[mario l.]

Hai ragione Crisis, il problema non è che deve solo far ridere, è che deve farlo in un senso simile a quello originale, senza snaturare la battuta. Quello è il problema. Trovare il limite...
Per la strip del golf ti riferisci all'espressione "putt around her green"?
In effetti anche quella non era facile... Almeno, però, non c'erano doppi sensi come nell'altra.
Mario l.

[suszterpatt]

I'm not worried. I don't expect a lot of Hungarian rivals.

[renatopb]

I'm not worried. I don't expect a lot of Hungarian rivals.
Talk about being over confident...

[Mr.Somebody]

I'm not worried. I don't expect a lot of Hungarian rivals.
Think again. :P

[Eder APS]

Hungarians really must not have much. But brazilians, or any other people who speaks portuguese, that is not lacking. ;(

[suszterpatt]

Think again. :P
1 isn't a lot. :P

[crisis]

Hai ragione Crisis, il problema non è che deve solo far ridere, è che deve farlo in un senso simile a quello originale, senza snaturare la battuta. Quello è il problema. Trovare il limite...
Per la strip del golf ti riferisci all'espressione "putt around her green"?
In effetti anche quella non era facile... Almeno, però, non c'erano doppi sensi come nell'altra.
Mario l.

Infatti...esattamente quella scena...infine ci sono riuscita a tradurre ma era un'impresa un pò difficile non cambiare il senso...

[renatopb]

So, Mike, Dave, Rob,
Do we need to wait for the contest results, or are we free to start translating the crap out of the comics and flood your mailboxes? xD

xoxoxoxox <-- and they say "uhauhauha" is gay

[ababakar]

what do you think of "sac à foutre" ( cum bag) to translate douche bag in french , because it keeps the idea of the bag and you just have to change feminine hygiene products by feminine contraceptives ( preservatifs feminins) in the precedent case ( the feminine condom is literally a sac à foutre which is also an insult in french)

I'd put " main secoureuse " ( "saving" hand) for the one about the hands . And the comic about the mini golf can be translated almost word to word.

[bialas]

Any news, guys? How it's going?

[Spatula666]

What happened with the translation project, guise?

[backao]

are we free to start translating the crap out of the comics and flood your mailboxes? xD

[renatopb]

Assuming silence implies consent...
Initiating mailbox flooding sequence.
3...
2...
1...

xD

[TomSFox]

Well, what do you say, fellow Germans?
Scheiße.
What part of "Germans" didn't you get?

@TomSFox:
Der erste is total lahm, was an der deutschen Sprache liegt oO
Du musst mir aber Punkte für Originalität geben!
Ich bin mir sicher, die meisten anderen hätten es gar nicht erst hingekriegt, dass der Witz auf Deutsch funktioniert.

Ich fasse deine Bewertung mal als "insgesamt gut" auf.
Hast du dich denn auch beworben?

[Spider-k]

Nice, but I think you missed something.
"Need a hand?" in English is like asking "do you need help?"
But in Hebrew, the same phrase doesn't have both meanings.
Therefore, the phrase "working hands" will do the trick.

I get a little bit geeky when it comes to translation :-P

Actually... I do remember it having those two meanings also in Hebrew :o I could be wrong, but I do look at them the same!

[Crow Cuervo]

I could translate to Brazilian Portuguese too, but there are so many brazilians candidats that I will not even ask....

[SmR]

And so this brings the total number of Hebrew applications to...three! May the best dude/ette win. (I also thought I'd be the only one.)

Nice, but I think you missed something.
"Need a hand?" in English is like asking "do you need help?"
But in Hebrew, the same phrase doesn't have both meanings.
Therefore, the phrase "working hands" will do the trick.

I get a little bit geeky when it comes to translation :-P

I'm something of a translation geek too. I used "רוצה שאתן יד?" myself. (That way, you get the "need some help?" meaning also...I think. Don't people use that? I hope so, otherwise I've just been sounding stupid all these years. I tried to post the comic, hope it worked. I am sort of technologically challenged.) What did you do for the "douchebag" comic?

[MisterP]

Seems like you want to make us forgot this project.

[TomSFox]

I actually think that sorting all the applications takes quite some time.
I, too, am anxious to hear news, though.
Any updates?

[MacNDough]

Anyone heard of any Norwegian people translating? Didn't know of this thingy till about20 min. ago. x3

[Kamelon]

Jeg har søkt om å oversette til norsk, så det er i hvert fall en :smile:

[suszterpatt]

Waiting...

[melina212]

Just being curious here... anyone else translated the comics using rioplatense spanish?

I did =)

[renatopb]

Dave, Rob, Mike:

"Ahem..
Need a hand?
AHAHAHAHA!!!"

Seriously, may we help?

[0rg4sm]

Is it dead? The big translation project ? I mean, I haven't heard anything for ages....

[Lag]

they're probably just busy with it

[Matt]

Actually, we're working on an addition to the site that'll incorporate this, plus we're trying to come up with a way to most efficiently handle all the various languages. Rob got thousands of submissions, it's not an easy task to sort through all that.

[Pingu]

Dave, Rob, Mike:

"Ahem..
Need a hand?
AHAHAHAHA!!!"

Seriously, may we help?
Who's Mike?

[Matt]

Kris and I merged together to form a single superbeing. Our name is Mike.

[Lag]

Who's Mike?

What do you mean, "Who's Mike"? Everybody knows and loves Mike!

[suszterpatt]

Actually, we're working on an addition to the site that'll incorporate this, plus we're trying to come up with a way to most efficiently handle all the various languages. Rob got thousands of submissions, it's not an easy task to sort through all that.Got an ETA?

[Matt]

The actual programming work is nearing completion, but we still plan on having a closed beta phase. We're unsure of whether we will include the translation people in that beta or not.

[EeK··]

Who WILL you include in beta?

[Matt]

We're still deciding actually.

[0rg4sm]

I wonder in how many laguages it's been translated and how much for each one.

[TomSFox]

Finally we’re getting some updates from you!
Any idea how long it is still going to take?

[Matt]

Not sure.

[TomSFox]

Thanks anyway.
Please keep us informed, will ya?

[renatopb]

Oh Crap!
You mean that there's no Mike? He had the best comics ever.
I guess I'm visiting the wrong site. Isn't this lycos.com?

[jakobbg]

Jeg har søkt om å oversette til norsk, så det er i hvert fall en :smile:

To :-)

[ibiko]

erm...I know I'm a lil late (but since I joined recently I just saw this)

but can I contribute an Arabic version!?

I already started translating....if you want I can sent to the mail you put in here
http://forums.explosm.net/showthread.php?t=10724

or just put them here? or is it too late?

[scr00chy]

Hi,
I read C&H regularly for a year and I LOVE IT! Unfortunately, I've found out about this contest just few moments ago. I was wondering if there were any participants translating into Czech. I kinda doubt that...

So, is there any posibility to apply now? Or, is there any chance for some kind of second chance in the near future for people who missed it the first time?

[CharlieH]

I'm pretty sure you have missed any deadlines now. Rob has spent that last few month organizing all the entries, and i'm willing to bet he is just about sick of the existing ones, let alone any new ones.

Sorry dude.

However, welcome to the forums my overseas friends. :)

[TomSFox]

Come on, guys, it’s been half a year!
You can’t just leave us in the dark like this!

[Kamelon]

Can you at least tell us if there has been any progress?
Have you sorted all of the applications?
Have you even started?

[Urser]

I'm sure the C&H team have realised that foreigners who don't speak English don't deserve to understand these funny comics and have therefore canceled this project.

[BlackHawK]

I thought the project was already done, you guys would inform us whats happening? :/

[Kamelon]

Hopefully we will get an update soon:P
They probably have lots of things to do: making comics, work, cons, playing games....
Or they're just lazy:tongue:

[Urser]

It's been half a year. Give up hope.

[TomatoShadow]

It's been half a year. Give up hope.

Like you say.

[Rob]

We've got something better coming. We still have all the applications and we'll be putting them towards that.