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Translation challenge

by Alkanadi, September 17, 2015

Messages: 26

Language: English

Alkanadi (User's profile) September 17, 2015, 8:10:38 AM

Try to come up with a word, or a concept, which cannot be translated into Esperanto.

I will start: TV static

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jagr2808 (User's profile) September 17, 2015, 8:24:43 AM

This does not exist in english ether, but plural and singular "you" and inclusive and exclusive "we" are very neat consepts

jagr2808 (User's profile) September 17, 2015, 8:28:30 AM

Also a word I think exist almost only in the scandinavian languages and dutch is "pålegg" (in norwegian), which means something you put on bread or in a sandwich.

Alkanadi (User's profile) September 17, 2015, 8:31:22 AM

plural and singular "you"
Plural = vin
Singular = ci
inclusive and exclusive "we" are very neat consepts
We (exclusive) = Ni sen mi
We (inclusive) = Ni

Can anyone translate TV static?

Alkanadi (User's profile) September 17, 2015, 8:35:06 AM

jagr2808:Also a word I think exist almost only in the scandinavian languages and dutch is "pålegg" (in norwegian), which means something you put on bread or in a sandwich.
We have it in English

En: Spread or sandwich spread
Eo: Sandviĉ-sterno

jagr2808 (User's profile) September 17, 2015, 8:37:52 AM

Alkanadi:
plural and singular "you"
Plural = vin
Singular = ci
inclusive and exclusive "we" are very neat consepts
We (exclusive) = Ni sen mi
We (inclusive) = Ni

Can anyone translate TV static?
Vin can also be singular.....
and ni sen vi is super clunky, but I guess that works

Televidbruo, video-bruo, televidneĝo...

Miland (User's profile) September 17, 2015, 8:56:10 AM

Some suggestion:
vida bruo (visual noise)
ekrana bruo (screen noise)

Vestitor (User's profile) September 17, 2015, 9:57:46 AM

jagr2808:Also a word I think exist almost only in the scandinavian languages and dutch is "pålegg" (in norwegian), which means something you put on bread or in a sandwich.
'Beleg' in Dutch...

Any filling for a sandwich, though it is something you 'lay on' bread. Tricky.

Alkanadi (User's profile) September 17, 2015, 9:58:31 AM

jagr2808:Televidbruo, video-bruo, televidneĝo...
do these work worldwide?

Okay, can anyone else come up with something that is impossible to translate.

vikungen (User's profile) September 17, 2015, 10:10:21 AM

Alkanadi:
jagr2808:Televidbruo, video-bruo, televidneĝo...
do these work worldwide?

Okay, can anyone else come up with something that is impossible to translate.
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