Passé présomptif: on Vercingetorix

Re:Passé présomptif: on Vercingetorix by cannam on Friday June 08, 2018 @04:00AM (#17263490)

Very effectively. The English versions are celebrated almost as much for the translations by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge as for everything else. Puns are translated quite freely; in many places they make up new ones. See e.g. https://auntymuriel.com/2012/12/23/asterix-in-translation-th...

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Re:Passé présomptif: on Vercingetorix by sametmax on Friday June 08, 2018 @06:51AM (#17264178)

That's a hell of a good work, and that shows they deeply cared about the result.

I recall a line from "The 5th Element" movie:

- Are you classified as human ?

- Negative, I'm a meat popsicle

Well, not only Bruce Willis has a killer french voice actor, but they translated it to:

- Êtes-vous classifié comme humain ?

- Négatif, je suis un mite en pull-over

"Négatif, je suis un mite en pull-over" means "Negative, I'm a moth in a sweater". Which is nowhere close to the original, but equally funny and nonsensical, and matches the lips movement perfectly.

Now I just resolved myself to go to see a non french movie at the theater only if it's the original version. Dubbing became so bad, it's like they use the same 10 voice actors for all the movies, and the writers are bored junior interns.

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Re:Passé présomptif: on Vercingetorix by ealhad on Friday June 08, 2018 @04:50AM (#17263678)

Wow. The translations are impressive indeed, I didn't expect that.

That reminds me of the French traduction of Discworld, an amazing work by Patrick Couton.

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Re:Passé présomptif: on Vercingetorix by barry-cotter on Friday June 08, 2018 @04:56AM (#17263704)

Traduction is translation in English, one of the three faux amies with -ion at end.

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Re:Passé présomptif: on Vercingetorix by ealhad on Friday June 08, 2018 @07:59AM (#17264441)

That was me not paying attention. Though if you look closely, I got it right the first time ;)

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