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7 EPIC TRANSLATION FAILS

7 Epic Translation Fails

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7 EPIC TRANSLATIONFAILS

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Original: "Got Milk?"Translation (in Spanish): "Are you Lactating?"

THE AMERICAN DAIRY ASSOCIATION

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Original: "It takes a tough man to make a tenderchicken"Translation (in Spanish): "It takes a hard man tomake a chicken aroused"

PERDUE CHICKEN

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Original: "Finger-lickin' good"Translation (in Chinese): "We'll eat your fingers off"

KFC

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Original: "Every car has a high quality body"Translation (in Dutch): "Every car has a highquality corpse"

FORD

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Original: "The Jolly Green Giant"

Translation (in Arabic): "Intimidating Green Monster"

THE JOLLY GREEN GIANT

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Original: "Schweppes Tonic Water"

Translation (in Italian): "Schweppes Toilet Water"

SCHWEPPES

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Original: "It won't leak into your pocket andembarrass you"Translation (in Spanish): "It won't leak into yourpocket and make you pregnant"

PARKER PENS

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