Retranslations

Google must do something about its Latin translator!

2011-12-18T15:10:00.000-08:00

I have been going through Wikipedia's explanation about Latin conjugations, while plugging the various forms in their tables into Google Translate, and the Latin translations are all over the place. For instance the word, foremus which means "We must be" according to Wikipedia means doors to Google Translate. It's no wonder that translations from English into Latin and back generate such awful results, unlike so many other languages at that site. Given the venerable status of Latin, I hope Google will employ some Latin academics to dramatically improve its Latin translator. I wish I could scream this at Google but they have no one to scream at.

Mercedes Benz

2011-11-19T08:42:00.000-08:00

Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends,
So Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?
-- Janis Joplin

يا رب، لن تشتري لي سيارة مرسيدس بنز؟
جميع اصدقائي بورش محرك، ولا بد لي من تكفير.
عملت جاهدة كل ما عندي من العمر ، أي مساعدة من أصدقائي ،
لذلك سوف الرب ، لا تشتري لي سيارة مرسيدس بنز؟
-- جانيس جوبلين

O Lord, will not you buy me a Mercedes Benz?
My friends all drive Porsche, I must atone.
Worked hard all my life, no help from my friends,
So will the Lord, do not buy me a Mercedes Benz?
- Janis Joplin

Very good translation!

2011-11-16T19:19:00.000-08:00

Oil fell from the highest in more than five months on speculation yesterday’s surge above $100 a barrel was exaggerated amid concern Europe’s debt crisis will affect the economy of the U.S., the biggest crude consumer.

To Hebrew:
הנפט ירד מ הגבוה יותר מחמישה חודשים על הספקולציה נחשול של אתמול מעל 100 דולר לחבית היה מוגזם בין דאגה משבר החוב של אירופה ישפיע על הכלכלה של ארה"ב, צרכנית הגולמי הגדול ביותר.

Back to English:
High oil dropped from more than five months on speculation yesterday's surge above $ 100 a barrel was too much to the concern of Europe's debt crisis will affect the U.S. economy, the largest crude consumer.

That wasn't bad.

To Arabic instead:
انخفض سعر النفط من أعلى المعدلات في أكثر من خمسة أشهر على المضاربة كان مبالغا فيه تصاعد الأمس فوق 100 دولار للبرميل وسط مخاوف من أزمة الديون في أوروبا سوف تؤثر على اقتصاد الولايات المتحدة ، أكبر مستهلك للخام.

Back to English:
The price of oil of the highest in more than five months on speculation was exaggerated rise yesterday above $ 100 a barrel amid fears of debt crisis in Europe will affect the economy of the United States, the largest consumer of crude.

Iovis Europa luna: Theoria Lake auget spem vitae

2011-11-16T19:04:00.000-08:00

Of all the geological mysteries of the solar system — and they are legion — perhaps none hold as much intrigue as huge piles of jumbled-up icebergs strewn across the cracked and mottled surface of Europa, Jupiter’s ice-locked moon.

To Icelandic:
Af öllum þeim jarðfræðilega leyndardóma í sólkerfinu - og þeir eru Legion - kannski ekkert að halda eins mikið intrigue eins mikið hrúgur af jumbled upp ísjaka strá yfir klikkaður og Mottled yfirborði Europa, Júpíter er ís-læstar tungl.

Back to English:
Of all the geological mysteries of the solar system - and they are Legion - may not hold as much intrigue as much jumbled piles of straw over the icebergs cracked and Mottled surface of Europa, Jupiter's ice-locked moon.

Well, I can be sure there is no straw on Europa, but that the icebergs are strewn. There must be some cognate there with English that has gone awry.

To Norwegian instead:
Av alle geologiske mysterier av solsystemet - og de er legion - kanskje ikke holde så mye intriger som store hauger av jumbled-up isfjell strødd over det sprakk og spraglete overflaten på Europa, Jupiters is-låst månen.

Back to English from Norwegian:
Of all the geological mysteries of the solar system - and they are legion - may not hold as much intrigue as the huge piles of jumbled-up iceberg strewn across the cracked and mottled surface of Europa, Jupiter's ice-locked moon.

Not bad.

To Latin instead:
Omnium sodales mysteria solari - Legio sunt - fortasse non habere ut tam ingens dolum palos INDIGESTUS dolor icebergs strewn trans superficiem agit rimas et SPARSUS Europa, Luna Iovis tempor, ipsum.

Back to English from Latin:
All members of the mysteries of solar - are Legion - perhaps not as much as to have huge piles of deceit strewn across the surface of the icebergs cracked CHAOTIC pain and sprinkled Europe, at the moon of Jupiter itself.

This last one is hilarious!

Nulla pulvinar est cur haec INGENS Structures in Media deserto?

2011-11-16T18:46:00.000-08:00

Why Is China Building These Gigantic Structures In the Middle of the Desert?

Simplified Chinese:
中国为什么要在沙漠中的这些巨大的结构？

Back to English:
Why China has in the desert these huge structures?

Not bad.

If I route it through Latin (as in the title) and back to English I get:
Below is why this HUGE structures in the middle of the desert?

Mars percussa specillo eros silent

2011-11-12T17:39:00.000-08:00

English:
Efforts are continuing to try to regain control of the Russian Mars mission that is stuck circling the Earth.

Greek:
Οι προσπάθειες συνεχίζονται για να προσπαθήσει να επανακτήσει τον έλεγχο της ρωσικής αποστολής στον Άρη που έχει κολλήσει περιβάλλει τη Γη.

English:
Efforts continue to try to regain control of the Russian mission to Mars that has stuck around the Earth.

That was a good return!

Date ei de Monti Antitrust Pugnat ut Frontrunner Edge to Italy auctor tincidunt

2011-11-12T17:24:00.000-08:00

Mario Monti, a former European Union competition chief, once told companies like Microsoft Corp. what to do. As Italy’s next premier, he would face a tougher task getting Italians to overhaul the region’s third-biggest economy.

To Icelandic:
Mario Monti, fyrrum Evrópusambandið keppni höfðingi, sagði einu sinni fyrirtæki eins og Microsoft Corp hvað ég á að gera. Á næsta Premier Ítalíu, myndi hann standa frammi fyrir erfiðari verkefni að fá Ítala til að valda þriðja stærsta hagkerfi svæðisins.

Mario Monti, former EU competition chief, said even companies like Microsoft Corp. and what to do. In the next Premier of Italy, he would face a difficult task to get Italians to cause the third largest economy of the area.

Pulvinar in Syria queri populum demonstrare iudicium Arab League

2011-11-12T17:11:00.000-08:00

Decenas de miles de personas han salido a las calles en la tarde del sábado en las ciudades de Damasco, Alepo, Rakka, Latakia, Tartus, Hasaka y Sueida en protesta por la decisión de la Liga Árabe de suspender a Siria de sus actividades como miembro de la organización y en apoyo a las reformas impulsadas por el presidente, Bashar al Assad, según ha informado la agencia de noticias estatal siria SANA.

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets Saturday afternoon in the cities of Damascus, Aleppo, Rakka, Latakia, Tartus, Hasaka and Sueida in protest of the Arab League's decision to suspend its activities in Syria as a member of the organization and to support the reforms proposed by President Bashar al Assad, as reported by the Syrian state news agency SANA.

Back to Spanish this time:
Decenas de miles de personas salieron a las calles la tarde del sábado en las ciudades de Damasco, Alepo, Rakka, Latakia, Tartus, Hasaka y Sueida en protesta por la decisión de la Liga Árabe de suspender sus actividades en Siria como miembro de la organización y apoyo a las reformas propuestas por el presidente Bashar al Assad, según lo informado por la estatal de noticias SANA de Siria de la agencia.

And then back to English:
Tens of thousands took to the streets Saturday afternoon in the cities of Damascus, Aleppo, Rakka, Latakia, Tartus, Hasaka and Sueida in protest of the Arab League decision to suspend its activities in Syria as a member of the organization and support for the reforms proposed by President Bashar al Assad, as reported by the state-owned Syrian SANA news agency.

Maximum malum et urna nibh Nam sollicitudin Greek New

2011-11-12T16:55:00.000-08:00

After days of political wrangling, Greece named Lucas Papademos as its next prime minister, a technocrat and former European Central Bank vice president who Athens hopes will be able to shepherd the country through a thicket of fiscal austerity measures and preserve its membership in the eurozone (NYT).

Post dies litigiosa politica, sicut tunc primus minister Graeciae Papademos nomine Lucas, et illa a technocrat Central European Bank praeses qui Athenis poterit spes pastor regione per mensuras et conservare velit in densitate fiscal austeritate eurozone (NYT).

And out comes:
After some time the political brawling, the name of Lucas Papademos as it was then Prime Minister of Greece, and European Central Bank president at them from the technocrat who wishes to Athens will be able to hope of a shepherd in the density of the region by measures FISCAL austerity and preserve the eurozone (NYT).

Hooray!

Obama 'Italiam et Græciam, mollis eu, "et plausum post ultimam Praesent varius urna nec

2011-11-12T16:31:00.000-08:00

Italian:
MILANO - «I cambiamenti nei governi greco e italiano sono positivi. I nuovi governi in Italia e in Grecia attueranno le riforme necessarie». Lo ha detto il presidente americano Barack Obama all'Apec, per poi aggiungere rispetto al quadro europeo: «L'Europa ha ancora del lavoro da fare per superare la crisi. Non crescerà in modo forte fino a che i problemi non saranno risolti».

to English:
MILAN - "Changes in greek and Italian governments are positive. The new governments in Italy and Greece will implement the necessary reforms. "He said U.S. President Barack Obama to APEC, then added with respect to the European framework, "Europe still has work to do to overcome the crisis. Do not grow so strong until the problems are solved. "

Italian to Latin:
Mediolanum - "Nuper in Italia imperia sunt, Graeci et positivum. Nunc in Italiam et Graeciam et imperia necesse diam reformat. 'President Barack Obama, ut ait S. U. APEC, hocque respectu augue mattis "vincere, ut faciatis Europa adhuc egestas. Non crescere usque adeo adipisci velit. "

Latin to English:
Milan - "Changes in Italy are empires, the Greeks and positive. Now, in Italy and Greece and empires more necessary reforms." President Barack Obama, as he says Su APEC, with respect to the image you then added: "to conquer, Europe still want to do. So not to grow until problems are solved. "

Arabia Saudiana impetum eius legationem in Syria

2011-11-12T16:14:00.000-08:00

Norwegian:
Rasende demonstranter har angrepet og plyndret den saudiarabiske ambassaden i Damaskus som følge av Den arabiske ligas avgjørelse om å suspendere Syria fra organisasjonen.

English from Norwegian:
Enraged protesters attacked and looted the Saudi Embassy in Damascus as a result of the Arab League's decision to suspend Syria from the organization.

Latin from Norwegian:
depopulatus est adortus infensus protesters Saudiana consequat in Damasco ut Syria suspendere ex Arab League a libero arbitrio.

English from Latin:
He was offended by protesters attacked and looted the following Saudi Arab League in Damascus, that Syria from the suspend from the free-will.

Iran exsilio spiritum group clamat telum base hits

2011-11-12T15:50:00.000-08:00

English:
An Iranian exile group claimed Saturday that a blast near Tehran hit a missile base run by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, disputing the Iranian government's account that it occurred at an ammunition depot.

Latin:
De sabbato ponitur ut flatum group Iranian exsilio prope basin run per Tehran ledo telum Persiae Fusce Custodi Corps, disputantes cum imperio Iranian irarum esse factum an munitionis quoadusque consequat.

Translation to English:

Iranian exile group on the Sabbath is considered to be near the base of the breath weapon and hit Tehran run by Iran's Corp We Keep, disputing with the government of Iranian anger with ammunition, or that it was done here.

Berlusconi est renuntiatio

2011-11-12T14:04:00.000-08:00

My comment:
I think it is very odd that Italy allows anybody to serve in their Senate for life, especially if that person has such power as to form a government, as Mario Monti is doing.

I translated the above to Latin:

Proin quis eros sit impar Italiam servire in vita patrum, si quod habet tantam potestatem sicut forma regiminis, ut Monti Mario agatur.

And then I translated the result back to English:

Italy is odd to serve in the life of your perfect addition to any of the fathers, if they have any such power as the form of government in order that the Mount of Marius is doing.

Obviously Google Translate has some work to do still.

That was fun. I think I'll do that more often.