Nov 27, 2008 18:59
15 yrs ago
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English term

table

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This is a joke. I understood it in English but it is not very easy to render it in Romanian. I'm sure the ambiguous words are adders, multiply and table.

On releasing the animals from the arch Noah bid them to go forth and multiply. Suddenly two little snakes spoke up: "But we can't multiply. We are adders."
Thereupon Noah constructed a table from rough lumber and said: "Here is a log table. Now you adders can multiply."

Discussion

adami Nov 28, 2008:
Btw RC, n-ai vrea sa inchizi o intrebare ramasa deschisa de acum o luna si pentru care m-am apucat sa traduc toata poezia de Frost (nici nu cred c-a vazut-o cineva, c-am vazut si eu tarziu intrebarea)?
M&T (X) Nov 28, 2008:
ha...asta e buna Da...foarte de acord cu adami...n-ai ce-i face.
Silviu Filip Nov 27, 2008:
i don't get it
adami Nov 27, 2008:
nu se poate traduce era data in manualele de acum o mie de ani ca exemplu de intraductibilitate. Oricum, pun-ul e 'log table'=tabela de logaritmi vs. masa de lemn negeluit (celelalte: vipera/cineva care aduna; a aduna/a se inmulti). Si sunt omonime, nu ambigue. Din cauza ca sunt 3 omonime, nu ai ce face; pentru a o traduce, trebuie s-o umpli de glose.
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