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Here are some examples of bad English translations from around the world.
Can you guess what they really meant to say?
Just move your mouse over each sign to find out. Enjoy!

On the menu of a restaurant in Auxerre, France:

Nuts of St. Jacques
On the menu of a Swiss restaurant:

Our wines leave you nothing to hope for.
In a Tokyo bar:

Special cocktails for the ladies with nuts.
Hotel lift, Paris:

Please leave your values at the front desk.
In the lobby of a Moscow hotel across from a Russian orthodox monastery:

You are welcome to visit the cemetery where famous Russian and soviet composers, artists, and writers are buried daily except Thursday.
From a Russian book on chess:

A lot of water has been passed under the bridge since this variation has been played.
A laundry in Rome:

Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time.
In the window on a Swedish furrier:

Fur coats made for ladies from their own skin.
On the door of a Moscow hotel room:

If this is your first visit to the USSR, you are welcome to it.
Cocktail lounge, Norway:

Ladies are requested not to have children in the bar.
At a Budapest zoo:

Please do not feed the animals. If you have any suitable food, give it to the guard on duty.
Hotel, Acapulco:

The manager has personally passed all the water served here.


At best, a bad translation can make your target audience have a laugh at your expense.
At worst, it can lead to misunderstandings and make you appear unprofessional, and thereby lose customers.
Don’t let bad translations happen to you!

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Tanya Reznichenko
Interpreter-Translator
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