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Both of your examples are exactly what you'd get if you literally translate from Portuguese to French and from that to English.
by rodelrod 10y ago
Both of your examples are exactly what you'd get if you literally translate from Portuguese to French and from that to English.
- B1FF_PSUVM 10y agoIt's kind of hard to make "castles in Spain" appear in any literal translation, if the wording in the source language mentions the clouds instead of Spain. On the other hand, an Englishman would say "castles in Spain" ... Same thing with land vs. country, although not so clear cut. The mangling is being done by someone who knows the English idioms, not an ignorant native who cannot even get basics like articles and plurals right.
- tangus 10y agoApparently he knew the English version of that one (or, as rodelrod said, he just translated the French translation from a Portuguese-French guide. That would somewhat explain the strange word "Espagnish"). In the original: Fazer torres de vento -- To build castles in Espagnish There are several like that: Tomar o ceo co' as maos -- Take the moon with the teeth Ter memoria de gallo -- To have a hare memory Comer o pao que o diabo amassou -- To eat of the cow mad (!?)