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Perhaps I picked an unfortunate example, but the en-sv version of Moby Dick is beyond hopeless. E.g., ‘translation’ of the word “fare” in the sentence “So fare
by kseistrup 8y ago
Perhaps I picked an unfortunate example, but the en-sv version of Moby Dick is beyond hopeless. E.g., ‘translation’ of the word “fare” in the sentence “So fare thee well” is “passageraravgift“. While I can see the connection between “fare” and “passageraravgift“ (literally: passenger fee), it is not going to help anybody get through Moby Dick in a meaningful way.
Other funnies:
be → beryllium
entertaining → ha som gäst
sub → sandwich
making → kissa
coming → få orgasm
And that's just on page 4…
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
- SpongeAlice 8y agoThanks for trying the website. I have to admit that the ML algorithm needs much more improvement. How would you like the idea? If the words are checked by a native speaker first, is this something that you would seriously consider using and paying for?
- kseistrup 8y agoI we for a moment imagine that the translations were perfect, I might consider using it — or I mightn't. The competition is tough: I can get a load of contemporary ebooks for the kindle on Amazon, and the sweet thing about the kindle is that is has this “long-press for dictionary lookup” feature. However, this would soon become tedious if I was a total beginner in a language. In such a scenario your concept might be sweeter. But it rises and falls with the quality on the translation.
- SpongeAlice 8y agoThanks for your feedback.