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The Chevrolet "Nova" has a different name in Latin countries. In Spanish "No va" means "not going", obviously something you don't want from a car. The Mitsubis

The Chevrolet "Nova" has a different name in Latin countries. In Spanish "No va" means "not going", obviously something you don't want from a car. The Mitsubishi "Pajero" is called "Montero" in Spanish speaking countries. Again in Spanish, "Pajero" means "wanker".

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edjrage 7y ago
> in Latin countries If you mean “in Spanish-speaking countries”, alright. In Portuguese “nova” just means “new”, just as French's “nouveau” or Italian's “nuova”.
- bromuro 7y ago
  The joke still work - maybe not in french tho. In lot of languages variations (like dialects) “nova” can be heard or played as “it does not work”.
  - jcranmer 7y ago
    > In lot of languages variations (like dialects) “nova” can be heard or played as “it does not work”. I'm skeptical of that. "go" isn't really idiomatic for "work" in English, and in Romance languages, you're going to use the local variant of "marcher" (literally "to walk") or "to function" to refer to technology working, so I suspect using the literal translation of "to go" is going to be a very strained idiomatic relationship at best.
jcranmer 7y ago
> The Chevrolet "Nova" has a different name in Latin countries. In Spanish "No va" means "not going", obviously something you don't want from a car. Urban legend: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chevrolet-nova-name-spanish/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chevrolet-nova-name-spanis...
jaclaz 7y ago
> The Chevrolet "Nova" has a different name in Latin countries. In Spanish "No va" means "not going", obviously something you don't want from a car. Naah, that is a myth that has been debunked some 20 years ago: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chevrolet-nova-name-spanish/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chevrolet-nova-name-spanis... It is curious how it still surfaces from time to time. The Pajero is instead a known "brand blunder": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand_blunder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand_blunder

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edjrage 7y ago

> in Latin countries If you mean “in Spanish-speaking countries”, alright. In Portuguese “nova” just means “new”, just as French's “nouveau” or Italian's “nuova”.

bromuro 7y ago
The joke still work - maybe not in french tho. In lot of languages variations (like dialects) “nova” can be heard or played as “it does not work”.
- jcranmer 7y ago
  > In lot of languages variations (like dialects) “nova” can be heard or played as “it does not work”. I'm skeptical of that. "go" isn't really idiomatic for "work" in English, and in Romance languages, you're going to use the local variant of "marcher" (literally "to walk") or "to function" to refer to technology working, so I suspect using the literal translation of "to go" is going to be a very strained idiomatic relationship at best.

jcranmer 7y ago

> The Chevrolet "Nova" has a different name in Latin countries. In Spanish "No va" means "not going", obviously something you don't want from a car. Urban legend: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chevrolet-nova-name-spanish/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chevrolet-nova-name-spanis...

jaclaz 7y ago

> The Chevrolet "Nova" has a different name in Latin countries. In Spanish "No va" means "not going", obviously something you don't want from a car. Naah, that is a myth that has been debunked some 20 years ago: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chevrolet-nova-name-spanish/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chevrolet-nova-name-spanis... It is curious how it still surfaces from time to time. The Pajero is instead a known "brand blunder": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand_blunder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand_blunder