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I grew up on Asterix, but translated to Spanish. The names were all different, but usually good puns too. Admirable that they made that work in every language t

I grew up on Asterix, but translated to Spanish. The names were all different, but usually good puns too. Admirable that they made that work in every language they translated them to!

Jarmsy 3y ago
The English translators did a great job. This page always stuck in my head for the wordplay: https://2.bp.blogspot.com/ZRlllWCKGjl9aKUy7F_WhgF4-B9fo74LY9leJhncqxxg0B2vHS1mrp81aX_HJRfARwo3BYn4jxnCqQV_hsbbPcbS2RcqWWTf0nm7g1RvYVHy7Sndx2N9tzRHCsOHk2ce2DqCnI7frA=s0?rhlupa=MTI1LjIzNS42MS4yMTg=&rnvuka=TW96aWxsYS81LjAgKGlQaG9uZTsgQ1BVIGlQaG9uZSBPUyA4XzIgbGlrZSBNYWMgT1MgWCkgQXBwbGVXZWJLaXQvNjAwLjEuNCAoS0hUTUwsIGxpa2UgR2Vja28pIFZlcnNpb24vOC4wIE1vYmlsZS8xMkQ1MDggU2FmYXJpLzYwMC4xLjQ= https://2.bp.blogspot.com/ZRlllWCKGjl9aKUy7F_WhgF4-B9fo74LY9...
- Jarmsy 3y ago
  Most of the joke is the same as the original, but the 'mild and bitter' part is an addition by the translators. Here's a blog post on them with a comparison of this and a few other pages https://auntymuriel.com/2012/12/23/asterix-in-translation-the-genius-of-anthea-bell-and-derek-hockridge/ https://auntymuriel.com/2012/12/23/asterix-in-translation-th...
- pie314isi 3y ago
  I knew it would be this page before I clicked. Was not disappointed. This is the most amazing wordplay ever.
abhgh 3y ago
As a kid discovering the puns over time was a delight. I still remember revisiting an issue after I had fractured my arm, and doing a happy double-take coming across a couple called Ulna and Radius (these are the bones in the forearm [1])! [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radius_(bone) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radius_(bone)