# I absolutely HATE HATE HATE what I am forced to do for my boss

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-absolutely-hate-hate-hate-what-i-am-forced-to-do-for-my-boss/667891>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 3, 2013, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-absolutely-hate-hate-hate-what-i-am-forced-to-do-for-my-boss/667891 "2013-09-03T15:01:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-absolutely-hate-hate-hate-what-i-am-forced-to-do-for-my-boss/667891/21 "2013-09-04T02:12:50Z")

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I vote for making interesting misteaks in the translations; things along the lines of the fact that the German word “gift” actually means “poison” in English and the Spanish “embarazada” means “pregnant”, not “embarrassed”. Those are the only two I remember, but I am sure there are lots of others. Enough embarrassing (English word, not Spanish) lapses in your concentration from tiredness and your boss might be more interested in a professional translation service.

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**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-absolutely-hate-hate-hate-what-i-am-forced-to-do-for-my-boss/667891/22 "2013-09-04T02:41:57Z")

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I think Monty Python had something to say about this… “My nipples explode with delight!”

Maybe not that far.

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**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-absolutely-hate-hate-hate-what-i-am-forced-to-do-for-my-boss/667891/23 "2013-09-04T03:21:43Z")

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Just wanted to say I feel your pain. Translating takes a special skill and training. I’m bilingual but I find it very difficult to translate between those 2 languages. I can do it, but it’s a lot of work.

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