# Mis-Translations R US **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 10, 2003, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-translations-r-us/180757 "2003-06-10T01:25:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-translations-r-us/180757/41 "2003-06-13T08:06:40Z")
Also, Honda decided to not use the name **Fitta** for that model in Sweden. Seeing that the word means cunt, I can understand that. ---
**Author:** ![Dragon\_Phoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Dragon\_Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragon_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-translations-r-us/180757/42 "2003-06-13T10:57:58Z")
Then there is that Dutch sweet that is called _dropknikkers_… ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-translations-r-us/180757/43 "2003-06-13T11:42:03Z")
I mentioned this one in another thread, but it fits here, too. I write ad copy for a number of Japanese companies, and one of my recent jobs is re-writing a handbook on video filming technique. One of my co-workers translates it from Japanese to Japanese-English, then I translate it into native English. Anyway, one of the sections of the book was on filming sporting events. The headline? “Let’s shoot kids playing baseball!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-translations-r-us/180757.md?page=2)