Anyone want German or French Open Source Translation

[MixedLoad]

In the spirit of Sharazahad and DaveATC, I'll extend the offer also.

I am a native speaker of both languages and yes, even if you're raised speaking both it cannot hurt to give the brainhousing group a workout every now and then.

Just don't ask me to translate any Rammstein songs. ;)

[Massgrunt]

Uh, I have these German videos...

[MixedLoad]

It's nice to see you not exceeding your intellectual capabilities on a daily basis....:D

[KSM]

My French is very rusty. How do you say, "You're English is excellent, and your accent makes it sound even more beautiful."

I just need that line... For this "thing" I'm working on... ;)

[MixedLoad]

KSM,

If you are still courting and aren't close yet then you should say: "Votre anglais est parfait et votre accent est magnifique."

If you are close to her already and are on a first name basis then substitute votre for ton.

Literally translated "Your English is excellent and your accent is magnificent." since "sounds even more beautiful" doesn't make sense in French.

[Massgrunt]

Pourquoi les rues de Paris bordée d'arbres?

[Viking]

Yeah, can you translate Heidi Klum into a lonely small-town girl for me?

[KSM]

KSM,

If you are still courting and aren't close yet then you should say: "Votre anglais est parfait et votre accent est magnifique."

If you are close to her already and are on a first name basis then substitute votre for ton.

Literally translated "Your English is excellent and your accent is magnificent." since "sounds even more beautiful" doesn't make sense in French.

Sweet. I'm a sucker for a girl that only speaks broken English!

[SOTB]

How do you say (in French); "razors really aren't that expensive and irritate far less than even 10 years ago"? :D

[MixedLoad]

How do you say (in French); "razors really aren't that expensive and irritate far less than even 10 years ago"? :D

Don't you have some kettle bells to hang around your neck? :D

[shaharazad]

While I'm laughing at the direction this thread has already taken, I would very much like to see what's on the forefront of what Germany and France are most interested in.

Je ne peut pas parler le langue francais macnon parceque j'ai l'oublier apres l'asbanie et l'arabie [sp?]. Also because I quit the course after I learned that "frog" is "grenouille." Way too many letters and difficult sounds to say 'frog.' I went back to spanish.

BTW - Massgrunt - those German videos? "Oh yeah, oh yeah" is repeated three times, followed by two "harder baby"s and a "can you get the whips?" after which the first two phrases are repeated six times each. I hope I helped. :D

[Massgrunt]

Yes, but I still don't know what shiesser means...

[MixedLoad]

Yes, but I still don't know what shiesser means...

"Scheisser" is one of those words that Americans really love to say. I am not sure why that is in particular, but I must have heard it from literally everybody who has ever uttered any German to me.

Literally translated it means "Shitter". So you might now understand why the idea of someone looking at me with a big smile and saying "shitter" doesn't evoke great feelings of international pride on my behalf, nor the desire to further that persons desire to scream out other obscenities.

I will however set you on the right path, young Padawan.

"Scheisser" is usually used in conjunction with another word, which then renders the meaning accordingly to fit the situation. Some of the more common ones would be:

"Hosenscheisser" ...Coward
"Klugscheisser" ...Smartass
"Kleiner Scheisser"...Little shit...as in..."come here you little shit!"

I hope that I have broadened your horizons. I sure feel like anything at this point will be a valuable contribution in your life. :D

[Massgrunt]

Ah, okay, it's all become clear to me now. But I still need help with this one:

Pourquoi les rues de Paris bordée d'arbres?

[Soot]

I'm working on an idea for a paper right now on the historical development of relations between US Mil and the civilian population of the FRG during the immediate postwar occupation up through unification.

I don't know how much untranslated original German source material I'll run across but if I do I'll provide PDFs that I would be much obliged if you could translate.

Something else you might be interested in if this is just a matter of keeping the brain housing group well maintained is translating some of the original open source material relating to the Red Army Faction at the following site:

http://baader-meinhof.wetpaint.com/?t=anon

You can cross-check for mistakes in transliteration here (PDFs of original documents):

http://labourhistory.net/raf/browse.php

Very little of it has actually been done and to the best of my knowledge no other translation (scholalry and reliable) exists.

[MixedLoad]

Soot,

While I have time on my hands, I don't have that much available. If you have a specific document that you would like me to translate for you in regards to your work or school project/assignment, then I will gladly help out.


Mass,

If you can correctly ask that question in French I will humor you.

[Massgrunt]

Not worth the effort. :D

[Soot]

Soot,

While I have time on my hands, I don't have that much available. If you have a specific document that you would like me to translate for you in regards to your work or school project/assignment, then I will gladly help out.


Mass,

If you can correctly ask that question in French I will humor you.

Thanks, if I run across something I'll PM you.

[shaharazad]

What are the main newspapers in France and Germany?

[MixedLoad]

Shaharazad,

It's a little hard for me to pinpoint that question, because a lot of the more popular newspapers sell only regionally. The ones that sell nationally with big numbers are listed below.

Germany:

Bild Zeitung, Handelsblatt, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (commonly known as FAZ) and lastly the Rundschau.

France:

Le Figaro, Le Monde and Ouest France.