![]() ![]() Madina said: 'We were sitting together on the same restaurant table and we didn't talk with each other. The one language that didn't need any translation was that of attraction, because the pair knew pretty quickly they fancied each other after meeting in a restaurant with friends on Madina's trip to Australia. Ukrainian media first reported on the political inflections on January 4.The couple indulged in digital dining together as they learned each other's native tounges, enjoying the same meal at the same time - 5,000 miles apart The wonky translations appear to have lasted online for at least the better part of a day. The news outlet Ukraine 112 reports that in mid-2015, the "Revolution of Dignity" - one of the many nicknames given to the Euromaidan uprising that overthrew Moscow-friendly Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych - was translated into Russian as "political crisis in Ukraine" in what appeared to be a dig at Russian state propaganda. ![]() But that's not always the case.Īccording to RBK Ukraine, in November Google Translate rendered "All-Ukrainian" (загальноукраїнських) as "All-Russian." The misconstructions tend to cast Russia as a malevolent marauder and Ukraine as its victim in a conflict that has killed more than 9,000 people. It is not the first time politically charged mistranslations have crept into the Google Translate service between Ukrainian and Russian. Kyiv and NATO accuse Moscow of providing regular troops, heavy weapons, and other forms of support to pro-Russian fighters in eastern Ukraine since the fighting began, and a United Nations vote confirmed Crimea's continued status as part of Ukraine despite Russia's invasion and annexation of that peninsula in March 2014. Ukrainian media reported that "Russians" (росіяни) was being expressed as "occupiers," although a test on January 5 failed to produce such a result. Google Translate Ukraine-to-Russian translation of Lavrov as "sad little horse" ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |