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TranslateGate

A mysterious glitch on Google Translate, whereupon you set the "translate from" language to Somali, and type in 2-3 character sets of words. The resulting text seems to be pulled from sites like Disqus, StumbleUpon, dating sites, and other random websites, and isn't always in English, even if you set the "translate to" language to English. For example, sometimes it will come out in Thai or Japanese. Other times, it will sound like you're conversing with an AI bot, though this has been disputed.
Have you seen the TranslateGate mystery? I typed in "ick ick ick ick ick," and the translation came from a Thai dating site. WTF?
by loop zoop May 10, 2018
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translave

to translate e.g. documents in large numbers for someone who clearly overuses his/her authority and position in the company by giving you things he/she could translate by himself/herself
Anita: Busy? What are you doing?
Tony: I've just learnt that my job is also to translate or I should say: translave. So I'm translaving this moron's presentation. It is so basic that he could do it by himself, but of course - he has his people to do it. I hate the fact that I can speak Spanish.
by KurtSteinerPL July 21, 2009
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Translate server error

A famous Chinese restaurant popularised during the 2008 Olympics. Possibly named after a failed attempt to use online translation service to produce an English name for the maison.
- Tom what's "restaurant" in Chinese?
- Er translate server error?
- Do they serve bugs there?
by Tom Gore October 16, 2008
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translangeration

The ongoing transformation / evolution of slanguage / slingo
an example of translangeration?! this sh*t goes on every day in tha ghetto, dog. keep six
by Urby Ambcock December 12, 2008
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License Plate Translation

When someone spots a license plate that is either consists of a standard format or vanity plate & tries to decipher what it could translate to.
To kill time while I am driving, I like to find license plates that I can translate into acronym definition or determine what the douchebag was trying to define, I call it License Plate Translation.

I saw GOOD BFD & figured it may have meant, Good Big Fucking Dick or perhaps GOOD Bad Food Diet... although both are almost as lame.
by GlazeHer June 30, 2016
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Expecto Patronum (Actual Translation)

1 A spell in Harry Potter that scares away dementors, best used when you have a happy memory in your head
2 Not Joking. Expecto Patronum is a Latin word, and, can you guess what it is? In English it is, "I await a Guardian"
1: Harry: Expecto Patronum!

Ron: Wow, Harry, that was brilliant!
2: Jim: Expecto Patronum!
Latin Dude who knows English: You await a guardian?!(expecto patronum (actual translation))
Jim: WHATT???
Latin Dude: Expecto Patronum...oh harry potter..
Jim: i..await..a..guardian????....
by doodoodaequann April 8, 2019
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Translantonym

1. A translantonym is a word spoken in a foreign language that is the antonym of a word in your native language.
Come up with your own translantonym. It's more fun that way.
by Rob R August 30, 2006
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