Watching films is a good and pleasant way to learn languages. Sometimes, however, besides getting intrigued by the plots, I am always intrigued by film title translations.. Have you ever thought about what hides behind films’ translated titles? Do you know any?

Adoro filmes! Não chego a ser uma cinéfila, pessoa que realmente entende do assunto, de diretores e roteiristas, mas ainda assim gosto de apreciar um bom filme. Considero-os ótimas ferramentas para aprender um novo idioma. Se você também aprecia filmes, assisti-los com áudio e legenda na língua que você está aprendendo é um bom exercício [...]

While I was travelling, and during conversations with foreigners, I stumbled upon translation and comprehension mistakes that made me smile. In most cases, I was puzzled and it took me time to understand what the person meant. I wanted to share these examples with you!

Au cours de mes voyages et de mes conversations avec des étrangers, il m’est arrivé de tomber sur des erreurs de traduction ou de compréhension qui m’ont faites sourire. La plupart du temps, je suis d’abord restée perplexe avant de comprendre ce que la personne voulait vraiment dire. Je souhaitais les partager avec vous, et [...]

Translation oops. When you don’t say what you really mean to say.

Apparently it is common to boil eggs in hot springs in Thailand.