Interpreters say it’s nearly “impossible” to translate Donald Trump’s rhetoric into other languages

*Try translating this: “I don’t know, probably, maybe, I’m not sure, other people say, the lawyers say, I haven’t looked at it, I’m not familiar.” Trump speak. VL

By Lila MacLellan, Quartz (6 minute read)

The job of language translators and interpreters is never easy, but the task becomes especially dicey in the realm of politics. Differing interpretations of a turn of phrase, after all, have been known to lead to war.

The challenge is even greater when the translator is attempting to interpret words and phrases that even native speakers find hard to understand.

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Such is the plight of foreign language interpreters and translators who have wrestled with statements by Donald Trump in his bid for the US presidency. His NSFW language, malapropisms, chants in B flat, and twisted logic have perplexed translators around the world. READ MORE

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