#no direct translation

[from-the-coffee-shop-in-edoras]

Random Thoughts in a Boring Meeting, Quirks of Middle Earth Languages Edition:

You know how every language has certain words that don’t translate easily into other languages? Maybe they represent something specific to their own culture/setting, or maybe they describe a broadly recognized concept but others just never assigned a specific word to that idea (like how there is apparently a term in Tagalog for “something so cute that you just want to squeeze it”?). I’m writing a fic now about Faramir learning Rohirric as a surprise for Éowyn, so I’ve been thinking about how that dynamic might show up in Middle Earth.

Of course I think Rohirric would have lots of horse-related words that other races never bothered with. Like, the Rohirrim don’t just have walk, trot, canter and gallop. They’ve got all kinds of words for the way a horse moves, like when it’s wading through shallow water or slows down to pick its way through rocky, uneven terrain. Culturally, too, I think they’d have plenty of unique terms that reflect their particular way of life. If this is a society where they can all scream “DEATH!” as they battle their opponents, Rohirric probably has a word that translates literally as “dark strength” but captures the idea of “persisting through hopelessness with grim determination.” And the keepers of the oath of Eorl absolutely have a term that translates as “pledge honor” and means “the special pride of having fulfilled a promise at great personal cost.”

But it’s an interesting thought exercise in all parts of Tolkien’s world. Elvish must have tons of specific nature words the other races don’t, like something that translates as “leaf song” and evokes the specific sound of wind rustling gently through the trees. Or beyond nature, maybe something that translates as “beautiful grief” and means the kind of pleasurable pain of revisiting old sadnesses. And Gimli has a khuzdul word that translates to “foreign home” and means the place that your people dwell when they are prevented from being in their true homeland. In Minas Tirith, having lived so long with Mordor literally right on their doorstep, they’ve made a word that translates as “defiant joy” and means “daring to live your life happily despite an ever present threat looming.” In the Shire, they have twelve different words for “butter” depending on the texture, fat content, color, etc.

I don’t know. To me it’s just kind of amusing to think about, and I bet others could come up with even better examples.

#lord of the rings #lotr #tolkien #lotr fanfiction #languages of middle earth #no direct translation #why doesn’t my language have this word too? #faramir learning rohirric

[atissi]

hadn't seen anyone post the full comic about laios + falin's family on tumblr yet so. here you go source is from the reddit

#in general i haven't seen as many translations of the new content get posted here which is like fine #but it was annoying me that the pages shared here and on twitter were missing sections. lore is serious business #the less lore the average tumblr user knows about the more nonsensical takes i'm forced to read. so im taking direct action #this is the last time im posting manga pages here i don't want to become a manga pages blog #beepbeep.txt #dungeon meshi #dungeon meshi spoilers

[wolfythewitch]

in another life, I would have really liked just doing laundry and taxes with you

#chinoy tim you are so special to me #also additional context sasha doesnt speak chinese for the purposes of this drawing #a little secret confession if you will #art #tma #the magnus archives #tim stoker #timothy stoker #sasha james #this isnt a direct translation the og is more like “would still really want to” but the caption is the eng sub version

[nerdpoe]

Just A Small Morsel, Please Sir AU AKA Constantine Would Like to Disappear Please

Batman is about to go toe to toe with another god, and he needs armor that will prevent another "lost in the time stream" incident.

So he consults JLD.

The decide that if he has a piece of a really, really powerful entity, then that entity's powers should think that they're protecting the entity and in turn, protect Bruce.

So Constantine draws a summoning circle, and is bullied into making an actual good offering to the being the circle is supposed to summon. They include a note; it's written in an old, ancient language, but with JLD working together they figure out roughly what it says; something about requesting a piece of the most powerful being's belongings to grant them protection.

Thus, the ritual begins! The lights dim; cold green fog emanates from the summoning circle, the feeling of dread almost overwhelms the lessor experienced.

And then in the middle of John's chant, the ritual is forcibly stopped from the other side.

The offerings remain.

A single note floats down on top of the pile.

'I'm uh...flattered? But like, it's kinda weird to ask for someone's hair. Gonna have to turn this one down, sorry. No kinkshaming, though! I also won't tell anyone else what that kink is, Constantine, don't worry; I got ur back. Anyways stop the creepy hitting on me.

Danny'

Apparently, JLD had not correctly translated the language.

It's direct Translation, once they had that key provided to them by Danny, which once they got that they were able to figure out that one key letter was not what they thought, was more along the lines of;

'Oh Great High King, We Request A Small Parcel, A Small Snippet, Of Your Luxurious Hair. Just For A Little Bit. We Need To Use It For Personal Reasons. Just A Small Morsel. Thank You For Being Pretty. And Amazing. We Just Want A Small Piece. That Is All We Need. It Does Not Take Much. We Are Very Eager. Please. Please. Please. Please. Please.'

Needless to say, multiple heroes have to stop Constantine from trying to throw himself out of an airlock.

@simplestoryteller

#dcxdp #dpxdc #dc x dp #dp x dc #just a small morsel au #constantine would like to disappear please au #constantine reads the direct translation #and just fuckin #dies #It takes Batman making the summoning himself #And just using the same sigil but with a note on top of it explaining in english what he wants #when danny's like #"ohhhhhh yeah no prob I can lend you some infinite realms armor fuck why didn't you just say so

[ashinaisshin]

Sekiro scenery [6/?] 馨し水蓮 / Lotus of the Palace A white lotus flower found blooming in the depths of the Sunken Valley, where the Fountainhead Waters pool deeply. The flower's aroma attracts female apes. Thus the Guardian Ape carefully tended to it, so as to offer it to his bride. One of the incense ingredient sought by the Divine Heir for Immortal Severance.

#sekiro: shadows die twice #sekiro #gamingedit #dailygaming #gamingscenery #sekiroedit #edit:gif #edit:all #i wonder if translating it as 'fragrant lotus' sounded too lame to the localizers #but then instead of direct translating into 'corrupted monk of the palace' they made it 'true corrupted monk' so idk

[corruptimles]

That makes my Miku Movie Marathon for this year’s #MikuAllWeeku! If anyone has a favourite from the set, I'd love to hear it. Until next time...  

#vocaloid #hatsune miku #miku movie marathon #mikuallweeku #I dont have a drawing tag #the thing #jaws #the godfather #joker #singin in the rain #back to the future #i robot #also @ people reacting to the japanese on the jaws poster #leave me alone!! I didnt go google translate it or anything like that it's literally the japanese poster for the movie #I wasnt sure what direction I would go for with all of these #and the thing poster doesnt have the title either because I couldnt make a joke #and yet singin has it without being changed so theres inconsistencies everywhere #let me liveeee

[nuppu-nuppu]

Sua vasten aina painautuisin jos vain oisit aina rinnallain

#I would always press against you if only you were always by my side #is the direct translation #lol #satosugu #satorugu fanart #gego #stsg #jjk #jjk fanart #jujutsu kaisen #jujutsu kaisen fanart #gojo satoru x geto suguru #gojo satoru fanart #gojo satoru #geto suguru fanart #geto suguru #my art #fanart #art #artists of tumblr #artists on tumblr #nuppu-nuppu #hope u like! #i tried very hard

[chrisrin]

after reading @sixteenth-days's very lovely new fic chapter (go read here!) i just HAD to do a take on a flower husbands fusion design!

#flower husbands #smajor #solidaritygaming #gemcyt #mcyt #su #chris doodles #some fun design details/insights!: #it wouldve been pretty easy to make them another solid blue gem but #i wanted to go in a bit of a different direction with their design #flower agates are also typically pinkish/white and i wanted to translate that #it also makes flower agate feel like their own independent person #which is what happens when gems fuse anyways! #so i leaned more into the flowers part with the colors #i like to imagine it's also an expression of lapis and sapphire's love for each other #they express it by giving each other flowers and so their fusion #....looks like their love! #also the shoes are meant to be made of ice! #this keeps lapis's water element and gives flower agate the ability to skate/slide around #while not nessecarily giving them the full ability to fly #they can glide/float with the cape

[sonicattos]

I REALIZED SOME PEOPLE MIGHT NOT KNOW THIS SO I NEED TO SHARE

shadow has puppets of sonic and amy and they tell him how cool and pretty he is

#i don’t have a direct translation just believe me #he is a system he has sonic and amy introjects [JOKE] #obligatory i’m a did system tag #shadow the hedgehog #sth #don’t tag as ship btw #saltcat posting

[evelyn-art-05]

te amo

#i love you #essentially #like #very strong love #the direct translation is kinda weird #anyway! i hate them #bsd #bsd art #soukoku #dazai #chuuya

[dottie-n-stripes]

i'll teach you some irish today! thought it was fun i could transliterate their names...

daite agus straidhpeanna ("dah-tuh ah-gus stripe-ah-nuh" lit. 'colorful and stripes')

agus seiris fosta! ("ah-gus sheh-rish faw-sta" lit. 'and sherry too!')

#draws #if anyone has anything UNFUNNY to say about the irish language and how things are spelt leave it at the door or i'm straight up blocking. #dottie's name doesn't work as well as a direct translation but #i feel accomplished i could find a word that sounds similar and has a fitting meaning!

[quirkle2]

it's monday. let's get on it cunts

(original under the cut)

#qkdraws #id in alt #mob psycho 100 #mp100 #mp100 reigen #reigen arataka #mp100 ritsu #ritsu kageyama #mp100 dimple #if this has already been done i am literally so sorry #mob is holding the camera. halfheartedly telling reigen to stop #but only halfheartedly #also while working on this i aimed my camera at the text at the bottom ?? and it translated it to like . #''swing flames in all directions to dazzle the enemy'' #which is . hilarious

[cinematicmasterpiece]

lost in translation (2003)

#lost in translation #film #movie #cinema #art #indie #cinematography #photography #screencaps #00s #sofia coppola #scarlett johansson #giovanni ribisi #female director #directed by women #queue

[superalloyman]

Lyla watched Miles do this while Miguel was out and totally convinced him it was a good idea

#miguel o'hara #spiderman 2099 #lego spiderman #Lego99 #across the spiderverse #Theres this is one bts shot of him doing Miles' EXACT Hey face #So I had to #Was considering peter b instead but tbh it'd work on him and we can't have that #Hola might've been funnier but Oye is a direct translation of hey? #Someone please correct me if i'm wrong I speak 0 spanish

[bottombaron]

it’s a small thing, but while I was working on the Transmogrification Explained Part 2 I caught something that I thought was interesting enough to share.

At this point (see below) at the end of the finale, after the ceremony, all the housemates go into the fancy room and Nandor says something about playing Parcheesi right before he takes a brief moment to comfort Guillermo the tiniest bit.

Right afterwards however, instead of doing as he said he would and follow everyone else into the fancy room, he heads right, down the hallway, most likely going straight to his room.

All the nonchalance and dismissal and ‘hey, let's pretend everything is fine and back to normal now!’ talk is a feint. Nandor doesn’t go into the fancy room to take comfort with the group and deny that anything important happened, and since he told Guillermo to clean up Derek before sunrise (something I thought was odd at the time because why would it matter if Guillermo left it until sunrise when everyone would be asleep anyways), he knows Guillermo won’t follow him.

Nandor is choosing to be alone after all this. It’s a very neat little character bit that is easily overlooked within the noise of the episode. While the tone at the end of the ceremony looks like everyone is moving back to square one and blatantly ignoring the seriousness of the situation to do something as banal as a board game, the actual actions of the characters show that there really is devastation amongst them. Guillermo’s obvious, but Nandor’s is hidden with a line that distracts us from noticing that he actually retreats from everyone and hides away.

It really makes me wonder what Nandor did after everything. Used the time to get himself ready for bed so Guillermo couldn’t wouldn’t have to do it when he got back? Sulked? Had a tantrum? Went into his treasure room to read Guillermo’s thank you card again and again?

oh and another little thing: Guillermo and Nandor are the only ones who still have their robes on after the ceremony, and actually end the scene still in them. All the other characters almost immediately took them off after the lights went on.

having them the only two that still wear the robes feels so significant to me. like they’re still in this ritual between them. Or, if the bondage rope part of it comes into play, they are still tied to each other. There’s definitely something to be read here, with both Nandor keeping the rope-cape on and pretending like he was going to follow the others but going to his room instead. Whatever it is, one thing’s for certain to me: Nandor is Not Okay after the ceremony.

#wwdits #what we do in the shadows #guillermo de la cruz #nandermo #nandor the relentless #what i love abt wwdits is that they totally hide all these little things because any outward seriousness is against it’s brand #but having nandor cross right off screen and directly opposite direction that guillermo is sitting at?? #but leaving them both tied in RED STRING #translation: they’re tied stronger together despite moving even farther apart #i totally want to know everyone else’s theories on this tho!! i find it so fascinating #also the addition to laszlo then coming in after? #like laszlo went into the fancy room with everyone else #did he notice that nandor never actually followed after he said he would? #did he see guillermo there and knew why? #so many thoughts that i am having rn #my meta #wwdits meta

[zvaigzdelasas]

why did i just see a noahpinion tweet with 30k likes try to claim the chinese social credit system was a thing. i thought we were done with this

All in favor of pointing and laughing at Noah (☝️🤣) but tbh not a fan of how "social credit isn't a thing at all" has become the standard talking point among anglo pro-china people bc. It is a thing. The reason these takes are ridiculous is bc they're acting like it's targeted towards individuals & some black mirror individual scoring system shit that controls the lives of individuals, when in reality it 1) does actually exist 2) is primarily targeted towards businesses (hence why "man on the street" interviews with people tend to show normal ppl in China don't really know about it) & 3) is actually cool and good

#social credit is one of those things i use as a benchmark for if u actually are educated on china or just a trend follower going on vibes #note: 2.5 of these are editorialized but have overall correct information #(the articles on chinalawtranslate are editorialized but they also have direct translations of legal documents) #seeking out information that contradicts a sources incentives is also a basic point of critical historiography #so 🤷‍♀️