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Have you ever wondered about the worst foreign ad translation fails? Whether it’s the Ford Pinto translating to “small penis” in Brazilian Portuguese, the California Milk Processor Board asking people if they’re lactating, Nokia calling their cell phone a prostitute or KFC telling people to eat their fingers off, some famous companies have made epic fails in global branding. WatchMojo counts down ten international marketing mistakes that involve translation fails.
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00:26 #10: HSBC Bank: “Do Nothing”
01:10 #9: Nokia: “Prostitute”
01:47 #8: California Milk Processor Board: “Are You Lactating?”
02:33 #7: KFC: “Eat Your Fingers Off!”
03:26 #6: Ford Pinto: “Small Penis”
04:17 #5: Green Giant: “Intimidating Green Ogre”
05:05 #4: Braniff International Airways: “Fly Naked”
05:50 #3, #2 & #1 ????
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schweppes “translation fail” into toiletwater is actualy them beeing honest about their product.
tonic water, toilet water; sounds more like truth in advertising instead of a fail.
Lumia means prostitute here in Spain but I’ve never heard someone using that word before. I had to look it up in the dictionary.
Rosencrantz23ph Buff… The most common is puta, but you have also meretriz, prostituta, fulana, pelandrusca, zorra… and a lot more.
what spanish word do you use for prostitute then if not lumia?
Verquenza is embarrassed in spanish
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prah-duce? lol
That’s what happen when you use Google translator. LOL.
where the fuck is “lumia” translated to hooker in spanish?? I have never heard that before, but maybe it is that way in another country? im from chile btw
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