History Quotes / TactfulTranslation

''[Slightly thrown, Frasier nods]''\\

'''Mariko:''' (''In Japanese, to Omi'') With the utmost respect, The Anjin apologizes for the misunderstanding.

'''Mariko:''' (''In Japanese,, to Omi'') The Anjin apologizes for the misunderstanding and will go with you now.

-->-- ''Series/MockTheWeek''

-->-- '''New Asian woman's handheld translator''', ''Film/TheCreator2023''

-->-- ''Series/TheMinistryOfTime''

-> His Excellency has just referred to Jewish people.

-> You male genital organ suffering from discontinuity of tissue.
--> ''from an urban legend''

-> I conveyed the meaning of your message, Councilor, without using the colorful analogy you suggested.
-->-- '''C-3PO''', in ''[[Literature/XWingSeries Wedge's Gamble]]'', "translating" for [[ProudWarriorRace the representative from Kashyyyk]], at a meeting of the Provisional Council of [[TheFederation the New Republic]]. Granted, they're mostly friends there, but it still fits. Especially with [[ManipulativeBastard Borsk Fey'lya]] in attendance.

-->--'''Derfel Cadarn''' provides an extreme example during a parley in [[Literature/TheWarlordChronicles ''Enemy of God'']] by Creator/BernardCornwell.

->Cuneglas took up the dialogue that I translated for him. He began, as was customary, by demanding Aelle's immediate surrender. We would be merciful, Cuneglas said... Aelle, as was customary, sneered at the demand. "Tell that mustached fool," he gestured towards [[TheWisePrince Cuneglas]], "that by nightfall this place shall be known as the Grave of the Britons. Tell him that I shall snip off his whiskers and make them a plaything for my daughter's cats. Tell him that I shall carve a drinking cup from his skull and feed his belly to my dogs. And tell that demon," he jerked his beard at [[ScaryBlackMan Sagramor]], "that today his black soul will go to the terrors of Thor and that it will squirm in the circle of serpents for ever. And as for him," he looked at [[FourStarBadass Agricola]], "I have long wanted his death and the memory of it will amuse me in the long nights to come. And tell that limpid thing," he spat towards [[HeadInTheSandManagement Meurig]], "that I shall slice off his balls and make him into my cup-bearer. Tell them all that, worm."\\

-->--'''Derfel Cadarn''' provides an extreme example during a parley in ''Literature/TheWarlordChronicles''.

->'''Glinda:''' Also tell him that if he so much as lays a finger on you in any inappropriate manor that I will personally make sure to break each of those fingers and then each of his limbs. ALL of them.\\

-->-- ''Fanfic/NotCompletelyAltogetherHere''

--> '''[[ComicBook/XWingSeries C-3PO]]''', "translating" for [[ProudWarriorRace the representative from Kashyyyk]], at a meeting of the Provisional Council of [[TheFederation the New Republic]]. Granted, they're mostly friends there, but it still fits. Especially with [[ManipulativeBastard Borsk Fey'lya]] in attendance.

-->'''Glinda:''' Also tell him that if he so much as lays a finger on you in any inappropriate manor that I will personally make sure to break each of those fingers and then each of his limbs. ALL of them.\\

-->--''Series/{{Frasier}}''

--> '''[[ComicBook/XWingSeries C-3PO]]''', "translating" for [[ProudWarriorRace the representative from Kashyyyk]], at a meeting of the Provisional Council of [[TheFederation the New Republic]]. Granted, they're mostly friends there, but it still fits. Especially with [[ManipulativeBastard Borsk Fey'lya]] in attendance.

-->--'''Derfel Cadarn''' provides an extreme example during a parley in ''TheWarlordChronicles''.

--> '''[[ComicBook/XWingSeries C3-PO]]''', "translating" for [[ProudWarriorRace the representative from Kashyyyk]], at a meeting of the Provisional Council of [[TheFederation the New Republic]]. Granted, they're mostly friends there, but it still fits. Especially with [[ManipulativeBastard Borsk Fey'lya]] in attendance.

--> '''[[XWingSeries C3-PO]]''', "translating" for [[ProudWarriorRace the representative from Kashyyyk]], at a meeting of the Provisional Council of [[TheFederation the New Republic]]. Granted, they're mostly friends there, but it still fits. Especially with [[ManipulativeBastard Borsk Fey'lya]] in attendance.

--> '''[[AdolfHitler Adenoid Hynkel]]'s [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4UhJpviVYg speech]]''', ''TheGreatDictator''

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-> I conveyed the meaning of you message, Councilor, without using the colorful analogy you suggested.

->Cuneglas took up the dialogue that I translated for him. He began, as was customary, by demanding Aelle's immediate surrender. We would be merciful, Cuneglas said... Aelle, as was customary, sneered at the demand. 'Tell that mustached fool,' he gestured towards [[TheWisePrince Cuneglas]], 'that by nightfall this place shall be known as the Grave of the Britons. Tell him that I shall snip off his whiskers and make them a plaything for my daughter's cats. Tell him that I shall carve a drinking cup from his skull and feed his belly to my dogs. And tell that demon,' he jerked his beard at [[ScaryBlackMan Sagramor]], 'that today his black soul will go to the terrors of Thor and that it will squirm in the circle of serpents for ever. And as for him,' he looked at [[FourStarBadass Agricola]], 'I have long wanted his death and the memory of it will amuse me in the long nights to come. And tell that limpid thing,' he spat towards [[HeadInTheSandManagement Meurig]], 'that I shall slice off his balls and make him into my cup-bearer. Tell them all that, worm.'\\
'He says no,' I told Cuneglas.
-->--'''Derfel Cadarn''' provides an extreme example during a parley in TheWarlordChronicles.

--> '''[[XWingSeries C3-PO]]''', "translating" for the representative from Kashyyyk, at a meeting of the Provisional Council of [[TheFederation the New Republic]]

->Cuneglas took up the dialogue that I translated for him. He began, as was customary, by demanding Aelle's immediate surrender. We would be merciful, Cuneglas said... Aelle, as was customary, sneered at the demand. 'Tell that mustached fool,' he gestured towards [[TheWisePrince Cuneglas]], 'that by nightfall this place shall be known as the Grave of the Britons. Tell him that I shall snip off his whiskers and make them a plaything for my daughter's cats. Tell him that I shall carve a drinking cup from his skull and feed his belly to my dogs. And tell that demon,' he jerked his beard at [[ScaryBlackMan Sagramor]], 'that today his black soul will go to the terrors of Thor and that it will squirm in the circle of serpents for ever. And as for him,' he looked at [[FourStarBadass Agricola]], 'I have long wanted his death and the memory of it will amuse me in the long nights to come. And tell that limpid thing,' he spat towards [[TheChamberlain Meurig]], 'that I shall slice off his balls and make him into my cup-bearer. Tell them all that, worm.'\\

->I was soon relieved of my position. I had an unfortunate tendency to tell the truth in a country where no one ever says what they mean. So now I [[ExactWords very accurately]] translate other people's lies.
-->Simon Graham describes being a translator in TheLastSamurai.