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I took the attached picture at GolfTown today. The bilingual wording on the Golf Launchpad is hilarious - check out the translation below the "Launchpad is terrific" quote. I'm not strong in French, but I still don't think "Terrible" means terrific in French. Even if it does, the literal interpretation in english is still funny!
The translation is actually not bad at all. If you ask somebody "Comment ca va" and you get a "pas terrible" as a reply, it means that the person is not doing so great. I agree that "terrific" and "terrible" on the next line is quite funny :)
Well, especially since the launchpad is recognized as being pretty terrible in comparison to the DD or other systems, it is funny!
Pas terrible would mean not bad.... so terrible means awful....:lmfaoQuote:
Originally Posted by kekchose12
Actually, "Terrible!" could be seen as a good thing, but I agree the translation could've been much better.
"Terrible" (as used in the context of the translation on the box) is interpreted in Québec as meaning ''awesome'' (I think Ding et Dong were the first to use it as such). There was a Pepsi advertisement in Québec in the 90s where the actor would say something like ''Pepsi, c'est terrible!''. Of course, many people would agree with the literal translation on that issue :lmfao