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Anyone know a good translator for Tattoos??

  • 22-07-2010 01:21AM
    #1
    minxsy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4 ✭


    Hey guys/girls,

    Im looking for a decent translator for my tattoo sleave translations; for sanskrit, arabic et al; ive been using a few to get the feel and the google one seems the best but id like to be sure before i commit; short of spending hours in Easons/dictionary sections, can anyone advise? Cheers in advance ye beauts!!!


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  • #2
    Raze_them_all
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,477 ✭✭✭✭Raze_them_all


    If you don't speak it don't get it tattooed.


  • #3
    storm2811
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,183 ✭✭✭storm2811


    Raze_them_all wrote: »
    If you don't speak it don't get it tattooed.

    Yeah that's generally a good idea,translators online ususally translate the words seperately,not as a sentence,if you know what I mean,it wouldn't make much sense or sound right.

    I know a few people aswell who got what they thought was "Fate" and "Love" etc tattooed in some other language and it turned out to be something else or spelt wrong.


  • #4
    Reku
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,766 ✭✭✭Reku


    Do a quick google for "drugail saor" for an example of, and many discussions on why, it's a bad idea to get a tattoo in a language you don't speak. If you really want a tattoo in sanskrit/arabic then you should go learn the language, as even a slight nuance can completely change the meaning of a phrase in many languages, e.g. Britney's "mysterious" tattoo which actually says "strange", similar words in meaning but have very different meanings when said about a person.:p


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