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Wtf did the Irish Examiner just do with this "mentally retarded" translation?

  • 18-10-2017 10:45pm
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    Iranian leader urges Europe to defy 'mentally retarded' Donald Trump over nuclear pact

    So when I first saw that headline, I thought the Iranian guy actually said that.. But he was speaking in Farsi.

    http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13960726000926

    رهبر انقلاب اسلامی، با اشاره به پاسخ های خوب و درست مسئولان کشور به اباطیل ترامپ، رئیس جمهور و هیأت حاکمه امریکا را به علت درک نکردن تحولات ایران و منطقه، دچار «عقب افتادگی ذهنی» خواندند و خاطرنشان کردند: آنها می خواهند ایرانِ جوان، مؤمن، انقلابی و پیشرفته را به ۵۰ سال قبل برگردانند، البته معلوم است که این

    The leader of the Islamic Revolution, referring to the good and proper responses of the country's authorities to Abetaleh Tramp, called the president and the ruling delegation a "mental retardation" because they did not understand the developments in Iran and the region, saying they want the young Iran , Believer, revolutionary and advanced 50 years ago, it turns out that this



    Call me crazy but that's a bit mad.. "Mentally retarded" is an insult I've heard plenty in Ireland over the years and it seems they just went with it as a direct translation in the headline based on Google Translate.


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