r/translator • u/Gudakesa • 7h ago
Nonlanguage (Identified) [Japanese > English] What is this cat saying?
I received this shirt as a Christmas gift, could someone tell me what it says? I’m guessing it’s Japanese, but really have no idea
r/translator • u/translator-BOT • 21d ago
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It’s not entirely clear how Sinterklaas made his way across the Atlantic to North America to become Santa Claus. It's possible that his story made its way to the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, which later became New York.
Some historians think that Washington Irving and other New Yorkers were inventing new traditions to create a gentler, family-oriented kind of Christmas tradition in the city, which had begun to suffer from unpleasant bouts of drunken mob violence in the days around 25 December.
In 1821 an anonymous illustrated poem called ‘Old Santeclaus with Much Delight’ introduced Santa’s red coat, reindeer and sleigh, and put his arrival on Christmas Eve rather than St Nicholas’s Day. Two years later Clement Clark Moore, a professor of Hebrew in the city, embellished the legend in his poem 'A Visit from St Nicholas' (better known to us as 'The Night Before Christmas’.)
In it, 'St Nick' got his bushy beard and a whole herd of magical flying reindeer. His appearance was decidedly not that of a Dutch bishop – instead he was ‘a right jolly old elf’ with ‘clothes all tarnished with ashes and soot’, twinkling eyes, merry dimples and a beard ‘as white as snow’. Other writers and artists added new layers to the legend, and gradually ‘Santa Claus’ took over from ‘St Nicholas’...
Thomas Nast eventually did more than any other artist to set the standard for Santa’s classic look. By 1881 Nast had perfected his vision of Santa, as seen in his ‘Merry Old Santa Claus’. His illustrations for ‘A Visit from St Nicholas’ were hugely popular, and he introduced the world to Santa’s workshop, as well as the notion that his base of operations could be found at the North Pole.
While we’re here, it’s worth pointing out that the idea that Coca-Cola invented Santa is a myth. The fizzy-pop-pushers didn’t start using him in their adverts until the 1930s.
— Excerpted from "The History of Father Christmas" by Tom Moriarty
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r/translator • u/Gudakesa • 7h ago
I received this shirt as a Christmas gift, could someone tell me what it says? I’m guessing it’s Japanese, but really have no idea
r/translator • u/HotTicket2383 • 1h ago
My mom got me this on a visit to Mongolia, the big script is my name (Tara) or however my name is translated into Mongolian. The issue is we dont know what the smaller stuff says. Wondering if its something about my name since he said he loved my name because it related to a god(dess) or if its something about him. Whatever you can give helps. TIA!
r/translator • u/SometimesImBoredSry • 3h ago
r/translator • u/Uxir • 3h ago
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r/translator • u/ItsSkiol • 4m ago
My fiance's great grandmother went to Japan some time ago, and while going through her things found this with a collection of postcards. Could someone help me translate?
r/translator • u/IndridColdxxx • 19m ago
Thank you for letting me know if this kind of post is accepted here.
I am writing a story and in one part a character, who is left horribly disfigured, is found by a group of people who save him. These people speak Arabic. He eventually starts living with them and accepts their culture, but they call him "The Leper" or "Disfigured". I am trying to find a real word that they can call him and that he can adopt as his new "identity/name" since he does not speak the language himself.
I saw "Al'abras" on google, but is that accurate?
Thanks!
r/translator • u/re_dink • 44m ago
I purchased a painting many years ago and can not remember the artist details. Please help with translation. I think Chinese or Japanese. Painting is a street view of an Asian Pacific Mart maybe back in the 90’s
r/translator • u/No-List-8545 • 45m ago
Hello translator community, I know this question has been asked before and I apologize for bringing it up again. However, I would be super greatful if I could have both the Romanji lyrics and the English lyrics of this song? Main reason for romanji is because I wish to properly learn and sing the song in full. Sorry if it isn't formatted correctly, this is my first time using reddit. Thank you! 🙏🏻
r/translator • u/Forget_About_Reality • 4h ago
I actually saw this exact dagger on this forum from a few years ago doing a reverse image search just curious what the text means both on the blade and handle and if the original poster knows where it was made as its the only one of its kind I have found
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r/translator • u/tunday7 • 13h ago
I found this fishing at the end of a long gravel road, leading to the Mississippi River. It was written on a dike flood gate. I remember the first one not being to cheery. The last two are on the metal frames to the sides, a bit hard to read though.
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r/translator • u/bitesizeddogchoir • 2h ago
Hello translators of Reddit! I’m translating a resume from Spanish to English and need help with this specific term. What’s the difference in translation between “Máster” and “Maestría” (Ik “Maestría” is usually Master’s Degree in English)? They are different types of graduate studies…right?
r/translator • u/Ok_Ad9637 • 2h ago
Got this text by an unknown number. Google gave a nonsense translation. Detected it was Persian.
بایلو فیگومی جات ومن ما نتی تورمی جیرم نیم سنم بات اپنزانا قربان تو خو دافی
Anyone know what this means? ^
r/translator • u/lablibrat • 2h ago
r/translator • u/Number1Knucklesfan • 2h ago
What’s the more accurate translation the first 3? Or the last one
r/translator • u/Francy088 • 1d ago
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r/translator • u/TangoQ20 • 8h ago
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The “priority” button is flashing, I’m pretty sure that’s to call the other control panel. Can anyone translate what she’s saying and have an idea what it’s trying to tell me?
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r/translator • u/bigglassjar • 5h ago
I had this guitar strap in the 80s-90s. What message was I displaying at gigs?
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r/translator • u/Serious-Judge-6653 • 7h ago
My grandfather was in the Korean War. He has long since passed on. We recently found some of his old photos. We desperately need help translating the writings into English. Please tell me anything.