History PlayingWith / BlindIdiotTranslation

** The original wasn't speaking Castilian Spanish, but Catalan Spanish, [[{{Woolseyism}} which the translator rendered as African-American American]].

** The original wasn't speaking Catalan Spanish, but one of the more minor Iberian dialects of Spanish, [[{{Woolseyism}} which the translator rendered as African-American American]].

* '''[[InvokedTrope Invited]]''': MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels

* '''[[LampshadeHanging lamp]]''': "You do sometimes thinks we incorrectly english tongue spoken?" ("Do you sometimes think we incorrectly speek English?")

* '''[[ExaggeratedTrope Extend]]''': TranslationTrainWreck

* '''[[ExploitedTrope advantage]]''': The translator's rival uses one of his [[BlindIdiotTranslation Blind Idiot Translations]] to expose his untrustworthiness.

* '''[[SelfDemonstratingArticle Right]]''': During ''[[Franchise/StarWars Troper]] [[CaptainErsatz Wars]]'': The Movie, the sentence "I am your father" originally in Spanish [[note]]which would be: "yo soy tu padre"[[/note]] ends up translated as "I be your Father".

* '''[[EnforcedTrope Imposed]]''': The translators actually don't care about translation quality and want to make the audience laugh with "translations" which barely make sense.

** A bad translation in a foreign affairs context causes an international incident, worsens relations between countries, or even incites a war.

* '''[[SelfDemonstratingArticle Right]] (Played Straight)''': During ''[[Franchise/StarWars Troper]] [[CaptainErsatz Wars]]'': The Movie, the sentence "I am your father" originally in Spanish [[note]]which would be: "yo soy tu padre"[[/note]] ends up translated as "I be your Father".
* '''[[ExaggeratedTrope Extend]] (Exaggerated)''': TranslationTrainWreck
* '''[[DownplayedTrope decreased]] (Downplayed)''': The translation has a few mistakes that would set a GrammarNazi off, but is still acceptable.
* '''[[JustifiedTrope Reasoned]] (Justified)''':

* '''[[InvertedTrope Upside Down]] (Inverted)''': The translation is perfectly correct grammatically but doesn't make any sense whatsoever.
* '''[[SubvertedTrope Overturned]] (Subverted)''':

** There are grammatical mistakes... But then the translators (or bilingual fans) reveal that they actually defied TranslationCorrection - similar typos existed in the original and were translated accordingly either for plot or comedy reasons.
* '''[[DoubleSubversion Overturned Twice]] (Double-subverted)''':

* '''[[ParodiedTrope parodical]] (Parodied)''': The translations are actually seen in-universe, which the characters use to guide themselves. The grammatical mistakes present in them are enough to confuse them several times during the movie.
* '''[[AvertedTrope Is avoided]] (Averted)''':

* '''[[ZigzaggedTrope zig zag]] (Zig-zagged)''': Parts of the movie are correctly translated, the others much less.
* '''[[EnforcedTrope Imposed]] (Enforced)''': The translators actually don't care about translation quality and want to make the audience laugh with "translations" which barely make sense.
* '''[[LampshadeHanging lamp]] (Lampshade)''': "You do sometimes thinks we incorrectly english tongue spoken?" ("Do you sometimes think we incorrectly speek English?")
* '''[[InvokedTrope Invited]] (Invoked)''': MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels
* '''[[DefiedTrope challenge]] (Defied)''': Any translation is checked by another team of skilled translators who correct the grammatical mistakes present in them.
* '''[[DiscussedTrope discussion]] (Discussed)''': "If our adventure were to be told in other languages, I seriously hope it'll be done by skilled translators so ''we able to avoid the case alike this''."
* '''[[ConversedTrope Spoken]] (Conversed)''': "Man, there are more errors in this translation than in my English exams."
* '''[[ImpliedTrope tacit]] (Implied)''': [[FourthWallObserver Bob]] briefly [[BreakingTheFourthWall looks at a script where the translation into English of his series is located]] and slowly shakes his head.
* '''[[DeconstructedTrope To take apart]] (Deconstructed)''':

* '''[[{{Reconstruction}} Renew]] (Reconstruction)''': However, the translation ascends to [[MemeticMutation memetic status]] which causes the translator to gain a lot of popularity, and they eventually come back to the production team while vowing to improve their language skills.
* '''[[PlayedForLaughs funny]] (Played for Laughs)''': A part of the original movie is "I didn't kill your father. I ''am'' your father." The translated version says "Me no kill yo' daddy. Me's yo' daddy!"
* '''[[PlayedForDrama Intense]] (Played for Drama)''': The original has a "[[BlackComedy tragical]]" scene with the characters using ridiculously flowery and melodramatic euphemisms for comedy. The translation is much more literal, and despite the grammatical mistakes, the translated scene becomes outright depressing instead.

* '''[[SelfDemonstratingArticle Right]]''': During ''[[Franchise/StarWars Troper]] [[CaptainErsatz Wars]]'': The Movie, the sentence "I am your father" originally in Spanish [[note]]which would be: "yo soy tu padre"[[/note]] ends up translated as "I be your Father".
* '''[[ExaggeratedTrope Extend]]''': TranslationTrainWreck
* '''[[DownplayedTrope decreased]]''': The translation has a few mistakes that would set a GrammarNazi off, but is still acceptable.
* '''[[JustifiedTrope Reasoned]]''':

* '''[[InvertedTrope Upside Down]]''': The translation is perfectly correct grammatically but doesn't make any sense whatsoever.
* '''[[SubvertedTrope Overturned]]''':

* '''[[DoubleSubversion Overturned Twice]]''':

* '''[[ParodiedTrope parodical]]''': The translations are actually seen in-universe, which the characters use to guide themselves. The grammatical mistakes present in them are enough to confuse them several times during the movie.
* '''[[AvertedTrope Is avoided]]''':

* '''[[ZigzaggedTrope zig zag]]''': Parts of the movie are correctly translated, the others much less.
* '''[[EnforcedTrope Imposed]]''': The translators actually don't care about translation quality and want to make the audience laugh with "translations" which barely make sense.
* '''[[LampshadeHanging lamp]]''': "You do sometimes thinks we incorrectly english tongue spoken?"
* '''[[InvokedTrope Invited]]''': MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels
* '''[[DefiedTrope challenge]]''': Any translation is checked by another team of skilled translators who correct the grammatical mistakes present in them.
* '''[[DiscussedTrope discussion]]''': "If our adventure were to be told in other languages, I seriously hope it'll be done by skilled translators so ''we able to avoid the case alike this''."
* '''[[ConversedTrope Spoken]]''': "Man, there are more errors in this translation than in my English exams."
* '''[[ImpliedTrope tacit]]''': [[FourthWallObserver Bob]] briefly [[BreakingTheFourthWall looks at a script where the translation into English of his series is located]] and slowly shakes his head.
* '''[[DeconstructedTrope To take apart]]''':

* '''[[{{Reconstruction}} Renew]]''': However, the translation ascends to [[MemeticMutation memetic status]] which causes the translator to gain a lot of popularity, and they eventually come back to the production team while vowing to improve their language skills.
* '''[[PlayedForLaughs funny]]''': A part of the original movie is "I didn't kill your father. I ''am'' your father." The translated version says "Me no kill yo' daddy. Me's yo' daddy!"
* '''[[PlayedForDrama Intense]]''': The original has a "[[BlackComedy tragical]]" scene with the characters using ridiculously flowery and melodramatic euphemisms for comedy. The translation is much more literal, and despite the grammatical mistakes, the translated scene becomes outright depressing instead.

** A bad translation in a foreign affairs context causes an international incident or even a war.

* '''[[DeconstructedTrope To take apart]]''': The translator of the work actually gets into trouble due to the poor quality of their translation and eventually gets fired.

* '''[[DownplayedTrope decreased]]''': The translation has a few mistakes that would set a GrammarNazi off, but is still very acceptable.
* '''[[JustifiedTrope Reasoned]]''': The translator is still learning English and has a poor grasp on the language.

* '''[[SubvertedTrope Overturned]]''': Turns out the grammatical mistakes aren't the only problem of the translation, it makes little to no sense in the end.
* '''[[DoubleSubversion Overturned Twice]]''': ...Which is because the original dub [[MindScrew doesn't make any sense in the first place!]]

* '''[[ImpliedTrope tacit]]''': [[FourthWallObserver Bob]] briefly [[BreakingTheFourthWall looks at a script where the translation in English of his series is located]] and slowly shakes his head.
* '''[[DeconstructedTrope To rebuild]]''': The translator of the work actually gets into trouble due to the poor quality of their translation and eventually gets fired.

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%%Should you find examples for the ones below, feel free to add them after Played For Laughs, at your convenience:
%%* '''Played for Drama''':

* '''[[PlayedForLaughs funny]]]''': A part of the original movie is "I didn't kill your father. I ''am'' your father." The translated version says "Me no kill yo' daddy. Me's yo' daddy!"

%%Should you find examples for the ones below, feel free to add them after Conversed, at your convenience:
%%* '''Played for Laughs''':

* '''[[ReconstructedTrope Renew]]''': However, the translation ascends to [[MemeticMutation memetic status]] which causes the translator to gain a lot of popularity, and they eventually come back to the production team while vowing to improve their language skills.

* '''[[SelfDemonstratingArticle Right]]''': During ''[[Film/StarWars Troper]] [[CaptainErsatz Wars]]'': The Movie, the sentence "I am your father" originally in Spanish [[note]]which would be: "yo soy tu padre"[[/note]] ends up translated as "I be your Father".