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Google translate thinks a car is a baby?


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LorencThreads: 6
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Joined: May 13, 08 ♂ 		Edited by: Lorenc  Jan 27, 10, 10:53    #1
Google Translate generally does a pretty decent job at translating Polish->English. Generally, but not always!
Try: Auto jest teraz u mojego taty.
Google: Baby is now at my dad.

On the other hand
Auto jest teraz w serwisie.
becomes a more reasonable
Car is now on the site.

I guess the translation auto=baby in induced by the context of the 1st sentence, notably because of the word "dad". But... can auto ever mean baby in Polish???? Where does google take it from?
jump_bunnyThreads: 8
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Joined: May 14, 09 ♀ 		 Jan 27, 10, 11:07    #2
I can't see what your problem is. I just typed the sentence 'Auto jest u mojego taty' and google gave me a decent translation...
dnzThreads: 25
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Joined: Dec 2, 07 ♂ 		 Jan 27, 10, 11:13    #3
Doesn't maluch mean baby?

Are you trying to by a maluch? :)
convexThreads: 46
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Joined: Nov 25, 09  Pictures: 2 ♂ 		 Jan 27, 10, 11:22    #4
dnz:
Doesn't maluch mean baby?

Are you trying to by a maluch? :)

Maybe there were some recent searches for cars, or polish cars, or cars for sale... Google is scary.
LorencThreads: 6
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Joined: May 13, 08 ♂ 		Edited by: Lorenc  Jan 27, 10, 15:44    #5
jump_bunny: try this

translate.google.co.uk/translate_t?hl=&ie=UTF-8&text=Auto+jest+u+mojeg o+taty&sl=pl&tl=en#

I get "Baby is with my dad"
EchoTheCatThreads: 2
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Joined: Jan 20, 10 ♀ 		 Jan 27, 10, 15:59    #6
convex:
Google is scary.

Google thinks the only polish car (auto) as maluch. It's SCARY :))
jump_bunnyThreads: 8
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Joined: May 14, 09 ♀ 		 Feb 1, 10, 15:36    #7
There you go...
b8hovenThreads: -
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Joined: Sep 25, 09 ♂ 		 Feb 1, 10, 15:52    #8
It depends if you use capital A and lowercase a. Writing "Auto..." the translation is baby, but as jump_bunny showed above "auto..." you get car.
LorencThreads: 6
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Joined: May 13, 08 ♂ 		 Feb 2, 10, 14:01    #9
It depends if you use capital A and lowercase a. Writing "Auto..." the translation is baby, but as jump_bunny showed above "auto..." you get car.

That's it! Very singular, isn't it? (BTW, I find google translate just amazing. Automatic translation has always been a hugely difficult problem but now it's really beginning to become useful!)
convexThreads: 46
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Joined: Nov 25, 09  Pictures: 2 ♂ 		 Feb 2, 10, 14:11    #10
Lorenc:
I find google translate just amazing. Automatic translation has always been a hugely difficult problem but now it's really beginning to become useful!

google translate is great into English... and it's getting better at translating from English


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