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      Could you help me translate it into all the languages you know? (3 words only!)


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      Posted

      Hello!

      I need help; I wanted to translate sentence (if you can call it so) into different languages and later use it on a present for my friend's birthday. So, the question is: how would "lies and slander!" sound in your mother tongue/language you know? Thank you so much in advance!

      Polish: Kłamstwa i pomówienia! (original)

      English: Lies and slander!

      German: Lügen und Verleumdungen!

      Spanish: ¡Mentiras y falsedades!

      Italian: Menzogne e diffamazioni!

      Latin: Mendacia et crimina falsa!

      Cayuga language: Sheyehsahdahnǫh!

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        Posted

        Swiss-German: Lügä und Vrlöimdigä

        French: des mensonges et des calomnies

        Chinese: 谗邪 [chán xié]

        Posted

        Norwegian : (bokmål) Løgn og sladder.

        Swedish: Lögner och skvaller.

        Danish: Løjn og slarv

        Posted

        In Cebuano, a Philippine dialect it would be

        Lies - Bakak (but since 'lies' is plural it would be two words "Mga Bakak"

        And - Ug

        Slander - Pagbutang-butang

        Posted
          On 12/3/2014 at 7:35 PM, nikolic993 said:

        Laži i klevete!

        Which language is that? Serbian?

        Posted

        I'm still learning Japanese so I had to look slander up on a dictionary, haha. Anyone more fluent is free to correct me:

        嘘と讒誣 (うそとざんぶ - uso to zanbu)

        PS:

          On 12/3/2014 at 4:48 PM, takibari said:

        In Cebuano, a Philippine dialect it would be

        Hope you don't mind me hijacking your post, takibari! I just wanted to clarify that Cebuano is a Philippine language rather than a dialect. The Bisaya language has a lot of dialects - the major of which are these four: Boholano and Southern Kana, Northern Kana, Mindanao Cebuano, and Davaoeño - just like Tagalog has Batangas Tagalog (Batangeño), Bulacan Tagalog, etc. :)

        Posted

        "Mentiras y calumnias!" would be for Spanish.

        "Ложь и клевета!" would be for Russian.

        I believe that is pronounced, "Lozh' ee kleveta!"

        • 1 month later...
        Posted
          On 12/3/2014 at 4:48 PM, takibari said:

        In Cebuano, a Philippine dialect it would be

        Hope you don't mind me hijacking your post, takibari! I just wanted to clarify that Cebuano is a Philippine language rather than a dialect. The Bisaya language has a lot of dialects - the major of which are these four: Boholano and Southern Kana, Northern Kana, Mindanao Cebuano, and Davaoeño - just like Tagalog has Batangas Tagalog (Batangeño), Bulacan Tagalog, etc. :)

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        • 3 weeks later...
        Posted

        Here it is:

        lainga sy ny fanendrikendrehana

        that is the official language of Madagascar: Malagasy.

        Posted
          On 12/3/2014 at 4:45 PM, takibari said:

        hmm. there's no one-word translation of the word 'slander' in Filipino/Tagalog

        Lies - Kasinungalingan

        And - At

        Slander - Siraan ng Puri

        Slander can also be called "paninirang-puri", right? So it can also be translated as "kasinungalingan at paninirang-puri".

        • 3 months later...
        Posted

        Sorry for bumping this thread, I just noticed there's no Greek translation.

        Greek: Ψέματα και συκοφαντία! (Latinized: Psemata ke sikofantia)

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        Posted

        Hi,

        I just noticed that there is no translation in Arabic or French, and luckily I know them very well :)

        Arabic : الأكاذيب والافتراءات

        French : Mensonges et de calomnies

        I hope I helped you with what I know :) good luck

        • 2 months later...
        Posted

        Sorry for the bump:

        Romanian: Minciuni si calomnii!

        Moldavian: Minciuni si calomnii!

        Moldavia used to be part of Romania, reason why we share the same language.

        Posted (edited)

        In my order:

        Polish: Kłamstwa i pomówienia!
        Dutch: Leugens en laster!
        English: Lies and slander!
        Japanese: 嘘と誹謗! (うそとひぼう) (Uso to hibou)
        German: Lügen und Verleumdungen!

        I only don't know Spanish as decently enough to provide an accurate translation though.
        Most of these languages have already been translated any way.

        But very interesting words to use on a birthday. :P

        Edited by Blaveloper
        Posted

        Indonesian: Kebohongan dan fitnah!

        Was gonna translate it to a few more languages but I see you've all got them covered. Bless that English translation by the way, I had no idea what 'Kłamstwa i pomówienia' meant.

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