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Poll: Have you ever bought any products you had translated about?
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
Yasutomo Kanazawa  Identity Verified
日本
Local time: 22:28
正式会员 (自2005)
English英语译成Japanese日语
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Yes Jul 27, 2011

It wasn't any luxury item, but Windows computer for my work.

 
Mary Worby
Mary Worby  Identity Verified
英国
Local time: 14:28
German德语译成English英语
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yes Jul 27, 2011

But only inasmuch as I Have translated about very widespread products, such as McDonalds and Whiskas, not that I have been influenced by product advertising I have translated.

 
Britt Laux
Britt Laux  Identity Verified
Local time: 15:28
German德语译成Norwegian挪威语
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yes Jul 27, 2011

and in one case I was not impressed by the quality of the product!

 
Evans (X)
Evans (X)
Local time: 14:28
Spanish西班牙语译成English英语
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Yes Jul 27, 2011

I was so impressed by my own marketing blurb (!) that I sought out a particular French face cream... and have been using it ever since. (And I thought I was immune to advertising, shows how much of a sucker I am really).

 
Gudrun Wolfrath
Gudrun Wolfrath  Identity Verified
德国
Local time: 15:28
English英语译成German德语
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Yes. Jul 27, 2011

I bought two Gabbeh rugs after translating a book on carpets.

 
Christine Andersen
Christine Andersen  Identity Verified
丹麦
Local time: 15:28
正式会员 (自2003)
Danish丹麦语译成English英语
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Yes, dairy products! Jul 27, 2011

Food on a menu, unique and 'serica' glass (which is probably art, not a product, but still!). And ordinary cheese and dairy products. Pectin for jam-making... and very probably others. I have translated quite a lot of consumer information over the years and don't remember it all.

One range of products I translate about, but do NOT buy are cosmetics! They are probably fine if you use them. In fact, assuming they comply with their content descriptions and instructions for use, they ar
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Food on a menu, unique and 'serica' glass (which is probably art, not a product, but still!). And ordinary cheese and dairy products. Pectin for jam-making... and very probably others. I have translated quite a lot of consumer information over the years and don't remember it all.

One range of products I translate about, but do NOT buy are cosmetics! They are probably fine if you use them. In fact, assuming they comply with their content descriptions and instructions for use, they are excellent quality and have the least possible environmental impact. However, I am intolerant to several perfumes and prefer to keep to a different, non-allergenic range of toiletries.
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Ditte Duclert
Ditte Duclert  Identity Verified
西班牙
Local time: 15:28
正式会员 (自2011)
English英语译成Danish丹麦语
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Not yet Jul 27, 2011

I haven't yet, but I do want to. I have translated a children's book that I would like for my kids. I also edited a book about maps that I know my friend would love.

The social sciences literature that I have translated has been offered to me for free, so that's nice.


 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
葡萄牙
Local time: 14:28
正式会员 (自2007)
English英语译成Portuguese葡萄牙语
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Yes Jul 27, 2011

I had been a very happy consumer of a well-known japanese cosmetics brand when an agency asked me to translate for them...

 
GingerR
GingerR  Identity Verified
Local time: 15:28
English英语译成Polish波兰语
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Yes Jul 27, 2011

I was a babywearing mom, babywearing advocate, and I already owned one of a well known Polish brand woven wraps when the company owners came to me for translation of some stuff for them (various parts of instruction manuals, some website content, some marketing material).

On the other hand, as a banking & finance, and legal translator, I guess it is hard not to get across any banking products, or not to sign a single agreement in your life......
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I was a babywearing mom, babywearing advocate, and I already owned one of a well known Polish brand woven wraps when the company owners came to me for translation of some stuff for them (various parts of instruction manuals, some website content, some marketing material).

On the other hand, as a banking & finance, and legal translator, I guess it is hard not to get across any banking products, or not to sign a single agreement in your life...
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Giuseppina Gatta, MA (Hons)
Giuseppina Gatta, MA (Hons)
English英语译成Italian意大利语
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Yes... Jul 27, 2011

...only to be pretty disappointed by it...

 
Michael Harris
Michael Harris  Identity Verified
德国
Local time: 15:28
正式会员 (自2006)
German德语译成English英语
Yes, Jul 27, 2011

After translating for VW for ages, I treated myself to a new (normal) Passat 3 years ago. Will drive it until it dies, but it is greeeeeat!

 
Mykhailo Voloshko
Mykhailo Voloshko  Identity Verified
乌克兰
Local time: 16:28
正式会员 (自2008)
English英语译成Russian俄语
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Yes Jul 27, 2011

Yes—Swiss chocolate
Not yet—Toyota, Volvo, Mitsubishi


 
Sonja Köppen
Sonja Köppen  Identity Verified
德国
正式会员 (自2008)
English英语译成German德语
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Yes Jul 27, 2011

Some games were well worth to be played ... and so nicely localised.



Gilla Evans wrote:
Yes
I was so impressed by my own marketing blurb



 
Noni Gilbert Riley
Noni Gilbert Riley
西班牙
Local time: 15:28
Spanish西班牙语译成English英语
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Said no, but... Jul 27, 2011

Christine's comment reminded me that after translating menus I am drawn to new "varieties" on the market, such as, recently, purple fleshed potatoes.

I have also been known to experiment in the kitchen, basing myself on descriptions of menu dishes I have translated. Sometimes successfully, sometimes not - you win some you lose some!!


 
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