Spanish Translation needed

ceebee said:
I have a book that needs translated... have cash or BreakRAK & cash...
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I know one of the best in his field for Spanish translation.
He lives in Arizona.

Go private and provide your contact info and I will pass along.

boogeyman
 
A word of warning to anyone who wants to get a billiard book/text/ad translated.... There are lots of examples of translations by people who are fluent in both languages but are unfamiliar with pool/carom/snooker terms. The results are almost as amusing as some of the almost-translated instructions/warnings on products you may have purchased.

I have a rather famous billiard book that was translated into "English". It is easier for me to understand the French translation, in spite of the fact that the English grammar is more or less correct -- it's the words that are all wrong.
 
Translating

I have done some translating in my day. If it's a pool related book, my experience in translating as well as in pool might make it something right up my alley... Send me some contact info and we can chat about it if you're still looking for someone.
 
I work with a group of Spanish translators from Puerto Rico, Spain, and Mexico. Send the details and your offer, I'll confirm with them, they can have it done this week.
 
ideologist said:
I work with a group of Spanish translators from Puerto Rico, Spain, and Mexico. Send the details and your offer, I'll confirm with them, they can have it done this week.
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I don't know anything about translating but how can you promise that without knowing the size of the book? They do it all with scanning? which when i was working wasn't worth a crap.
 
Bob Jewett said:
A word of warning to anyone who wants to get a billiard book/text/ad translated.... There are lots of examples of translations by people who are fluent in both languages but are unfamiliar with pool/carom/snooker terms. The results are almost as amusing as some of the almost-translated instructions/warnings on products you may have purchased.

I have a rather famous billiard book that was translated into "English". It is easier for me to understand the French translation, in spite of the fact that the English grammar is more or less correct -- it's the words that are all wrong.
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The funniest things are rooted in truth.
 
Nostroke said:
I don't know anything about translating but how can you promise that without knowing the size of the book? They do it all with scanning? which when i was working wasn't worth a crap.
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Sorry, I misread it as "booklet" and presumed it was small. If it is large, may take longer. Everyone is bilingual and I can help with the billiards lexicon
 
Bob Jewett said:
A word of warning to anyone who wants to get a billiard book/text/ad translated.... There are lots of examples of translations by people who are fluent in both languages but are unfamiliar with pool/carom/snooker terms. The results are almost as amusing as some of the almost-translated instructions/warnings on products you may have purchased.

I have a rather famous billiard book that was translated into "English". It is easier for me to understand the French translation, in spite of the fact that the English grammar is more or less correct -- it's the words that are all wrong.
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Translations?....what could possibly go wrong?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6D1YI-41ao
 
How many pages? Spanish is my main language (Puerto Rico), and I am a pool player. Shoot me a PM if interested.
 
please find someone who actually plays pool in both an english speaking country and spanish speaking country.

English in spanish = effecto not ingles!

haha - jaja

Cue - Taco (not the one you eat)

draw is not "dibuja la bola blanca" as google would have you believe
"https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-ab&ei=fjFqWs-TGIzfzwKphZfQCw&q=how+do+you+say+draw+the+cue+ball+in+spanish&oq=how+do+you+say+draw+the+cue+ball+in+spanish&gs_l=psy-ab.3..33i22i29i30k1.18330.26529.0.26686.63.49.9.0.0.0.178.4690.26j21.47.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..7.56.4728...0j35i39k1j0i67k1j0i131i20i264k1j0i20i263i264k1j0i3k1j0i131k1j0i20i263k1j0i20i264k1j0i10k1j0i13k1j0i22i30k1.0.pSfDK0FyQhI"



im sure there are plenty more etc...
 
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Funny that y'all bring this up. Saturday was playing in a tournament and some of my friends were talking in Spanish. I asked them how to say "rack the balls" in Spanish. They couldn't give me an answer and were looking it up on google. The best I got was comoda las bolas. Then I had to ask at the next place to make sure they didn't tell me something that would really get me in trouble...lol. Even then, the next guy said it wasn't exact but he got the point.
 
Bob Jewett said:
A word of warning to anyone who wants to get a billiard book/text/ad translated.... There are lots of examples of translations by people who are fluent in both languages but are unfamiliar with pool/carom/snooker terms. The results are almost as amusing as some of the almost-translated instructions/warnings on products you may have purchased.

I have a rather famous billiard book that was translated into "English". It is easier for me to understand the French translation, in spite of the fact that the English grammar is more or less correct -- it's the words that are all wrong.
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I once read 'English is the easiest language in the world to speak poorly' and have never forgotten that ...
 
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