Well, at least according to the translator who renders Carlos Fernandez's blog into
Spanish for Yahoo!
Telemundo.
We're beginning to suspect that the Spanish translation of Carlos' blog is being done as a collaboration between Google Translator and Thomas
Bowdler.
As regards Sara and the Tam-o'-
Shanters (not a bad name for a band, Miss
XaXa points out), Carlos' original text reads, "Oh, those raging Scotch Bonnets. They look so cute, but ouch." The Spanish reads,
"Ay esas rabiosas gorras escocesas se ven tan monas, pero ¡ay!" The translator apparently doesn't know that Scotch bonnets are
chile peppers (the Spanish equivalent would be "
chiles habaneros"), and has translated the term literally. Thus, to a Spanish-speaker, the sentence seems like a tag line for the remake of
Brigadoon as a horror film. Beware the rage of the tam-o'-
shanter!
And while we're at it, since when are "
webisode" and "wrap" (as in "wraps
de lechuga") Spanish words? And, of course, there are spelling mistakes (and FYI, blood orange is supposed to be translated as "
naranja sanguina," not just "
naranja"; an orange and a blood orange are
not the same thing).
Perhaps most annoying of all is the bowdlerization. The translator (presumably) has edited the blog to remove even Carlos' mild attempts at ribaldry, and has excised all mention of Carlos' husband Chuck and their Monday evening outings. Do they not want people to know Carlos is naughty and gay?
Chica,
puhleeze!
Somebody get our
Chulo Chef a better translator, pronto.
