Chinese New Year Translations

2/12/2010 11:13:00 AM

Posted by Paul Singh, eMarketing Manager

It's the Chinese New Year on Sunday the 14th of February 2010, so from everyone here at FreeTranslation.com we would like to wish you all Gong hei fat choi, written as 恭喜發財 in traditional Chinese. This loosely translates to "Congratulations and be prosperous" and is usually used as the Chinese new year greeting.

Here are some other translations of Chinese new year greetings you may hear:

Suì suì píng ān (歲歲平安) - "Everlasting peace year after year".
Nián nián yǒu yú (年年有餘) - "Surpluses and bountiful harvests every year".

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Happy Chinese New Year everyone!

Top 5 rejection lines for Valentine’s Day

2/11/2010 11:55:00 AM

Posted by Paul Singh, eMarketing Manager

This Valentine’s day, we have put together our top 5 rejection lines and our top 5 chat up lines for you to try out. You can also view our Valentine’s Day message translations or get Professional Valentine’s Day Translations.

Enjoy!

Dumping Lines

1) It’s not me, it’s you.
German : Das bin nicht ich, Du bist es.
French : Ce n’est pas moi, c’est toi.
Spanish : No soy yo, eres tú.


2) I’ve just come out of a long-term relationship.
German: Ich habe gerade erst eine Langzeitbeziehung hinter mir gelassen.
French: Je sors tout juste d’une longue relation.
Spanish: Acabo de salir de una larga relación


3) I need to learn to love myself before I can love anyone else.
German: Ich muss lernen, mich selbst zu lieben, bevor ich jemand anders lieben kann.
French : Je dois apprendre à m’aimer moi-même avant de pouvoir aimer quelqu’un d’autre.
Spanish: Necesito aprender a amarme a mi mismo antes de que pueda amar a nadie más


4) I don’t deserve you.
German: Ich verdiene Dich nicht.
French: Je ne te mérite pas.
Spanish: No te merezco


5) You looked better when I was drunk.
German: Du hast besser ausgesehen, als ich betrunken war.
French: Tu avais l’air mieux quand j’avais bu.
Spanish Male: Parecías más guapo cuando estaba bebiendo
Spanish Female: Parecías más guapa cuando estaba bebiendo


Chat Up Lines

1) Do you believe in love at first sight, or should I walk by again?
German: Glaubst Du an Liebe auf den ersten Blick oder soll ich wieder kommen?
French: Crois-tu au coup de foudre, ou est-ce que je dois repasser ?
Spanish : ¿Crees en el amor a primera vista, o debo pasar otra vez?


2) I suffer from amnesia - do I come here often?
German: Ich leide an Amnesie – komme ich oft hier vorbei?
French: Je souffre d’amnésie – est-ce que je viens souvent ici ?
Spanish: Padezco amnesia - ¿vengo por aquí a menudo?


3) Do these look real?
German: Sehen diese echt aus?
French: Est-ce qu’ils ont l’air vrai ?
Spanish: ¿Parecen auténticos?


4) Be unique and different, just say yes.
German: Sei einzigartig und unterscheide Dich, sag einfach ja.
French: Sois unique et différent, dis simplement oui.
Spanish: Se original y distinto, sólo di sí.


5) Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?
German: Hat es weh getan, als Du vom Himmel gefallen bist?
French: Est-ce que ca a fait mal de tomber du ciel ?
Spanish: ¿Te dolió caer del cielo?

Can you translate these into any other languages? Post your Valentine's Day translation on our FreeTranslation Community.

Subscription Services are currently not working

2/11/2010 06:48:00 AM

Posted by Paul Singh, eMarketing Manager

Yesterday we experienced a technical failure with our some of our subscription servers. This means that users of Desktop Translator, Clipboard Translator, Chat Translator and Platinum Club will not be able to use these tools.

We are very sorry for the inconvenience this may cause you and are working hard to get them working again as soon as possible. Please keep visiting the website to find more information.

New Homepage Design for FreeTranslation.com

12/02/2009 10:47:00 AM

Posted by Paul Singh, eMarketing Manager

We’re really excited to launch our new homepage design for FreeTranslation.com. With the new FreeTranslation.com homepage we’ve given it a clean and fresh new look, making it easier to find what you want on the site. We’ve also included new functionality on the site such as the “switch” language feature, “Discuss your translations” with our new Free online language community and “Auto-detect”, where you simply start typing, or paste, your original text and it automatically detects what language you are using and gives you a list of languages you can translate to. You can still access all the great features you love on FreeTranslation.com such as, Special Characters Keyboard, Website Translations and Human Translation.

The best part of the new design is undoubtedly the speed in which you now get your results. Making the translation appear on an adjacent window means that you see your translation almost instantly without the need to reload a new page.A big thank-you to everyone who participated in our survey telling us what you thought of the design. Here are some of things that you said you liked:

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7/21/2009 06:10:00 AM

Posted by Helen Liley, eBusiness Manager

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