Table 5 Examples of ST swear words and their TT omission.
Genre | No. | ST | TT | Back Translation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Drama | 1 | A thousand plants with thorns as big as my dick. | آلاف النباتات ذات الأشواك الضخمة. | A thousand plants with thorns. | The entire phrase, including the swear word “as big as my dick,” was deleted. |
2 | You are fucking kidding me. | أنت تمزح معي. | You are kidding me. | “fucking” was deleted, and its function was not regenerated | |
Action | 3 | Don’t throw another fucking grenade! | لا ترموا قنبلة أخرى! | Don’t throw another grenade! | “fucking” was deleted, and its function was not regenerated |
4 | Those was all the beat ass niggers I wanna sell. | وهؤلاء الزنوج الذين أريد بيعهم. | Those were all the niggers I wanna sell. | “beat ass” was deleted, and its function was not regenerated | |
Sci-fi | 5 | Find a gear, dumb ass. Grind it! | عشقيه جيدا. إنه يجرش. | Find a gear. Grind it! | “dumb ass” was deleted, and its function was not regenerated |
6 | Cooper, it’s too damn fast! I got this. | السرعة كبيرة. سأتولى الأمر. | It’s too fast! I got this. | “damn” was deleted, and its function was not regenerated | |
Biography | 7 | Shut your ass up, man, and leave me alone! | اخرس يا رجل، دعني وشأني. | Shut up, man, and leave me alone! | “ass” was deleted, and its function was not regenerated |
8 | I got three of them before the damn office is even open. | لدي ثلاثة مواعيد عمل قبل فتح المكتب. | I got three of them before the office was even open. | “damn” was deleted, and its function was not regenerated |
