Table 10 Examples of context-influenced meaning from the film Pulp Fiction.

From: Translating conversational implicatures in English movies and series into Arabic: can floutings be captured?

No.

Utterance

Translation

Back translation

Translation

Back Translation

3

And he asked me if I’d take care of her while he’s gone

He asked me to take care of his wife while he’s gone

He asked me to take care of her while he’s gone

4

- Take care of her?- No, man. Just take her out

Deal with her? No, accompany her

Take care of her? No, man. Just take her for a stroll.