Meaning of Translategate | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A 2017 glitch where Google Translate generated strange translations for phrases from some languages.
2. Any controversy involving a mistranslation.

Examples

“The interesting thing is how many of the chunks of “TranslateGate” translation seem to be pulled from documents online — some are even speculating that it might have been pulled from private messages, though Google has denied this.”

“The mystery of Translategate lies in the strange responses generated by Google Translate when users type broken letters or words into Somali Google Translate.”

“FURIOUS Celtic chiefs have reported Sky Sports to Ofcom after hitting out at the broadcaster’s “inadequate” apology over Translategate.”

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