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Writer's pictureCarolina Orlando

When translation is not enough

In 1987, Braniff Airlines promoted its new leather seats with the English slogan "Fly in leather" which, when translated into Spanish as "Vuela en cuero," caused confusion in some countries like Argentina and Mexico, where "en cuero" is interpreted as "without clothes" .While the phrase is grammatically correct, the literal translation was not suitable due to cultural differences.


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