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<blockquote data-quote="Ukyo the undead" data-source="post: 349957" data-attributes="member: 1670">Hey, hey hey ..Let me defend the translators:Sometimes, when you have to&nbsp; translate something you have to use different words than the literally equivalent.An example is the feat spring attack.Spring = molaAttack= ataqueEven though, grammatically, ataque mola describes the feat very well, It´s sounds very very stupid in Portuguese.Another example:Great swordsword = espadaGreat= grandeBut &quot;grande&quot; in Portuguese also means big( it depends of the context, like in english)&quot;Great&quot; can have a meaning near to &quot;awesome&quot;, in english.So, if someone translates great sword to portuguese, is can become something like &quot;big sword&quot; , or &quot;awesome sword&quot;The translators opted to use big sword ( &quot;espada grande&quot;), but I think it could be better: &quot;montante&quot; is another way to name a great sword. It was called this way in the translated 2nd edition.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ukyo the undead, post: 349957, member: 1670"] Hey, hey hey .. Let me defend the translators: Sometimes, when you have to translate something you have to use different words than the literally equivalent. An example is the feat spring attack. Spring = mola Attack= ataque Even though, grammatically, ataque mola describes the feat very well, It´s sounds very very stupid in Portuguese. Another example: Great sword sword = espada Great= grande But "grande" in Portuguese also means big( it depends of the context, like in english) "Great" can have a meaning near to "awesome", in english. So, if someone translates great sword to portuguese, is can become something like "big sword" , or "awesome sword" The translators opted to use big sword ( "espada grande"), but I think it could be better: "montante" is another way to name a great sword. It was called this way in the translated 2nd edition. [/QUOTE]

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