I was reading an article in Spanish and thought I was having hallucinations when the article informed me that there was a struggle among political parties on the entire territory of Soviet Ukraine during WWII. Then I realized that the author must be a great fan of Google Translate.

Who can guess, what was there instead of a struggle among political parties that the article’s author translated so hilariously?

[No parties were allowed to exist in the USSR except for the Communist Party.]

10 responses to “Lost in Translation: A Riddle”

  1. el Avatar
    el

    Political adversaries – communism vs fascism?

    Political blocs – the Allies vs the Axis powers?

    Must be one of those two.

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    1. Clarissa Avatar

      When you support a political party, especially if you do it passionately, you are…..

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        Anonymous

        A partisan. Lol!

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  2. cliff arroyo Avatar

    “what was there instead of a struggle among political parties that the article’s author translated so hilariously?”

    I think I have part of it (though it implies a weird subject for you to be chosen as a reviewer) but I’ll wait for someone else to put it together.

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    1. cliff arroyo Avatar

      “armies?”

      different kind of…. confrontation…

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  3. Pen Avatar
    Pen

    Ah yes, war: the “struggle between political parties” that killed a fifth of the population in the area. Dear god. What was that person thinking?

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    1. Clarissa Avatar

      I think it’s the case of trusting Google Translate so much, the author didn’t even check the result.

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  4. el Avatar
    el

    Will you reveal the correct answer? 🙂

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    1. Clarissa Avatar

      Партизанская борьба! Translated as “partisan” and then further explained as “relating to political parties”.

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