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Do you have a cat? (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

English Translation:

Cat: Do you have a cat?

Girl: No.

Cat: Now you have one!

Girl: And that's how I got a cat.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

I know just enough Spanish to read the whole joke before reading the translation. I agree, going for fewer shorter words makes it concise and funnier.

I make the same point to weaboos that insist on literal translation from Japanese. Sometimes just rewriting a phrase is a better option to carry the literary quality.