I very much agree with you, Amir!<br>That's why I left it (in Bulgarian): We fulfill our mission, and we do so without waste. (without mentioning the Evil Others :) )<br><br>I also altered a bit the phrase "I've worked hard over the years to keep us lean and tight"<br>
To a sceptical reader, who is not so enticed by Wikipedia this may sound like "I don't want many people to take part in the organization (which collects and manages the money that you donate)". Besides, the word-play with "lean and tight" meaning "in good physical shape" is lost in Bulgarian. So I left it: " to keep us a small but united team". Sounds somehow more positive. Hope Jimbo won't oppose. :)<br>
<br>Vassia<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 9:56 PM, Amir E. Aharoni <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:amir.aharoni@mail.huji.ac.il">amir.aharoni@mail.huji.ac.il</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
I translated it to Hebrew, but i really don't like it. It's unclear<br>
who those "others" are, and in any case i see no reason to attack them<br>
or to mention them at all.<br>
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On 2010-12-14, vassia atanassova <<a href="mailto:vassia.atanassova@gmail.com">vassia.atanassova@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hi, all.<br>
> I'm almost ready with the Bulgarian translation. There is a phrase, however,<br>
> that puzzles me and colleagues of mine, whom I asked for advised. What is<br>
> the phrase *"...and leave waste to others"* supposed to mean in the overall<br>
> context of the appeal?<br>
> Thanks.<br>
> Vassia<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 7:46 AM, Philippe Beaudette <<br>
> <a href="mailto:pbeaudette@wikimedia.org">pbeaudette@wikimedia.org</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Translators,<br>
>><br>
>> We've posted a second appeal from Jimmy for translation at<br>
>> <a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2010/Jimmy_appeal_2" target="_blank">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2010/Jimmy_appeal_2</a><br>
>><br>
>> <<a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2010/Jimmy_appeal_2" target="_blank">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2010/Jimmy_appeal_2</a>>This one<br>
>> is performing very well in English, but may be tricky to translate - it's<br>
>> idiomatic. This is probably a good time to mention again that we're<br>
>> looking<br>
>> for localization - not strict, word-for-word translation. If a phrase<br>
>> doesn't work, don't use it, or substitute something better. :)<br>
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