Common English Translation Errors and Corrections

crowded: overcrowded

absurdly: ludicrously

save: save

Garlic: garlic

German: German

German: German

Widely: widely

animate: Encourage

off: turn off

appear: turn up

Arab Saudi: Saudi Arabia

burn: blaze

Argentina: Argentinian

Wardrobe: cupboard

Rice: Rice

roast: roast

jam: traffic jam

Headphones: Headphones

waste: litter

beat: beat

wallet: ballet

Soft: Soft

search: look for

Knight: knight

global warming: global warming

Canada: Canadian

tired: tiring

tired: weary

Almost: nearly

shopping-center: shopping mall

by: nearby

pig: pork

Mandarin Chinese: Mandarin Chinese

Chinese: chinese

Science: science

appointement: appointment

Customer: customer

climate: climate

Cuisine: cookery

queue: queue

comlacer: please

Commonly: commonly

frozen: frozen

eat: consume

pollution: pollution

lamb: lamb

slicing: slice

cut: chop

spoon: tablespoon

Caring: look after

Realize: Perform

duty: owe

light on leave: leave the Light

spendthrift: wasteful

to waste: waste

early development: early starter

discover: find out

find out: give up

discover: spot

Discount: discount

return: pay back

cash: cash

Golden: Golden

Doubt: doubt

during the day: by day

Ecological: Environmentally-friendly

in general: at large

In part: partly

Instead: instead

Meet: come across

Whole: whole

entry: starter

come a moment: pop into

wait ahead: look forward to

set: set up

label: brand designer label

Abroad: abroad

Plumbing: plumber

French: French

fry: fry

fresh: fresh

Wales: Welsh

win: earn

bargain: bargain

degree: degree

department stores: Deparment store

Greek: Greek

Greek: Greek

mash: mash

so far: so far

simmer: simmer

boiling: boil

Daughter: Daughter

Hindi: Hindi

Honest: honest

smoke from factories: factory smoke

Printer: printer

Uncertainty: uncertainty

India: India

report: report

go mountain: hike

Italian: italian

Japanese: japanese

Japanese: japanese

can: can

washing dishes: washing-up

Morocco: Moroccan

beyond (from): beyond

middle: average

Environmental: environmental

Mixture: mixture

mercy: mercy

fashion: trend

purple: purple

smog: somggy

nourishing: nutritious

opportunity: chance

proud: proud of

Spelling: spelling

Participate: join in

Comb: comb

peel: Peel

nightmare: nightmare

sting: mince

plan: arrangement

entree: main course

dish: dish

can afford: afford

political: Politician

By the way: incidentally

S Portuguese: portuguese

dessert: dessert

pota: saucepan

Prize: prize

provide: Lend

Propose: propose

purpose: resolution

recipe: recipe

recycling: recycled

resource: resource

solve: solve

summarize: sum up

stir: stir

noise: noise

No pan: frying pan

path: footpath

Sen: sign

drought: drought

Unleaded: unleaded

support: put up with

surprising: arrestring

up: go up

up: rise

Sweden: Swedish

salary: salary

Suggest: suggest

Swiss: swiss

Credit Card: credit card

bowl: bowl

Roof: roff

Beef: beef

all, whole: whole

borrowing: Borrow

trap: trap

veler off: be worth

poison: poison

pour: pour

oil spill: oil spillage

dress: get dressed

vomiting: be sick