r/translator • u/Medical-Drama-2884 • 1h ago
Unknown [ unknown > English] i found this in a antique market
Can you please share with me some info about this painting?
r/translator • u/translator-BOT • Mar 03 '25
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For millennia prior to November 18, 1883, many people around the world measured time based on the placement of the Sun, with midday (or "high noon") determined by when the Sun was highest in the sky over that particular village or town. Mechanical clocks eventually started replacing sundials in the Middle Ages. Towns would set their clocks by gauging the position of the Sun, leading every city to operate on a slightly different time. This method lasted well into the 1800s, when there were at least 144 different time zones in North America.
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Hiligaynon | Austronesian | 2 | 0.08% | 2 | 0% | 2∶0 | 0 | 1.11 | WP |
Hindi | Indo-European | 12 | 0.49% | 10 | 16% | 11∶1 | 2 | 0.1 | WP |
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Iloko | Austronesian | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 0∶1 | 0 | 0.49 | WP |
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Jamaican Patois | Creole | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 1∶0 | 0 | 1.06 | WP |
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Shona | Niger-Congo | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 1∶0 | 1 | 0.36 | WP |
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Somali | Afro-Asiatic | 2 | 0.08% | 1 | 50% | 2∶0 | 0 | 0.39 | WP |
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Swahili | Niger-Congo | 2 | 0.08% | 1 | 50% | 2∶0 | 0 | 0.07 | WP |
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Japanese | 47 | 18.43% | 5.38% |
Arabic | 13 | 5.1% | 8.78% |
Russian | 11 | 4.31% | 17.46% |
Nonlanguage | 11 | 4.31% | 45.83% |
Korean | 8 | 3.14% | 12.7% |
Sanskrit | 7 | 2.75% | 50.0% |
Hebrew | 7 | 2.75% | 29.17% |
Latin | 5 | 1.96% | 31.25% |
Spanish | 3 | 1.18% | 4.48% |
Classical Chinese | 3 | 1.18% | 27.27% |
Urdu | 3 | 1.18% | 60.0% |
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Syriac | 1 |
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r/translator • u/Medical-Drama-2884 • 1h ago
Can you please share with me some info about this painting?
r/translator • u/astral_tom • 3h ago
Any information would be greatly appreciated, and if someone could help me identify the artist (second pic) that would be amazing! Thanks in advance!
r/translator • u/trinhhoangnguyen • 11h ago
r/translator • u/sqimmy2 • 4m ago
Saw this in an antique market, what's goin on here?
r/translator • u/altaccagain2 • 6h ago
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r/translator • u/aandersonx • 25m ago
she says she found it online and thought it was pretty lol
r/translator • u/CommentKruiser • 32m ago
Can anyone translate this inscription on this bracelet for me? I thank you in advance for your time and assistance!
r/translator • u/K_Plecter • 4h ago
Both sides of the knife have something written on it. Trying to translate it through Google Lens yields nonsense. Are these names for a person or something else?
r/translator • u/Funny-Lawyer-872 • 54m ago
Appreciate any help in identifying the artist of this beautiful Chinese ink wash painting.
r/translator • u/kmp_713 • 1d ago
This was written to him by his high school girlfriend. Any help is appreciated!
r/translator • u/Free_Yoghurt_9585 • 1h ago
Hello everyone! I've recently come across a poem by Ishikawa Takuboku and I was trying to translate some other poems on my own (since I can't find the translation online), but it's been a bit too difficult for me.
The first poem is: 頬につたふなみだのごはず一握の砂を示しし人を忘れず
The second poem is: 一度でも我に頭を下げさせし人みな死ねといのりてしこと
For the first one I can't understand the first part "頬につたふなみだのごはず". But the second should mean something like "I won't forget the person who showed me a handful of sand" (?)
For the second poem I have a translation but I'm not too sure: "I wish/pray that every person who made me bow even once dies". This sounds about right but I was wondering if there was a better way to translate that final こと.
Thanks in advance! :)
r/translator • u/rosie666 • 1h ago
r/translator • u/echodogram • 1h ago
This might be too big of an ask, apologies in advance and I will remove if so! Basically I'm picking up this rice cooker, Zojirushi NP-zs10, from Marketplace and really just need to know the basics of how it works (getting it for $35 so I thought, eh what the hell, give it a go!). I tried for hours via various translation sites etc. but translation comes out pretty sus. Just knowing the basic rice-making function and how to set the cooker to begin at a certain time (ex: I want the rice to start cooking at 5:30pm so it will be ready when I get home) is all I really need, but any and all information is helpful! Thanks in advance, y'all's work is immensely helpful 🙂 (attached the link from the Zojirushi website where the manual is downloadable: https://www.zojirushi.co.jp/toiawase/manual/npzs10-npzs18/)
r/translator • u/RiverWalker83 • 1h ago
r/translator • u/Grandmasterye • 2h ago
Can someone translate this tote bag for me please I got it from a Taiwan company at an event, thanks!
r/translator • u/forevermoonwalker • 2h ago
What would the kanji translation be for the last name Rivera?
(If anyone knows please let me know, I need it for a comic)
r/translator • u/trinhhoangnguyen • 2h ago
r/translator • u/ZoneLazy5410 • 3h ago
I had a question about how this can be translated to English. Is it has reached, is reaching, is in a state of reaching? It has confused me.
r/translator • u/Simple-Company-5567 • 3h ago
What does the Kanji on this Maneki Neko mean?
r/translator • u/KSchnizzle • 3h ago
As above, it's a bit of a hard image to see what's written as facing sideways but would be very grateful for someone who can translate. I know Eric is a big supporter of the Palestinian cause so was assuming it may have just read "Palestine" but want to know exactly. Thanks in advance!
r/translator • u/--LaBelleDame-- • 9h ago
r/translator • u/RareElectronic • 3h ago
https://youtu.be/bQCC1BUL9ak?t=47 At 48 seconds into this video, I noticed that the guy at the computer whispers a line that sounds like "차를/자루 행야네...". It is possible that the first syllable might simply be the common expression "자" (for "oh" or "ah"). This is used several times later in the short film. Can anyone please transcribe what he is saying? You do not have to provide a translation, but you are welcome to suggest one. But a proper transcription is essential.
r/translator • u/Silent_Rush3651 • 4h ago
I received as a gift a fan with a Chinese print and the following writing. Can someone help me understand what is written?