Oculus is mostly arse. Culus[1] [1] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/culus
Oculus is a legitimate French word though. Same meaning as in English.
oh no it is! but, its only one letter away from arse.
How we renamed our Design Converter to Magical Ass
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#92Most of Europe drives cars named "Defect" or "Unfortunate Event," and everything is fine.
Which one are you referring to?
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#93The French are probably the best people to do this to, they have a sense of humor about this sort of thing. I'd add a note in French in your FAQ and leave it as is. It may even net you customers.
see coq https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coq
Or “bit”, heavily used in computing, which sounds like the French equivalent of “cock”:
>> Bite » est une expression d'argot désignant vulgairement le pénis.
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#94Earlier quoted context omitted.
> We get that a lot actually Now think of all the people who never tell you and just move on. They don’t get to use a useful tool and you don’t get the customer. Lose-lose. > if you reach out to our customer support team we can convert a small file for free for you. Which costs you money via the time spent on support. > Maybe we should add a free trial tho. From your grandparent comment, it seems you offer different…
> Now think of all the people who never tell you and just move on. This. > Which costs you money via the time spent on support And this. But the most important thing is what for any (we based) service I expect a zero amount of friction. Contacting support is way too much for my 21sr century ass . Edit: I leave the typos as a reminder not to drink and comment.
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#95Kind of like that story about the car, the Chevy Nova. Apparently "No Va" means no go in Spanish, which obviously did not bode well for sales in those language markets.... *Edit, there was also the "Lee Kee Boat Company" based out of Hong Kong.
No, that (the Nova myth) has been debunked n times:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chevrolet-nova-name-spanis...
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#96Earlier quoted context omitted.
It doesn't mean that type of ass.
double entendre : "A phrase that has two meanings, especially where one is innocent and literal, the other risqué, bawdy, or ironic; an innuendo."
Yes, but a French reader who sees the French word "cul" (butt) won't realize there is also the word ass in English, and that donkeys are also called ass in that language. It's just far fetched.
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#97I suggest to rename the brand Magifesse, or Magibite as an alternative.
Your french fella.
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#98Earlier quoted context omitted.
Don’t worry, Audi made the same mistake. Do you know how to call a turd in French? e-tron. And yes, Audi kept the same name in France.
Some people nearly tried to sell the new Coca-Cola brand "Fuze tea" in Switzerland where "Fuze" spoken in swiss german is very close to a womens sexual organ (in a disrespectful way). So they changed the name to "fuse tea". Close shot.
Glass is spelled with one S in dutch, So you can imagine the raised eyebrows Glassex would produce. They ran a series of commercials about the product ending with "strange name though."
problem solved.
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#99Earlier quoted context omitted.
You know this SUV, the Pajero? IIRC they changed its name for the chilean market, because there "pajero" is well established slang that translates roughly to "wanker", but with extra connotations of laziness and weakness.
I presume pajero is slang because “hacer la paja” or “hacer paja” is slang for masterbate. The FCA example is “fica” in Italian? Similar to “figa” in Spanish? As a foreigner in Spain I really enjoyed learning slang and then speaking inappropriate double entendres[1] - acting innocently as though I had made an honest mistake - entertaining whoever I was talking to. Or honest mistakes too: I remember being laughed at f…
Ha, yes, that's the etymology for pajero, hence the similarity to "wanker" :D