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Atena Hensch
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New Zealand
Local time: 05:07
Persian (Farsi) to English
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One word Jul 13, 2008

One time, I was asked to translated the word "welcome" . They wanted to translate this word into so many different languages for the main entrance of the city Library.
 
Jennifer Rader
Jennifer Rader
United States
Local time: 01:07
Spanish to English
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One word Aug 4, 2008

I was once summoned to translate a marriage license and when I got there they only wanted me to translate one word. They could have asked over the phone!
The word was cónyuge.
 
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