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12 Sep 2003, 11:12 (Ref:716180)
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A silly observation
The Latin word for "bread" is "panis."
And "olivier" means "olive tree". So that would make Olivier Panis an Eliopitta (Olive Bread)!! http://www.wolfgangpuck.com/images/w.../RE_WP0052.jpg http://www.ace-bakery.com/images/bread-33.jpg 
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12 Sep 2003, 11:14 (Ref:716185)
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Could have been worse I suppose.
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12 Sep 2003, 11:17 (Ref:716189)
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You were right with the title for this thread, the observation was quite silly.
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12 Sep 2003, 11:20 (Ref:716192)
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12 Sep 2003, 11:29 (Ref:716202)
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Now, translate "da Matta".
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12 Sep 2003, 11:39 (Ref:716213)
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in Greek it sounds like tomato.. "ndomada" :\
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12 Sep 2003, 11:58 (Ref:716238)
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Well, in days of old, Giovanni Lavaggi was directly translated to Johnny Carwash!
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12 Sep 2003, 16:06 (Ref:716594)
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Jacques Villeneuve's name in English would be Jimmy Newton.
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12 Sep 2003, 16:09 (Ref:716598)
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In a GP manager game based on 1996 he was known as Jack Newtown IIRC. Didn't want his name invloved, although with a little patch you could change and even the sound sample of Stirling Moss saying his name tha the game contained.
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12 Sep 2003, 16:10 (Ref:716600)
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Jacques is actually the French for James, though, not John.
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12 Sep 2003, 16:11 (Ref:716602)
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If the Schumachers were English, they'd be cobblers!
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12 Sep 2003, 16:16 (Ref:716612)
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12 Sep 2003, 16:19 (Ref:716616)
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Well I guess it doesn't matter as long as you know who you're talking about.
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12 Sep 2003, 16:53 (Ref:716657)
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I think it was John Newhouse ('ville' can mean either town or house). There was a fake picture as well, proabbly of one of the MciroProse programming staff.
I wonde rhow funny some of the overseas peoplefind the transaltion of 'Button'. |
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12 Sep 2003, 17:44 (Ref:716720)
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I think you are right Boots.
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12 Sep 2003, 17:57 (Ref:716741)
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sorry boots but "ville" means town or city !!
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12 Sep 2003, 18:01 (Ref:716746)
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12 Sep 2003, 18:04 (Ref:716750)
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Well, In Spanish it's Botón and in CatalÃ*, Jenson Botó. No traduction for Jenson really...
Also Michael and Ralf Sabater (if translated like shoe maker) |
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12 Sep 2003, 18:23 (Ref:716777)
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12 Sep 2003, 18:43 (Ref:716798)
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actualy Verstappen means "step far" in english
if you translate Pedro de la Rosa into english you get "Pedro of the Rose" Baumgartner translates into "tree gardner" |
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12 Sep 2003, 18:50 (Ref:716810)
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12 Sep 2003, 19:50 (Ref:716871)
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Not that anybody really cares, but in Estonian:
MS = Mihkel Kingsepp Ralph Fir-man = Ralf Kuusemees Mark Webber = Markus Veeber Jacques Villeneuve = Jaan Uuslinn Jenson Button = Jenson(!) Nööp Jos Verstappen = Jos Pikksamm Olivier Panis = Oliver Leib Cristiano da Matta = Kristjan Metsast Not forgetting Damon, Graham and Phil Mägi, of course... And Stirling Sammal. And the 1976 world champion Jaakob Jaht. Maybe I ought to stop... 
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13 Sep 2003, 14:33 (Ref:717528)
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So Pedro de la Rosa is actually Pete Rose? I wondered what happened to him...
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13 Sep 2003, 14:40 (Ref:717535)
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It's a bit of a longshot but is Coulthard Celtic for 'next year'?
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13 Sep 2003, 15:11 (Ref:717557)
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lol ^^^^ I liked that one
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