Otome Danshi ni Koisuru Otome - Vol. 4 Ch. 371 - I Didn't Mean It That Way

[MangaDex]

 

[Kaarme]

Yeah, I think the translation worked very well, even without knowing anything about the original, underlying Japanese. That is, even before reading the TN, I realised what the confusion was all about.

 

[ChristineGuinn]

What was the original text? (Because going backwards from your translation to Japanese gives completely different results, so I'm curious now about how it could be misunderstood.)

 

[Sternberg]

"I won't pass my cold to you" can also mean "I won't make a move on you". The Japanese should really reform their language or something lmao

And I think the translation worked perfectly. The double meaning is still there entirely.

 

[kurisu]

@ChristineGuinn
Yuki: 「うつすようなことはしないから」
Mayu: 「うつすようなこ…」
https://sai-zen-sen.jp/comics/twi4/otomedanshi/0371.html

 

[Varler]

Puns are always hard to translate. Partly because the language is different but also because the cultures are different.

 

[ChristineGuinn]

@Varler - Which is kinda why I asked about the original text. Good old Google gives me "I won't do something like that.", which IS rather ambiguous after Yuuki just asked her to stay. I may not read or speak much Japanese, but I know context means a lot sometimes in determining what something means.

(And yes, I know Google Translate isn't perfect.)

 

[Kaarme]

@ChristineGuinn I trust our Kurisu here a whole lot more than Google translate.

 

[ChristineGuinn]

@Kaarme - I wasn't questioning the translation, just trying to understand the pun.

 

[GodGinrai]

@kurisu Might "I won't pass it on to you" and "You won't make a pass on me?" work better?