Confusing French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Afrikaans?..?

Last edited by Pen on Sat Dec 27, 2008 08:11 PM; edited 7 time in total

So, now that I have your attention, I'm here to announce a new digging thread for all international Harry Potter readers. The results are being collected and placed in the HP Translations Thesaurus here at Immeritus. Thanks to my ickle daughter, Catzeyes, for proposing this topic to the powers that be. Woot!

We're compiling a list of HP character names, places, things, etc *as they appear in the translations* as a reference to international readers. This is an ongoing project and all languages are welcome.

Below are lists of characters, terms, plants, spells, things, etc. in the Harry's world. Now, before I get complaints about the way I've sorted major and minor characters, I've categorized them according to importance to Harry (you may question some, but please bear with me; there are a lot of characters here).

Please post in this thread with corresponding terms *as they appear in your translations*. I'll edit the lists here as entries come in.

Attention: Here is the compiled thesaurus so far.

Immeritans, commence digging!

All tables are now alphabetized. New languages and terms being added and updated..

Book Titles
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Major characters (now alphabetized)
Harry Potter (our hero)
Hermione Granger
Ron Weasley
Aragog (the big acromantula living in the Forbidden Forest)
Sirius Black
Buckbeak
Vincent Crabbe
Crookshanks
Dobby
Aberforth Dumbledore
Albus Dumbledore (Headmaster of Hogwarts)
Errol (the Weasley family owl)
Lily Evans
Fang (Hagrid's dog)
Fawkes (DD's phoenix)
Arabella Figg (Mrs. Figg; the Dursley's neighbor)
Firenze (centaur)
Nicolas Flamel
Mundungus 'Dung' Fletcher
Fluffy (three-headed dog)
Cornelius Fudge
Gregory Goyle
Grawp
The Grim
Godric Gryffindor
Rubeus Hagrid
Hedwig (Harry's owl)
Helga Hufflepuff
Lee Jordan (Fred & George Weasley's best friend)
Kreacher
Viktor Krum
Neville Longbottom
Lord Voldemort
Luna 'Loony' Lovegood
Remus Lupin
Draco Malfoy
The Marauders
Minerva McGonagall (Transfiguration professor; head of Gryffindor)
'Moaning' Myrtle
Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
Moony
Nagini
Phineus Nigellus
Padfoot
Peter Pettigrew
Pigwidgeon (Ron's owl)
James Potter
Prongs
Rowena Ravenclaw
Tom Marvolo Riddle
Scabbers
Kingsley Shacklebolt
Rita Skeeter
Salazar Slytherin
Zacharias Smith
Severus Snape (Potions professor; head of Slytherin)
Snivellus
Snuffles
Nymphadora Tonks (Order member; Metamorphmagus)
Trevor (Neville's toad)
Dolores Umbridge (Hogwarts High-Inquisitor)
Arthur Weasley
Fred Weasley
George Weasley
Ginny Weasley
Molly Weasley
Winky
Wormtail

Minor characters (now alphabetized)
Hannah Abbott
Ludo Bagman
Bane (centaur)
Katie Bell
Professor Binns
Uncle Alphard Black
Elladora Black (Sirius' aunt)
Regulus Black
The Bloody Baron
Broderick Bode
Amelia Bones
Susan Bones
Terry Boot (DA member)
Lavender Brown
Millicent Bulstrode
Sir Cadogan
Cho Chang
Penelope Clearwater
Michael Corner (dated Ginny Weasley in OotP)
Colin Creevey
Dennis Creevey
Bartemius 'Barty' Crouch, Senior
Barty Crouch, Junior
Roger Davies
Fleur Delacour
Gabrielle Delacour
Dedalus Diggle
Cedric Diggory
Professor Armando Dippet (Headmaster of Hogwarts while Tom Riddle was a student)
Elphias Doge
Dudley Dursley
Aunt Marge Dursley
Petunia Dursley
Vernon Dursley
Marietta Edgecombe (betrayed DA to Umbridge)
Mark Evans (beat up by Dudley Dursley; no relation to Lily (Evans) Potter)
The Fat Friar (Hufflepuff ghost)
The Fat Lady
Argus Filch
Juston Finch-Fletchley
Seamus Finnigan
Marcus Flint
Professor Filius Flitwick
Anthony Goldstein (Ravenclaw prefect)
Miranda Goshawk (author of Standard Book of Spells textbook)
Professor Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank (substitute Care of Magical Creatures professor while Hagrid is away)
Madam Hooch (flying teacher)
Mafalda Hopkirk (head of Improper Use of Magic office)
Angelina Johnson
Hestia Jones
Bertha Jorkins (disappeared in Albania at beginning of GoF worrying DD; killed by Wormtail)
Igor Karkaroff (Headmaster of Durmstrang Institute)
Professor Kettleburn (former Care of Magical Creatures professor before Hagrid)
Bellatrix (Black) Lestrange (Sirius' cousin and murderer)
Rabastan Lestrange (Rudolphus' brother)
Rodolphus Lestrange (Bellatrix's husband)
Professor Gilderoy Lockhart
Alice & Frank Longbottom (Neville's parents)
Great Uncle Algie Longbottom (gave Neville his toad and mimbelus Mimbletonia plant)
Mrs. 'Gran' Longbottom (Neville's grandmother)
Ernie Macmillan (Hufflepuff prefect)
Lucius Malfoy
Narcissa Malfoy
Olyme Maxime (Headmistress of Beauxbatons Academy)
Sir Nicholas de Mimsey-Porpington (Nearly Headless Nick)
Norbert (Hagrid's pet dragon)
Nott (Death Eater; tried to kill Hermione in DoM)
Padma Patil
Parvati Patil
Pansy Parkinson
Peeves (Hogwarts poltergeist)
Madam Pince (Hogwarts librarian)
Sturgis Podmore
Madam Poppy Pomfrey (Hogwarts healer)
Madam Puddifoot (proprietor of tea shop where Harry and Cho go on Valentine's Day in OotP)
Professor Quirrel
Ronan (centaur)
Madam Rosemerta (owner of The Three Broomsticks pub in Hogsmeade)
Stan Shunpike (Knight Bus conductor)
Professor Sinistra
Alicia Spinnet
Professor Sprout (Herbology professor)
Dean Thomas
Mr. Tibbles (one of Mrs. Figg's cats)
Andromeda (Black) Tonks (Tonks' mother)
Professor Sybill/Sibyll Trelawney (Diviniation professor)
Emmeline Vance
Professor Vector
Bill Weasley
Charlie Weasley
Percy Weasley
Weird Sisters
Oliver Wood

'People' and 'Blood' Terms (now alphabetized)
Animagus
Auror
Centaur
Death Eaters
Dementor
Giants
Goblins
Half-blood
House Elves
Legilimens
Mermaids
Metamorphmagus
Mudblood
Muggle
Muggleborn
Metamorphmagus
Occlumens
Parselmouth
Pureblood
Secret-Keeper
Squib
Unspeakables
Veela

Places/Things (now alphabatized)
Auto-Answer Quill
Azkaban
Beater
Beauxbatons Academy
Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans
Bludger
The Burrow (Weasley family home)
Butterbeer
Chaser
Chocolate Frog
Cleansweep
Daily Prophet
Dark Mark
Department of Mysteries
Diagon Alley
Drooble's Best Bubblegum
Durmstrang Institute
Exploding Snap
Extendable Ears
Firebolt
Firewhiskey
Floo Powder
Forbidden Forest
Galleon
Gobstones
Godric's Hollow
Golden Snitch
Great Hall
Grimmauld Place
Gringotts Bank
Hog's Head
Hogsmeade (wizarding village)
Hogwarts
Hogwarts Express
Honeydukes
Howler
Invisibility Cloak
Keeper
The Knight Bus
Knockturn Alley
Knut
Kwikspell
The Leaky Cauldron
Little Whinging (town where the Dursleys live)
Marauder's Map
Ministry of Magic
Mirror of Erised
N.E.W.T.s (Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests)
Nimbus
O.W.L.s (Ordinary Wizarding Levels)
Omnioculars
Parseltongue
Pensieve
Portkey
Privet Drive
Put-Outer
Quaffle
The Quibbler
Quick-Quotes Quill (used by Rita Skeeter)
Quidditch
Remembrall
S.P.E.W (Society for the Protection of Elfish Welfare)
St. Mungo's Hospital
Seeker
Shrieking Shack
Sickle
Sneakoscope
Spellotape
The Three Broomsticks
Time Turner
TriWizard Tournament
Vanishing Cabinet
Weasleys' Wizarding Wheezes
Whomping Willow
Wizards' Chess
Wronski Feint

Potions (now alphabetized)
Ageing Potion
Antidote
Babbling Beverage
Bezoar (a stone from the stomach of a goat that acts as an antidote for most poisons)
Blood-Replenishing Potion
Draught of Peace (anti-anxiety potion)
Love Potion
Pepperup Potion (Madam Pomfrey uses this for students who have colds)
Polyjuice Potion
Shrinking Potion
Skele-Gro
Sleekeazy's Hair Potion (Hermione used this for the Yule Ball to impress Viktor Krum)
Strengthening Solution
Swelling Solution
Veritaserum (Truth Potion)
Wit-Sharpening Potion
Wolfsbane Potion (controls werewolf symptoms)

Spells/Jinxes/Curses (now alphabetized)
Alohomora
Anti-Cheating Spell
Anti-Disapparation Jinx
Aparecium
Apparate
Avada Kedavra: Killing Curse
Avis
Babbling Curse
Banishing Charm
Bat-Bogey Hex
Body-Bind Hex: Petrificus Totalus
Bubble-Head Charm
Cheering Charm
Colloportus
Colour Change Charm
Conjunctivitus Curse
Conjuring Spells
Cruciatus Curse: Crucio
Densaugeo
Diffindo
Disapparate
Disarming Charm: Expelliarmus
Disillusionment Charm
Enervate
Entrail Expelling Curse
Fidelius Charm
Finite Incantatem
Flagrate
Furnunculus
Growth Charm
Hair-Thickening Charm
Homorphus Charm
Hover Charm
Hurling Hex
Impediment Curse: Impedimenta
Imperius Curse: Imperio
Impervius Charm
Incarcerous
Incendio
Jelly-Legs Jinx
Leg-Lock Curse
Legilimency
Lumos
Memory Charm: Obliviate
Mobilicorpus
Nox
Obliteration Charm
Occlumency
Patronus Charm: Expecto Patronum
Portus
Priori Incantatem
Protean Charm
Quietus
Reductor Curse: Reducio
Relashio
Rictusempra
Riddikulus
Serpensortia
Shield Charm: Protego
Silencing Charm: Silencio
Slug-vomiting Charm
Sonorus
Stinging Hex
Stunning/Shock Spell: Stupefy
Substantive Charm
Summoning Charm: Accio
Swelling Spell: Engorgio
Switching Spell
Tarantallegra
Trip Jinx
Vanishing Charm: Evanesco
Waddiwasi
Wingardium Leviosa

Magical/Dark Creatures (now alphabetized)
Basilisk
Blast-Ended Skrewts
Boggart
Bowtruckles
Doxy
Flobberworms
Grindylows
Hinkypunks
Hippogriff
Kappas
Knarls
Kneazles
Manticore
Nifflers
Pixie
Porlocks
Red Caps
Thestrals
Werewolves

Magical Plants (already alphabetized)
Abyssinian shrivelfig
Aconite
Asphodel
Belladonna
Bouncing bulbs
Bubotuber
Cabbage
Chinese Chomping Cabbage
Daisy
Devil's Snare
Dittany
Fanged Geranium
Flitterbloom
Flutterby Bush
Fluxweed
Gillyweed
Ginger
Hellebore
Holly
Honking daffodil
Hornbeam
Knotgrass
Leaping toadstool
Lovage
Mallowsweet
Mandrake (Mandragora)
Maple
Mahogany
Mimbulus Mimbletonia
Nettle
Monkshood
Oak
Privet
Puffapod
Pumpkin
Rosewood
Sage
Scurvy-grass
Sneezewort
Umbrella-sized flowers
Venomous tentacula
Willow
Wolfsbane
Wormwood
Yew

Hogwarts Classes (already alphabetized)
Ancient Runes
Arithmancy
Astronomy
Care of Magical Creatures
Charms
Defense Against the Dark Arts
Divination
Flying
Herbology
History of Magic
Muggle Studies
Potions
Transfiguration

Note: If anyone has suggestions to add, please post in-thread. Thanks to all who've suggested additions thus far.

Languages added thus far:
* Afrikaans
* Danish
* Dutch
* French
* German
* Latin
* Romanian
* Russian
* Spanish
* Swedish

Languages in thread but needing to be edited into thesaurus:
* Italian

You do quick work! Now, as I recall the quote, Mag will "love you forever". :luv

Wish I could help, but I don't have any other books but the American ones.

I'd like to ask, though, as people respond, would you be so kind as to post a photo of the cover of your International books? I have seen some really neat covers on google searches, but none really high enough resolution to appreciate them. Thanks!

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Hey Penny, great work! I know I couldn't have done better even if it was my project! :DD

Thanks for taking it in hand, you are a great mother!

Anyway, I'll be back with the French names as soon as I can, and I'll also try and find all the covers!

Also, in looking at Muggle.net I taugh maybe you could also put the Marauders' names (Moony, Padfoot, ...) you know what I mean, and maybe also Snuffles. What do you think? Do't want you to have too much work, it's just to complete the list!

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One day you will make me choose between life and you, I'll say life and you will go without knowing that my life is you.

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Oooh, this is fun! I'm printing the list out now to take home and scrounge for all the Afrikaans versions. Yay for questy! Thanks Catz and Pen Smile

EDIT: 8 more sleeps til I will be in the land of Harry Potter en die Towenaar se Steen *mental note to purchase Afrikaans dictionary, so I can figure all this stuff out* but in the meantime here's a link to an atricle about the Afrikaans Harry Potter translations, with a couple of the names that have been changed.

...the feeling returned to him. The hand, the impression of somebody watching over him...

He wasn�t alone anymore. He was never alone. Sirius was there, watching. He knew that now. He smiled.

Daydream - Miru

~ Member of the FIVE TRIPLETS of Hellville ~ 'Ho of Babylon ~ Daughter of Beelzebub ~ President Evil ~ Temptress ~

~ The clones Evra/Ginny ~ Ginnypants ~

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7th Year Joined: Jun 18, 2004 Posts: 721

Addition:Edited by: <A HREF=http://p072.ezboard.com/bsiriusblackfanclub.showUserPublicProfile?gid=emma@siriusblackfanclub>Emma[/url] at: 10/30/04 4:04 pm

Post subject: Re: Swedish Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 08:33 AM

Here are already the major characters, the minors will come later, but they don't change much. I added some that change a lot and that you forgot. Well some change quiet a bit in the minor but some only 1 letter or 2. Specially in the major there's nothing much. I still put them because I thaugh maybe you'de want them!

Harry Potter (our hero) Harry Potter

Hermione Granger Hermione Granger

Ron Weasley Ron Weasley

Ginny Weasley Ginny Weasley

Fred Weasley Fred Weasley

George Weasley Georges Weasley

Neville Longbottom Neville Londubat

Draco Malfoy Draco Malefoy

Gregory Goyle Gegrory Goyle

Vincent Crabbe Vincent Crabbe

Arthur Weasley Arthur Weasley

Molly Weasley Molly Weasley

Sirius Black Sirius Black

Remus Lupin Remus Lupin

James Potter James Potter

Lily Evans Lily Evans

Albus Dumbledore (Headmaster of Hogwarts) Albus Dumbledore

Minerva McGonagall (Transfiguration professor; head of Gryffindor) Minerva McGonagall

Severus Snape (Potions professor; head of Slytherin) Severus Rogue

Rubeus Hagrid (Care of Magical Creatures professor; Hogwarts groundskeeper) Rubeus Hagrid

Peter Pettigrew Peter Pettigrow

Tom Riddle/Lord Voldemort Tom Jedusor/Lord Voldemort

Alastor �Mad-Eye� Moody Alastor �Maugrey Fol Oeil�

Aberforth Dumbledore Aberfoth Dumbledore

Arabella Figg (Mrs. Figg, the Squib who live in Little Whinging near the Dursleys) Arabella Figg

Nicolas Flamel (inventor of the Philosopher�s Stone) Nicolas Flamel

Mundungus �Dung� Fletcher (Order member who disapparates from guarding Harry at beginning of OotP before the Dementor attack) Mondungus Fletcher

Cornelius Fudge (Minister of Magic) Cornelius Fudge

Godric Gryffindor Godric Griffondor

Helga Hufflepuff Helga Poufsouffle

Rowena Ravenclaw Rowena Serdaigle

Salazar Slytherin Salazar Serpentard

Lee Jordan (Fred and George Weasley�s best friend) Lee Jordan

Viktor Krum (Bulgarian national Quidditch Seeker; Durmstrang champion in TriWizard Tournament; like Hermione making Ron jealous) Viktor Krum

Luna Lovegood (Ravenclaw 4th year; member of DA; goes to DoM with Harry) Luna Lovegood

�Moaning� Myrtle (ghost who lives in girls� bathroom; killed by Basilisk when Tom Riddle opened Chamber of Secrets; has crush on Harry) Mimi Geignarde

Phineus Nigellus (Slytherin; former headmaster of Hogwarts; Sirius� great-great-grandfather) Phineas Nigellus

Kingsley Shacklebolt (Order member; Auror �searching� for Sirius Black) Kingsley Shacklebolt

Rita Skeeter (Daily Prophet reporter; unregistered Animagus; wrote Harry�s account of Voldemort�s return, published in The Quibbler in OotP) Rita Skeeter

Zacharias Smith (Hufflepuff; skeptical of Harry�s DADA credentials; DA member) Zacharias Smith

Nymphadora Tonks (Order member; Metamorphmagus) Nymphadora Tonks

Dolores Umbridge (Hogwarts High-Inquisitor) Dolores Ombrage

I�ll just add a few maybe they will help too:

Padfoot: Patmol

Monny: Lunard

Prongs: Cornedrue

Scabbers: Croutard

Snuffles: Sniffle

Wormtail: Queudver

Crookshank: Pattenrond

Buckbeak: Buck

Madame Bibine (Professor of flying broomsticks)

Extras:

The burrow Le terrier

Hogwarts:Poudlard

Do you want some more or will that do?

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It's better to stop somebody from falling, than to help him getting up

One day you will make me choose between life and you, I'll say life and you will go without knowing that my life is you.

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at: 10/30/04 11:47 am

Post subject: Re: Romanian Names Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 10:59 AM

Here's what I dug up. Not all the names have been changed, but some have been absolutely mutilated. I am appalled.

[color=maroon]Voldemort - Cap-De-Mort

Draco Malfoy - Draco Reacredinta

Severus Snape - Severus Plesneala

Tom Marvolo Riddle - Tomas Dorlent Cruplud (obviously an attempt to match the anagram for CoS)

Neville Longbottom - Neville Poponeata (freely translated as 'tooshy')

Edit:

Narcissa Malfoy - Narcissa Reacredinta

Lucius Malfoy - Lucius Reacredinta

Alice and Frank Longbottom - Alice and Frank Poponeata

Scabbers - Pungasul/Scabbers( book 2 says Scabbers)

Crookshanks - Smecherila

Padfoot - Amprenta (=fingerprint, pawprint; I hate this translation.)

Moony - Lunaticul (=the lunatic, don't agree with this one either)

Wormtail - Sobo (from sobolan=rat)

Prongs - Corn (=horn)

Fang - Colt

Sir Nick - Nick Aproape-far-de-cap

Oliver Wood - Oliver Baston (baston= cane, stick)

Professor Sprout - Profesor Lastar

Godric Griffindor - Godric Cercetas (=scout)

Rowena Ravenclaw - Rowena Ochi-de-Soim

Salazar Slytherin - Salazar Viperin

Moaning Myrtle - Plangacioasa Myrtle

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Penelope Clearwater - Luminita Limpede[/color]/ Penelope OchiLimpede (=clear eye)

Mrs. Norris - Dna. Norris

The Bloody Baron - Baronul Sangeros

The Fat Friar - Calugarul Gras

Also, here are some extras:

Quidditch - Vajthat

Spellotape - Magiscotch

Butterbeer - Berezero (zero beer, what in God's name?!)

Boggart - Bong

Knight Bus - Autobuzul Salvator (=the rescuing bus)

Whomping Willow - Salcia Batausa

The Burow - Vizuina

Edit:

Privet Drive - Aleea Boschetelor

Shrieking Shack - Conacul Bantuit

Ministry of Magic - Ministerul Magiei

Departament of Misteries - Departamentul Misterelor

Hogwarts Express - Expresul pentru Hogwarts

Beauxbatons Academy - Academia de Magie Beauxbatons

Durmstrang Institute - Institutul Durmstrang

Honeydukes - Lorzii Mierii

Diagon Alley - Aleea Diagon

Knocturn Alley - Aleea Nocturn

Leaky Cauldron - Ceaunul Crapat

The Three Broomsticks - La Trei Maturi

Godric's Hollow - Pestera lui Godrick

Defense Against the Dark Arts - Aparare Contra Magiei Negre

Golden Snitch - Hotoaica Aurie

Beater - Prinzator

Keeper - Portar

Seeker - Cautator

Chaser - Inaintas

Quaffle - Balon

Bludger - Balon Ghiulea

Veela - Iele

Muggle - Incuiat

Unspeakables - Nevorbitori

Parselmouth - Limba Serpilor/Reptomita

Pureblood - Sange Pur

Dark Mark - Semnul Intunecat

The Daily Prophet - Profetul Zilei

And the titles:

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Harry Potter si Piatra Filozofala

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Harry Potter si Camera Secretelor

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Harry Potter Prizonier la Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Harry Potter si Pocalul de Foc

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Harry Potter si Ordinul Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - Harry Potter si Printul Jumatate Sange Pur (not an official translation)

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at: 10/31/04 7:25 am

Post subject: Latin Names! For a laugh. Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 12:08 PM

I know I've told some of you, Harry Potter is available in Latin, and I have it! So far only PS has been translated, but I'll post more if they come out. Meanwhile I shall get all the ones I can from PS. (I only showed the ones that are different... though of course the names change with what case they're in... I cracked up the first time I saw 'Dursleyorum' [lit: of the Dursleys]

Harry Potter = Harrius Potter

Ronald Weasley = Ronaldus Vislius [lit: Weasel-like, we think]

Ginny = Ginny Vislia (just made to agree gender-wise, but I thought I'd include it)

Fred = Fredericus

George = Georgius

Neville = Neville Longifundus [yup, long bottom]

[Arthur is not in PS, and Molly's first name is never used; Crabbe and Goyle's first names also never used]

Sirius Black = Sirius Niger

Lupin not mentioned, James and Lily are the same, no Pettigrew. Scabbers the same though. Voldemort same, no mention of Riddle, also no Moody or Aberforth

All the rest the same, or not mentioned in PS.

Minor ones:

Uncle Vernon Dursley = Avunculus Vernon Dursley

Aunt Petunia = Matertera Petunia

Oliver Wood = Oliver Silvius

Bill Weasley = Gulielmus Vislius

Charlie Weasley = Carolus Vislius

Percy Weasley = Persius Vislius

Prof. Sprout = Professor Caulicula [not 100% sure of this; can't find it in the nominative anywhere]

Prof Flitwick = Professor Flitvicus

Madam Hooch = Magistra Hooch

Madam Pomfrey = Magistra Pomfrey ['Poppy' not used in PS]

Dean Thomus = Decanus Thomas [apparently this is the Latin for the academic position of Dean]

There are more but I've run out of time, will edit in later. Sorry!

Known aliases: Norus, Norlet, Norletta, Norusinerus, Norwich, Norway, Normandy, Manuel, Squeff, and Plotting, one of the four Horsewomen of the Dan Brown Apolcalypse.

'Leave them laughing when you go, and if you care don't let them know, don't give yourself away.' - Joni Mitchell, Both Sides Now

"'I refuse to prove I exist, says God, 'for proof denies faith and without faith I am nothing.'

'Aha,' says man, 'the Babel Fish proves you exist, and therefore, by your own logic, you don't.'

'Oh dear,' says God. 'I hadn't thought of that' and prompty vanishes in a puff of Logic."

Douglas Adams, The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy. Edited by: <A HREF=http://p072.ezboard.com/bsiriusblackfanclub.showUserPublicProfile?gid=nor@siriusblackfanclub>Nor[/url] at: 10/31/04 6:54 am

Post subject: Re: Latin Names! For a laugh. Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 05:39 PM

Penny and catz nice thread!! I loved the title....

Anyways, I read the books in english and I don't own the spanish version, but I do know the titles for the books:

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone:

Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal

Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets:

Harry Potter y la camara de los secretos

Harry Potter and the prisioner of Azkaban:

Harry Potter y el prisionero de Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire:

Harry Potter y el Caliz de fuego

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix:

Harry Potter y la Orden del Fenix.

Some other things that changed that I know of are:

Dementors: dementores

Knight bus: autobus noctangulo

Bloody Baron: Baron sanguinario

Shrieking shack: Casa de los gritos

Wormtail: colagusano

House elves: elfos domesticos

Oh, and one more, but I'm not sure about it:

Blast ended skrewts: escregutos de cola explosiva.

Heh. Those are funny.

Post subject: Re: Language Dictionary Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 09:00 PM

This is great so far, everyone! Thanks!

Here's the link to the list so far.

Keep posting!!

Edit: I've changed the link so it points to the new webpage.

No way...

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Post subject: Re: Language Dictionary Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2004 01:44 AM

Here we go again! Yes, you put more things, oh dear that means more time on Immeritus! :DD Sorry didn't have time to bold the text to make it clearer.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter � l'�cole des sorciers

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter et la Chambre des secrets

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter et le Prisonnier d'Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter et la coupe de feu

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter et l'ordre du Ph�nix

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter et le Prince au sang m�l�

Hogsmeade (Wizarding Village) - Pr�-au-Lard

Little Whinging (town where Dursleys live) - Little Whinging

Ministry of Magic - Minist�re de la Magie

Department of Mysteries - D�partement des Myst�res

Hogwarts Express - Poudlard Express

Grimmauld Place - Grimmaurd Square

Quidditch (and positions: Chaser, Beater, Keeper, Seeker; balls: Quaffle, Bludger, Golden Snitch) - Quidditch, Poursuiveur, Bateur, Gardien, Attrapeur, Souafle, Cognards, Vif d'or

St. Mungo's Hospital - Hopital St Mangouste

Beauxbatons Academy - Acad�mie Beauxbatons

Durmstrang Institute - Institut Durmstrang

Butterbeer - Bi�reaubeurre

Whomping Willow - Erm have to search

Spellotape - What's that?

Knight Bus - Magicobus

The Three Broomsticks - Les 3 balais

Firewhiskey - Whisky pur feu

Diagon Alley - L'All�e des Embrunes

Honeydukes - going searching

The Leaky Cauldron - Le chaudron baveur

Shrieking Shack - La cabane hurlante

Dementor - D�traqueurs

You've got a lot of work mummy! Yes I'll be able to do some mischief!

Here you go! Be back soon!

-edit- I corrected some tiny mistakes in the title. Not sure you can put in a title for the HBP yet, as it's not translated yet. -edit #2- Added accents.[/center]<span style="color:red;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:xx-small;]Annie[/color][/center]

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It's better to stop somebody from falling, than to help him getting up

One day you will make me choose between life and you, I'll say life and you will go without knowing that my life is you.

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Post subject: Re: Language Dictionary Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2004 02:00 AM

I've searched in the How do you say thread and here's what I found:

In Dutch:

Sirius Black � Sirius Zwarts

Dumbledore � Perkamentus

McGonagall � Anderling

Privet Drive � Ligusterlaan

Peter Pettigrew � Peter Pippeling

Moony � Maanling

Prongs � Gaffel

Wormtail � Wormstaart

Padfoot � Sluipvoet

Dudley Dursley - Dirk Duffeling

Vernon � Herman

Hermione � Hermelien

Weasley � Wemel

Hogwarts � Zweinstein

Hogsmeade � Zweinsveld

Scabbers - Schurfie

Whomping Willow Beukwilg

HP and the chamber of secrets - HP en de geheime kamer

HP and the prisoner of azkaban - HP en de gevangene van azkaban

HP and the goblet of fire - HP en de vuurbeker

HP and the order of the phoenix - HP en de orde van de fenix

Diagon alley - Wegisweg

The leaky cauldron - De lekke ketel

The three broomsticks - De drie bezemstelen

Draco Malfoy - Draco malfidus

And in German:

Harry Potter and the Philosophal stone: Harry Potter und der Stein der Wiesen

Harry Potter and the Chamber of secrets: Harry Potter die Kammer des Schreckens

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Askaban: Harry Potter und der Gefangene von Azkaban.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Harry Potter und der Feuerkelch.

Harry Potter

Also a bit in Russian:PHILOSOPHER'S STONE: _ Garry Potter i Filsoofsky Kame.

CHAMBER OF SECRETS: _ Garry Potter i tajnaja komnata

PRISONER OF AZKABAN: _ Garry Potter i uznik Azkabana

GOBLET OF FIRE: _ Garry Potter i Kubok Ognia

Aren't you proud of your daughter?

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[/center]<span style="color:purple;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:xx-small;]Catz*

It's better to stop somebody from falling, than to help him getting up

One day you will make me choose between life and you, I'll say life and you will go without knowing that my life is you.

[/color][/center] Edited by: <A HREF=http://p072.ezboard.com/bsiriusblackfanclub.showUserPublicProfile?gid=catzeyes@siriusblackfanclub>Catzeyes[/url]

at: 10/31/04 12:11 am

Post subject: Re: Language Dictionary Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2004 06:35 AM

Yay! A quest! *fetches shovel*

Quote::

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone: Harry Potter und der Stein der Wiesen

It's "Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen", not 'Wiesen' in German. "Harry Potter und der Stein der Wiesen"sounds funny though, it means something like 'Harry Potter and the stone of meadows'.

I'll do the German translations, I'm going to print the list and look up the names now.

Wouldn't it be a good idea to also include the names of potions and spells? Most of the names are not translated, or changed only a little, but the potions, spells and creatures are often called completely different in other languages.

<span style="color:olive;font-family:times new roman;font-size:x-small;]Snow was sliding down Harry�s neck, yet he had never felt warmer in his life. And for the first time, as he pictured Sirius�s laughing grey eyes � sunlight breaking through a storm cloud � his memory held no bitterness.[/color]

PadfootStar[/url] at: 10/31/04 7:34 am

7th Year Joined: Jun 18, 2004 Posts: 721

Good job, Pen! (PEN! PEN! ALWAYS THE PEN!) However, I think you should use a smaller font on the website, that way you can see more columns at the same time. Also, I'd like to see a symbol for the occasions where the name is not translated, just kept as-is. And a last thing, if you don't center the headlines, so that the lists will line up right under them, it will be easier to distinguish the languages.

Edit: Of course, I can tell this is not the final layout or anything. But I'm anxious to play around with it and I'm somewhat interested in layout matters =)

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I believe in dragons, good men and other fantasy creatures. Edited by: <A HREF=http://p072.ezboard.com/bsiriusblackfanclub.showUserPublicProfile?gid=emma@siriusblackfanclub>Emma[/url] at: 10/31/04 6:45 am

Post subject: Re: Language Dictionary Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2004 10:34 AM

Hey Padfoot, thanks! I just picked the names in a thread, obviously had a mistake.

I think including potions and spells in a good idea but maybe not yet? I mean, lets finish the characters first. I think it would be too much work for Penny to put everything in the list.

Then, when everything s finished, maybe we can start the rest.

But I think it's a great idea!

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[/center]<span style="color:purple;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:xx-small;]Catz*

It's better to stop somebody from falling, than to help him getting up

One day you will make me choose between life and you, I'll say life and you will go without knowing that my life is you.

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