"Sacar"--check this out

Question

In the Translation box, type "sacar" and click Translate, then Video translation. Listen closely to the spoken example, which differs from the written text. Does it surprise you?

What translator are you using? - djgates, May 11, 2012

Interesting! - rac1, May 11, 2012

That's a bit creepy!! The translator has been watching too many late night news shows .... - Lector_Constante, May 11, 2012

Answer 1

Ok. I used the SpanishDict.com translator. The written translation is given as "to take out". The video translator uses the past tense in his example: "He took out a gun...." The translation for the words he uses would be: "El sacó un arma de fuego...."

Thanks for the comment (and I agree), but I was more interested in the sociological implications of "and killed this boy." - Eeeker, May 11, 2012

Answer 2

I suppose that if people are really bent on finding fault with something they will always find what they want. That way a convinced teetotaler might feel offended by 'la sidra se saca de las manzanas'.

Answer 3

I'm not shocked. It's as if he was reading from a newspaper article or novel. It's not as though they gave a video example of violence.

Answer 4

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