I had been skipping this one because I couldn't figure it out. Google translate kept calling the title "statistician", and manually typing it into a translator was giving me the same thing. For some reason it thought for a little longer today and finally gave me a title that makes sense: "works as an extra"
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21 Comments
neidu3@sh.itjust.works · 38 pts · 63d
I don't speak Hungarian, but the Norwegian word for Extra is "statist", as in someone who is part of a static set. I would think the Hungarian word has a similar meaning/origin, and that the lack of context threw the translator off.
ladicius@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 63d
Same in German.
dzsimbo@sopuli.xyz · 10 pts · 63d
That's probably the origin for the Hungarian. Ton of words borrowed from our EU daddy.
RaphaelSchmitz@feddit.org · 1 pts · 62d
Probably comes from latin. Might have been via another country, might have been directly.
aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 63d
“A woman never tells.”
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“A street worker never tells either.”
DagwoodIII@piefed.social · 10 pts · 63d
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abbadon420@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 63d
How do you go from "statitician" to "works as an extra"? Is this some Hungarian (assuming its Hungarian) idiom?
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 63d
I have no idea, but it's wild that the translator gives different answers based on absolutely no change in input. I'm literally just reloading it and watching the definition change.
9/10 times it says "statistician", but every so often it says "works as an extra"
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de · 15 pts · 63d
In german "statist" has this exact meaning, so it immediately made sense to me.
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 63d
That makes sense. When I delete letters on the end, it keeps guessing "extra", so there must be a similar base word.
HK65@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 63d
Statiszta is the base
Squirrelsdrivemenuts@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 63d
Have you tried the deepl translator? You can click on the translation and it gives alternatives.
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 63d
People have recommended it before, but this is the first time I've truly seen a limitation like this. Will have to use next time.
CanadianCarl@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 63d
You can sign up for the free version. It has a character limit per month, but it is reasonable.
Zarobi@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 63d
I wonder if Google Translate is using A.I. behind the hood now? I see no other reason that would cause fluctuating results
HK65@sopuli.xyz · 11 pts · 63d
Native Hungarian here, statiszta means extra at a shooting, statisztál is a less often uses slightly archaic derivative meaning "acts as a statiszta".
lime@feddit.nu · 8 pts · 63d
in many european languages, the word "extra" (as in a background character) translates as "statist" or some variation thereof.
polle@feddit.org · 6 pts · 63d
Asked a Hungarian speaking person. The correct translation is extra. Like for example a person on a film set that is in the scene in the background.
Whirling_Ashandarei@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 63d
You ain't got no legs,
lieutenantdirector DanBuboScandiacus@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 61d
Statiszta means the extras in a movie, yes that second translation is correct
NahMarcas@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 63d
Okey, I laught