How Do You Say FIRST?

[looneylin]

I was wondering if anybody could translate the FIRST motto in a different language :

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)

I thought it would be neat idea for my team's website if I translated the motto in as many languages as possible! You know, b/c we like to spread the message of FIRST to the world!

So far, I've got Latin, French, Spanish, and German covered. Can anybody else help me in my crusade to translate? lol

[Kevin Kolodziej]

Orfay Inspirationay Anday Ecognitionray Ofay Iencesay Anday EchnologyTay.

Not quite what you're looking for, I'm sure. Its times like these that I wish I knew Polish!

Kev

[Nick Bailey]

The mighty google has told me that in Japan, they say this 最初に (科学と技術のインスピレーシヨンそして認識のため )

[Greg Marra]

"f0r inspir47i0n 4nd r3c0gni7i0n 0f sci3nc3 4nd 73chn010gy"

[MissInformation]

Here's how I would say it in Spanish: Para Inspiración y Reconocimiento de Ciencia y Tecnología.

Heidi

[Adam Richards]

En Français: Pour l'Inspiration et l'Identification de la Science et de la Technologie (PIIST)

(time to whip out world.altavista.com...)

Italian: Per Ispirazione e Riconoscimento di Scienza e di Tecnologia (PIRST)

Dutch: Voor Inspiratie en Erkenning van Wetenschap en Technologie (VIEWT)

Greek: Για την έμπνευση και την αναγνώριση της επιστήμης και της τεχνολογίας (I'm not even going to bother with this acronym...)

Russian: Для воодушевленности и опознавания наукаа и техника (nor this...)

[Eugenia Gabrielov]

Originally Posted by Adam Richards

Russian: Для воодушевленности и опознавания наукаа и техника (nor this...)

Двонт

The words are kinda right. Russian is a hard one to translate like this. I'll figure it out when I feel less lazy.

Для вдохновения и признания науки и техники

"Dlya Vdokhnoveniya Ee Priznaniya Nauky Ee Tekhniky"

Fixed!

[nehalita]

Originally Posted by Beth Sweet

I thought Portuguese was virtually the same as spanish? The only thing I see there that's similar is ciencia...

Nope. Portuguese is definitely different -- it's spoken in Brazil. There are some similar words but yea... I can understand some spanish but i'm hopeless when it comes to Portuguese.
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i can do some of this in hindi but not all of it so i'll see if i can make one of my friends fully translate it for me.

== i originally wrote that Portuguese is from brazil -- as mechanicalbrain pointed out it's not. sorry for the typo. i meant that it's spoken in brazil. wrong word choice.

[Alan Anderson]

Klingon:

pIlmoHmeH 'ej QeD cham je vanmeH

"In order to cause to be inspired and in order to salute* science and technology"

* The verb van salute has a homophonous noun meaning award, tribute, implying more than simply showing deference to a military superior.

I've occasionally tried to come up with something to retrofit wa'DIch first as an acronym, but acronyms don't work well in Klingon because all words start with consonants.

[RoboMom]

When you run out of FIRST, you could start with "Gracious Professionalism."
Wouldn't that make a great banner at a FIRST event? (I am picturing this hanging from the upstairs stands at Halsey Field House at the Naval Academy)

[Joe Matt]

No Bork Bork Bork yet?

Fur Inspureshun und Recugneeshun ooff Sceeence-a und Technulugy

[Barry Bonzack]

[light humored Joke]

Click click click click -Ethiopian

[/light humored joke]

[JakeGallagher]

In Gibberish:

Fidigor Thidig'e Idiginspidigiridigashidigion Idigand Ridigecidigognidigishidigion Idigov Scidigi'idigence Idigand Tidigeknidigolidigogee

[Barry Bonzack]

Originally Posted by JakeGallagher

In Gibberish:

Fidigor Thidig'e Idiginspidigiridigashidigion Idigand Ridigecidigognidigishidigion Idigov Scidigi'idigence Idigand Tidigeknidigolidigogee

Gibberish? What about Pig Latin? ::too lazy to do it myself::

[nehalita]

Originally Posted by Barry Bonzack

Gibberish? What about Pig Latin? ::too lazy to do it myself::

Kevin beat you to it anyway (see 2nd post in the thread)