Harry Potter and the Translator’s Nightmare

Dynamic Language | December 9, 2016

JK Rowling’s “Harry Potter” has been sold across the globe in over 60 languages, giving translators a really tough time… Because how do you translate expecto patronum into Spanish? Or Hufflepuff into Vietnamese?

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