
The French translator thought it meant 'Bring any girl to a dance club and she turns into a party animal. The experts believed it meant 'it's better to hit the bed instead of pouring over world's mysteries', while Arabic linguists asked 'free this evening for a sleepover?' in response.Ī more complex string of 10 emoji denoting a 'girl's night out' (shown top) unsurprisingly confused those surveyed. Most German translators saw the same symbols as the 'strength of silence', and a Chinese translator was particularly dramatic explaining, 'I'll not say anything otherwise I'll be dead'.Īn emoji message showing a pointing finger followed by a gust of air is intended to mean 'he farted'.įrench translators found a more poetic meaning of 'blowing hot air in your direction,' while Hindi translators interpreted it as 'look there he goes' and Greek linguists said 'go with the flow'.Īrabic translators thought it meant 'you stink!'Īn image of the moon together with a sleeping face and a hand gesture showing satisfaction was intended to mean 'good night, sleep well,' but instead it was said to mean 'when the moon is out it's time to catch some zzz's' by Spanish translators, while German experts said it means 'to be out all night is great, but sleeping is better'.Ī string of five emoji meaning 'New York, the city that never sleeps' garnered a curious response from Hindi translators.


An image of the moon together with a sleeping face and a hand gesture showing satisfaction was intended to mean 'good night, sleep well,' but instead it was said to mean 'when the moon is out it's time to catch some zzz's' by Spanish translators
