Who knew that Yoda was in the business of translating from French to German?
The translation detectives at the Übersetzungsfehler blog found this sign at the Rhine-Rhône Canal near Montbéliard, France. "Roulez lentement" means "Drive slowly". The German translation, however, is incomprehensible in a Yoda type of way and would be cute if it might not lead to traffic jams and worse among the drifting house boats.
So, there you have it: Reason number 1,472 to hire a professional translator for your high-visibility signs.
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Cute, but again, just wrong enough to make me wonder: Would a German speaker actually slow down?