Can you speak French?

[marielet]

I’d really like a tattoo that says

“Familiar Hell”
“Unfamiliar Heaven”

I know I can use googled translate but I want to make sure it’s correct.

Excellent suggestion! (except it's "unfamiliar" heaven)

If you wanted to make it four words (and a symbol) you could always throw in a mathematical symbol which is big with les cool enfants these days:

enfer familier < paradis inconnu

Years ago I worked with a Chinese colleague. We had a client come in with a tat he clearly thought was something profound and she pointed out that in fact it said, 'closed for cleaning'.

I ended up with “choose from the tattoos below” 🤷‍♂️

All of these sound so wrong in French. Nobody would ever say this in French. It just doesn't work or sound French at all, despite the French words. Translation is more than words.

He’d be Pete inconnu then?

the OP would be better off with the French for Snapped and Farted.

I don't speak French but I just came here to say I like the idea and getting a tattoo that would raise up your mood is always a good idea. Careful, though, I've heard it's addictive and people constantly come back for more 😁

consider latin?

😂

How about Italian?

inferno familiare; paradiso sconosciuto

I wasn't sure what you were trying to express, my version meant "Heaven eludes me, but I don't care about hell" 🤔

I'm reminded of the time when David Beckham had a Hindi tattoo of his wife's name, only it was spelled incorrectly.

A leap forward through technology?

It’s all Greek to me.

😂😂😂

Advancement / advantage / leading through technology. It's Audi's slogan.

I think it's a very valid concept, though I definitely think it would be best to have it in English. Surely it will be non-specific enough and small enough not to give too much away?

Wrt the translation, as a languages teacher I'd say that short, pithy phrases which pack a lot of meaning into a few words are often the very hardest things to translate! I can see why that might not be obvious to most people though.

Well it seems you can't

Yes having worked there we talked about it often. The question mark was why the poster was saying it not what it meant 😂

Aw thanks must be lovely to be such a sweetheart x