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Translation slip: McDonald’s new burger the butt of jokes in one French region

Summary by The Local - Fr
McDonald's new Big Arch burger is raising a smile in the French region of Alsace due to an unfortunate translation that makes the burger's name somewhat X-rated in the local dialect.

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For the Alsatians, the name "Big Arch®", launched by the American fast food chain on April 1, also means "big ass".

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Center

While McDonald is launching the Big Arch, a new burger for "big hungers", translation into some European languages makes you smile, as was the case in the past for other brands

·France
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Launched a few days ago in all the McDonalds of France the new burger named "Big Arch" caused some smiles in the east of the country. Because in Alsatian, and therefore in German, "arsch" means... ass.

·Paris, France
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The American fast food chain has not changed the name of its new big burger, Big Arch® for the Alsatian market, where dialect-speaking and German-speaking delights.

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The American fast food chain has not changed the name of its new big burger, "Big Arch" for the Alsatian market, where dialect- and German-speaking are delighting.

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Le Parisien broke the news in Paris, France on Thursday, April 10, 2025.
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