get lost in translation

Of a word or words, to lose the full subtlety of meaning or significance when translated from one language to another, especially when done literally. My friend tried explaining a few French idioms to me, but I'm afraid they got lost in translation. It's amazing how much gets lost in translation in the subtitles of foreign films.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kallikrates	-	Ancient Greek
Seeta	-	Indian, Hindi
Stine	-	Danish, Norwegian
Alessandro	ahl-e-SAHN-dro	Italian
RocÍO	ro-THEE-o (Spanish), ro-SEE-o (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Evelina	e-ve-LEE-nah (Italian, Swedish)	English, Italian, Swedish