This sign is not, as it surely appears to be, warning us against going alpine skiing in the area.

Let’s just say this doesn’t seem like the best place to loiter for any amount of time.

This sign seems fairly innocuous. It’s even painted a friendly shade of pink. The reality is not so rosy.

There are many reasons why a beach could be closed, but Google Translate tells us the problem here is ‘black water’. We’ll let you put two and two together on this one.

This isn’t a life or death situation, but you really don’t want to upset any firemen, regardless of where you are in the world.

If you come across this sign and you’ve left your antihistamine at home, it could be a good time to turn around.

This is probably not the best place to bring Auntie June with her hip implant and brand new pacemaker.

This sign in Holland appears to warn you about dangerous water. In reality, it’s warning you you're about to walk into quicksand.

It has to be said that Google is already an indispensable tool for travellers all over the globe, for everything from checking real time flight information to handling hotel reservations.

But perhaps the most impressive tool is for travellers is Google's Translate App, which can now instantly translate printed text in 27 languages.

All you need to do is download the app, point your phone at a sign, and it will immediately tell you what it says.

Supplied The Google translation app could save you from situations like this.

Nowhere is this more useful than when confronted with danger signs you can't read - as is hilariously pointed out in our gallery.

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