YOU SAID:
the pelican smacked the sailboat in its face
INTO JAPANESE
ペリカンはヨットを正面からぶつけた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Pelican hit the yacht from the front
INTO JAPANESE
ペリカンはヨットを正面からぶつけた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Pelican hit the yacht from the front
That didn't even make that much sense in English.