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What type of translation you use in idiom translation?

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Question added by Hamdan Mohammed Abubakr , English Teacher , Alnahdhah High school
Date Posted: 2015/03/18
Ginin Dunia Rifai
by Ginin Dunia Rifai , Training Manager , Executive Business Co.

When translating an idiom, one can chose two ways to do so:

 

1. Literally; if the idiom has a similar synonym in both meaning and form in the target language, simply use the equivalent in the other language.

 

2. Ideally; which means translating the idea of the idiom, if no similar idiom is present in the target language. 

Ammar khaled mousa obaid obaid
by Ammar khaled mousa obaid obaid , امين مستودع , مجموعة الصايغ

I translate the idiom according the context  

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