Jul 2026· Al-Farooq Journal of Sciences· Vol 2, pp. 995-1004· 0 citations· 4 references
Abstract
I attempt in this research to uncover the problems and obstacles faced by students at some Libyan Universities when translating English proverbs into Arabic and Arabic proverbs into English that relate to commercial matters. In this research, I focus on commercial proverbs whose translation cause ambiguity and misunderstanding of the proverbs, resulting an incorrect translation. I also provide some definitions of idiomatic expressions and some methods and strategies that students should use in order to avoid these problems and reach the intended meaning and a correct translation. The students were given texts containing English proverbs related to business matters. These students, were male and female, they were from various Libyan universities. They were asked to translate the English texts into Arabic within a period of week. They were instructed not to consult professional translators, but were permitted to use dictionaries and seek assistance from each other. Texts were collected from students for review, analysis and discussion students' translation and the problems they encountered in translating these texts.
Literal translation is commonly used by student translators because it helps them retain the words and sentence structures of the source text. However, its use in translating descriptive texts can become problematic when closely following the original structure leads to unnatural or inappropriate expressions in the tar...
Farid Akhbar Fardillah, Ummi Nur Laila Sulistyani· ELT Forum: Journal of Englis...· 0 citations
This study aims to (1) identify and describe the characteristics of lexical choices in EFL students’ Indonesian–English translations and (2) investigate the factors influencing students’ lexical choices during the translation process. A qualitative descriptive approach was employed, involving 20 fourth-semester EFL stu...
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Ophelia Allahverdi Taghiyeva· Studia Orientalne· 0 citations
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