How do you translate idioms?

Start with the most loyal approach, which involves finding an equivalent idiom in the target language with the same words and structure as the idiom in your source language. If this approach doesn’t work, stop trying to preserve the same word choice, and if this doesn’t yield any results, drop the structure and simply convey the idiom’s meaning in a simple descriptive language.

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Learn more about translating idioms in the article: How to Translate Idioms the Right Way?

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Last updated

09/12/2022