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Lecture III. Translation of phraseological units
Lecture outline:
Several factors of translating phraseological units.
The main types of phraseological conformities.
A verbatim word for word translation.
Translating by analogy.
Descriptive translation.
Key words: phrase, phraseological units, homonymy, synonymy, polysemy, context, phraseme, idioms, micro-system, principles, verbatim, analogy, translation, conformities, a stylistic-expressive component, phraseology, word for word translation, translating by analogy, descriptive translation.
Translating a phraseological unit is not an easy matter as it depends on several factors: different combinability of words, homonymy, synonymy, polysemy of phraseological units and presence of falsely identical units, which makes it necessary to take into account of the context. Besides, a large number of phraseological units have a stylistic-expressive component in meaning, which usually has a specific national feature. The afore-cited determines the necessity to get acquainted with the main principles of the general theory of phraseology.
The following types of phraseological units may be observed: phrasemes and idioms. A unit of constant context, consisting of dependent and constant indicators may be called a phraseme. An idiom is a unit of constant context which is characterized by an integral meaning of the whole and by weakened meanings of, the components, and in which the dependent and the indicating elements are identical and equal to the whole lexical structure of the phrase.
Any type of phraseological unit can be presented as a definite micro-system. In the process of translating phraseological units functional adequate linguistic units are selected by comparing two specific linguistic principles. These principles reveal elements of likeness and distinction. Certain parts of these systems may correspond in form and content (completely or partially) or have no adequacy.
The main types of phraseological conformities are as follows:
Complete conformities.
Partial conformities.
III. Absence of conformities.
1. Complete conformities. Complete coincidence of form and content in phraseological units is rarely met with.
1. black frost (Phraseme) —қора совуқ — сильный мороз
2. То bring oil to fire. (Idiom) — Alangaga yog‘ quymoq.— Подлить масло в огонь.
3. То lose one's head. (Idiom) — Gangib qolmoq. — Потерять голову.
II. Partial conformities. Partial conformities of phraseological units in two languages assume lexical, grammatical and lexico-grammatical differences with identity of meaning and style, i. e. they are figuratively close, but differ in lexical composition, morphologic number and syntactic arrangement of the order of words. One may find:
1) Partial lexic conformities by lexic parameters (lexical composition):
1. To get out of bed on the wrong foot. (Idiom)
Chap yoni bilan turmoq.
Встать с левой ноги.
2. То have one's heart in one's boots. (Idiom)
Yuragi orqasiga tortib ketmoq.
Душа в пятки ушла.
3. То lose one's temper. (Phraseme)
sabri tugamoq, g‘azablanmoq.
выйти из себя, потерять терпение.
4. То dance to smb's pipe. (Idiom)
— Birovning nog‘orasiga o‘ynamoq.
— Плясать под чью-либо дудку.
2) Partial conformities by the grammatical parameters:
a) differing as to morphological arrangement (number).
1) To fish in troubled waters. (Idiom)
Loyqa suvda baliq tutmoq.
Ловить рыбу в мутной воде.
2) From head to foot. (Idiom)
Boshdan-oyog‘igacha.
С головы до ног.
3) to agree like cats and dogs (Phraseme)
It-mushukdek yashamoq
Жить как кошка с собакой.
4. to keep one's head (Idiom)
o‘zini yo‘qotmaslik
не потерять головы
3) differing as to syntactical arrangement
1. Strike while the iron is hot
temirni qizig‘ida bos
куй железо, пока горячо
2. Egyptian darkness
— qop-qorong‘i zimiston (go‘rdek qorong‘i)
— тьма египетская
3. armed to teeth
tish-tirnog‘igacha qurollangan
вооруженный до зубов
4. All is not gold that glitters
Barcha yaltiragan narsalar oltin emas
Не все золото, что блестит.
III. Absence of conformities.
Many English phraseological units have no phraseological conformities in Uzbek and Russian. In the first instance this concerns phraseological units based on realiae. When translating units of this kind it is advisable to use the following types of translation:
A. A verbatim word for word translation.
B. Translation by analogy.
С Descriptive translation.
A verbatim translation is possible when the way of thinking (in the phraseological unit) does not bear a specific national feature.
To call things by their true names. (Idiom)
Har narsani o‘z nomi bilan atamoq.
Называть вещи своими именами.
The arms race. (Phraseme)
Qurollanish poygasi.
Гонка вооружений.
3. Cold war. (Idiom)
— Sovuq urush.
— Холодная война.
Translating by analogy. This way of translating is resorted to when the phraseological unit has a specific national realiae.
1. «Dick», said the dwarf, thrashing his head in at the door — «my pet», my pupil, the apple of my eye hey!
Dik, azizim, tolibim, ko‘zginamning nuri—xursandligidan xitob qildi mitti odam eshikka boshini suqib.
Дик,— воскликнул карлик, просовывая голову в дверь, мой любимец, мой ученик, свет очей моих.
2. to pull somebody's leg (Idiom)
Mazax qilmoq,
одурачить кого-либо
Descriptive translation. Descriptive translation i. e translating phraseological units by a free combination of words is possible when the phraseological unit has a particular national feature and has no analogue in the language it is to be translated into.
1. to enter the House. (Phraseme)
Parlament a'zosi bo‘lmoq.
Стать членом парламента.
2. Тс cross the floor of the House. (Idiom)
Bir partiyadan boshqa partiyaga o‘tib ketmoq.
Перейти из одной партии в другую.
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