Published September 30, 2022 | Version v1
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COLOURS FROM CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE

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  • 1. Moldova State University

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The world of English idiomatic expressions is huge and diverse, and every aspect of their study certainly deserves attention. In order to understand the depth of this process, it has been necessary to find out what an ‘idiom’ is from various perspectives: semantics, structure and culture.
The study stresses the importance of idiomatic translation that is probably one of the most challenging types of translation because there are no expressions for which dictionaries have exact equivalents.
The most important thing to keep in mind is the cultural difference the translator encounters during the translation process as well as understanding all the peculiarities, similarities and differences of the two languages in order to choose the appropriate translation strategies and achieve the same meaning as in the source text. Besides, the translator requires creativity, skills, willingness, and perseverance to search for the best equivalent.

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