TRANSLATION- OBLIQUE TECHNIQUES

Question 1

"...to express something in a completely different way, for example when translating idioms or advertising slogans..."

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Reformulation

Question 2

"... the translator generates a change in the point of view of the message without altering meaning..."

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Modulation

Question 3

What is oblique translation?

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Used when structural /conceptual elements of the SL cannot be translated

Question 4

Which techniques can be applied to translate: "my computer`s software is not updated"

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borrowing/transposition

Question 5

"he loves the new beauty salon = èl adora el nuevo salon de belleza " this is an example of borrowing

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False

Question 6

"he is extremely intelligent= no tiene nada de tonto" this is an example of modulation

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True

Question 7

"...parts of speech change their sequence when they are translated . There is a shift of word class.."

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Transposition

Question 8

Which techniques can be applied to translate: "skyscrapers are super tall "

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calque/ literal translation

Question 9

"...It is a shift in cultural environment..."

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Adaptation

Question 10

"...it is considered to be very informal, more common in speech than in writing, typically restricted ..."

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Slang translation

Question 11

Which technique can be applied to translate: "the comfortable red couch "

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Transposition

Question 12

"...It is used when something cannot be translated, and the meaning that is lost is expressed somewhere else in TL..."

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Compensation

Question 13

"I went to watch the movie a walk to remember = fui a ver la película un amor para recordad. This is an adaptation

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False

Question 14

"are you kidding me?= ¿me estás tomando el pelo? This is an example of equivalence

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True

Question 15

"Don´t delay= date prisa" this is an example of modulation

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True

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