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What is idiom?
 What is idiom?
IDIOM
/ˈɪd.i.əm/

A group of words in a fixed order that has a particular meaning that is

different from the meanings of each word on its own
 The differences
between idiom and
proverb
 The differences between idiom and proverb

IDIOM PROVERBS
A group of words whose meaning A short sentence, etc., usually known by
considered as a unit is different from the
VS many people, stating something
meanings of each word considered commonly experienced or giving advice
separately - Cambridge Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary
The differences between idiom and proverb

IDIOM PROVERBS
Ex: Cat get your tongue? VS Ex: A picture is worth a thousand
=> Can’t you speak? words
=> Explaining something is easier
through a picture than by words
 Difficulties and
how to overcome
Difficulties of translating idiom
and how to overcome it
 01. Cultural differences when translating idiom

Language is bearer of culture and idioms are heavily

culturally loaded phrases and sentences.

Hard to translate
Ex: Hold your horses = Stop and consider carefully their
decision
In Vietnam, no equivalent idiomatic or fixed expression
in Vietnamese Translate

Cultural diffrences
 02.
• A literal translation: a translation that follows
closely the form of the source language
Ex: Wet as a paddling rat (English)
Ướt như chuột lột (Vietnamese)

How to overcome

• A free translation: transmitting the figurative

meaning in the original language idiom by means of
free translation.
Ex : No pain no gain (English)
Có công mài sắc có ngày nên kim (Vietnamese)
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