THE PROBLEM OF EQUIVALENCE IN THE TRANSLATION OF PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS

Abstract

This article mainly discusses the issue of translating phraseological units, some of the problems that one has to face when choosing an equivalent, and other factors such as culture that should be taken into account in the translation process, other than language. In this case, the process of translation can be difficult for whom is translating because every language has their own version of phraseological unit to describe context. Idioms can be a good example for this. Some main problems which translator face, will be discussed in the following paragraphs.