Lesson 3 Lexical equivalence and translation strategies
1. Match the following words
enough insane complain sufficient autumn really
deep fraternal sodium chloride freedom endless mad
fall profound brotherly purchase liberty regal
everlasting whinge kingly buy verily salt
· What is the relation between these words called?
· Why are there so many of these pairs in the English language?
· Can two words have exactly the same meaning?
2. Explain the differences in meaning between the following:
· fall v. autumn
· salt v sodium chloride
· whinge v complain
· deep v profound
· govern v. direct v. control
Which of these is hard to translate into Italian?
3. What is the cause of the translation difficulty with these groups of words
a. airing cupboard Speaker of the House of Commons
b. privacy standard a landslide victory
c. The university has a lot of facilities for students, including a bookshop and a canteen
d. bungalow, cottage, croft, chalet, lodge hut, mansion, manor, villa, hall
e. libertà > …….? (Braveheart)
f. He was a good employer but she was a terrible employee
His skin was wrinkled but he had a boyish expression
g. He wasn’t very au fait with the procedure.
She was wearing a very chic dress.
4. Translate the following
a. Instructions - Shampoo the hair with a mild WELLA SHAMPOO
b. The Patrick Collection has a restaurant to suit every taste – from the discerning gourmet to the Cream Tea expert
c. If you look past Tower Bridge you will see St Paul’s in the distance
At the Opening of Parliament the Prime Minister was accompanied by Jeremy Corbyn on her right and Vince Cable on her left
No eggs, no omelettes. It depends on the quality of the eggs… when the class one eggs are in Waitrose and you cannot get there you have a problem
before recovering the beans, arrucao’ is required
il concerto ci ha regalato tante emozioni