Exploring Idioms in Foreign Languages
In my previous post “Understanding English-Language Idioms,” I discussed the peculiarity of idioms. Idioms are expressions used in informal language that don’t actually mean what
December 29, 2014
The Difficult Task of Translating Proverbs
There is no doubt that as translators we face constant challenges while doing our job. An example would be, while translating literary works we may
January 13, 2014
Regional Soccer Terms That Go Global
In a previous post (Derby or Clásico?), we looked at some of the soccer terms which, by virtue of the incessant flow of Latin American
October 3, 2012
More Colloquial Expressions from Spain
This week I devoted a few hours to transcribing a series of talks on business leadership, which were given by a Basque speaker. The experience
August 22, 2012
