the answers should be given back hand to hand to the teacher  on the day of the written exam .

Master 02  Comparat. Lit.               Translation  TD  Exam                                         March 2021

Say if the given statements are true or false :

1.       

One-to-one literal translation respects collocational meanings in their powerful context.

 

2.       

Bound free translation is a systematic literal translation .

 

3.       

In W.for.W. translation , an idiom is translated into an idiom ; and so are collocations.  

 

4.       

One-to-one translation focuses on the same number of words in both languages.

 

5.       

One-to-one translation focuses on the context when translating .

 

6.       

This mission is a can of worms هذه المهمة صعبة و مكلفة   is an example of a  free translation.

 

7.       

She had a new baby رزقها الله مولودا بهي الطلعة   is a bound free translation.

 

8.       

The central problem of translating has never been whether to translate literally or freely.

 

9.       

He knows this information هو يعرف هذه المعلومة   is a one-to-one literal translation.

 

10.    

You look quite cool تبدو رابط الجأش  is a kind of a loose translation.

 

11.    

Word-for-word translation disregards the grammatical differences between both languages

 

12.    

Loose  free translation is a pragmatic translation.

 

13.    

Bound free translation is a pragmatic translation.

 

14.    

Translating the letter or the spirit is based on two major old-new methods of translation.

 

15.    

Sounds may play an important role in deriving the meaning in translation .

 

16.    

Holy Quran, Sunnah, and poetry can be sources that help translators .

 

17.    

Word-for-word translation allows for words to be understood in isolation .

 

18.    

Grammar is a less considerable  factor in translating texts from Arabic into English .

 

19.    

The translation of the source texts’ intentions are the core of the Loose Free translation.

 

20.    

هذا الرجل يكون كبير رمية  is a one-to-one translation of  : This man is a big shot .      

 

 

Translate the following expressions :

Books were very cheap those days.

 

They are living on bread and cheese

 

 

قضى أيام الطاعون حينها

You are a bigmouth.

 

Don’t flog a dead horse .

 

 

اقلب الورقة / تابع

It warmed my heart to know that ……

 

 

حسني مبارك

As cool as cucumber

 

Be ware of the prince of darkness .

 

It is raining cats and dogs

 

Are you a priest? No, I am a minister.

 

Tom, Dick and Harry

 

 

صبور كالجمل

Carrying coal to Newcastle