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Monday, January 5, 2026

ONOMATOPEAS_A STYLE, A LIFE!

FEELINGS ARE IN-BORN ABILITIES IN HUMAN BEINGS .THEY USE A WIDE RANGE OF SENSATIONS TO EXPRESS THEIR   INSIDE WORLD. ALL  OF THESE MAKE TRANSLATION  TASK  MORE DIFFICULT.INTERPRETERS ON THEIR PART ARE ALLOWED TO PUT FORTH THE IDEA THAT LIES BEHIND SUCH EXCLAMATIONS.

TO ILLUSTRATE THE ABOVE POINT LET THE FOLLOWING  ENGLISH AND FRENCHTRANSLATION

 

INTERPRETER

TRANSLATOR(ENGLISH)

FRENCH: 1-Nous poussons un ouf ! de soulagement.

2-Euh..!Que dirais-je...

1-Here we are dealing with a feeling of relief

2-Here the interpreter might choose to skip this part of the speech and show his embarrassment otherwise

1-We voice:"phew!"!as a relief.

2-How should I put it?...

TRANSLATING SOUNDS  AND ONOMATOPEAS ACTUALLY MAKES THIS WORK AN OVERSTRESSING TASK.THEN "HUH!""OUCH!"  AND SO ON.... DOES THIS STYLE FIT YOU?

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