WorksheetsTRANSLATION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES. CRUA 2025
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 52mins
Which one of the following is not categized as direct translation?
adaption
calque
literal translation
borrowing
Which one of the following is not included in oblique translation?
adaptation
transposition
borrowing
modulation
word for word translation is another meaning of?
semantic translation
literal translation
free translation
communicative translation
Taking of words directly from one language into another without translation is the definition of
calque
omission
addition
borrowing
SL : I am riding a bicycle.
TL: Yo estoy manejando una bicicleta.
The procedured used to translate SL to TL above is called as
literal translation
free translation
communicative translatioin
semantic translation
android=android
tablet=tablet
laptop=laptop
Which of the following procedures is used in the translation processes above?
Borrowing
Adaptation
calque
Modulation
_____________ is another name of literal translation
communicative translation
semantic translation
free translation
direct translation
It produces the target text content without the style and form
Free translation
Adaptation
Literal translation
Using Communicative translation, the translator
Preserves the Source language text
Wants to make the text acceptable and comprehensible to target audience
To translate religious and legal texts, we shall use
Semantic translation
Communicative translation
It is the process of transmitting written text from one language into another.
Traduction
Translation
Interpretation
Knowledge about culture is not important to the translator
True
False
Select the correct translation using the TRANSPOSITION technique.
He was THE MOST POWERFUL man. (adj-n)
Él fue el hombre más poderoso.
Él fue el hombre con más poder.
Select the correct translation using the TRANSPOSITION technique.
He faced the situation BRAVELY. (adj-n)
Él afrontó la situación con valentía.
Él afrontó la situación valientemente.
Select the correct translation using the TRANSPOSITION technique.
He made a good TRANSLATION. (n-v)
Él hizo una buena traducción.
Él tradujo bien.
Some girls play hard to get
Algunas chicas son difíciles
Algunas chicas se hacen las difíciles
Algunas chicas juegan muy mal
Algunas mujeres son muy rudas
Que eso te sirva de lección
That serves you as a lesson
That teaches you
Let that be a lesson to you
Have it your way
Soy un niño en el fondo
I'm a child at heart
I'm a boy inside
I'm a child at the bottom
I'm a toddler at heart
You're friends rub me the wrong way
Tus amigos te llevan por el mal camino
Tus amigos no son una buena influencia
Tus amigos me dan mala espina
Tus amigos me engañaron
La tercera es la vencida
The third one is the defeated one
Third one is the last one
Third time's a charm
The third one is luck
Hasta que la muerte nos separe
Till death do us part
Till death separates us
until the death makes us distant
Till death takes us apart
What is MODULATION?
Establishing an ephemeral equivalence, totally unpredictable out of context. It corresponds to the functional equivalent or effect translation (traducción de efecto).
Changing linguistic or paralinguistic elements (intonation, gestures) that affect aspects of linguistic variation: changes in textual tone, style, social dialect, geographic dialect, etc.
Making a change of point of view, approach, or category of thought concerning the formulation of the source text.
Introducing details not formulated in the source text: information, explanatory paraphrasis, which fulfill a metalinguistic function.
What is WORD FOR WORD?
It keeps the grammar, order, and primary meaning of all the words of the original.
It deletes completely any element of information presented in the source text.
It makes a change of point of view, approach, or category of thought concerning the formulation of the source text.
What is CALQUE?
Integrating a word or expression from the source language into the target text without modifying it.
Deleting completely any element of information presented in the source text.
Translating literally a foreign word or syntagma.
Deleting a part of the information or any element presented in the source text.
What is BORROWING?
Keeping the grammar, order, and primary meaning of all the words of the original.
Integrating a word or expression from the source language into the target text without modifying it.
Using a recognized term or expression (by the dictionary, by linguistic use) as equivalent in the target language.
Synthesizing linguistic elements in the target text.
Which one of the following is not included in oblique translation?
adaptation
transposition
borrowing
modulation
Are translation and interpretation are often the same?
True
False
What is Modulation in translation procedures?
Modulation is a technique used to enhance the visual aspects of a translation.
Modulation refers to the process of translating text word-for-word.
Modulation is a method of increasing the volume of sound.
Modulation is a translation technique that involves changing the form or perspective of the message.
How does Transposition differ from Direct Translation?
Transposition is only used in written texts, while Direct Translation is for spoken language.
Transposition changes sentence structure; Direct Translation maintains original structure.
Direct Translation alters meaning; Transposition does not.
Transposition is a synonym for Direct Translation.
Translation is associated to
Written word
Spoken word
Language to be translated into
Source Language
Target Language
Language to be translated
Source Language
Target Language
Adaptation is used mainly for plays (comedies) and poetry.
True
False
Literal translation is nearly similar to faithful translation but takes more account of the aesthetic value of the source language text.
True
False
Semantic translation is so-called ‘intralingual translation’.
True
False
Both content and language are readily acceptable and comprehensible to the readership if the translator uses communicative translation.
True
False
Idiomatic translation reproduces the message of the original but tends to distort nuances of meaning
True
False
In faithful translation, the source language constructions are converted to their nearest target language equivalents but the lexical words are translated singly, out of context.
True
False
Faithful translation attempts to reproduce the precise contextual meaning of the original within the constraints of the TL grammatical structures.
True
False
WHAT ARE THE TRANSLATION TECHNIQUES YOU’VE LEARNED IN THIS CLASS ?
DIRECT
BORROWING
OBLIQUE
COMPENSATION
WHAT IS NOT A DIRECT TRANSLATION TECHNIQUE ?
CALQUE
ADAPTATION
LITERAL TRANSLATION
BORROWING
WHAT IS NOT AN OBLIQUE TRANSLATION TECHNIQUE ?
COMPESATION
TRANSPOSITION
CALQUE
EQUIVALENCE
..................... the taking of words directly from one language into another without translation.
BORROWING
TRANSPOSITION
CALQUE
EQUIVALENCE
................. is a phrase borrowed from another language and translated literally word-for-word.
BORROWING
TRANSPOSITION
CALQUE
EQUIVALENCE
Techniques are used when the structural or conceptual elements of the source language cannot be directly translated without altering meaning or upsetting the grammatical and stylistics elements of the target language.
DIRECT
BORROWING
OBLIQUE
COMPESATION
This is the process where parts of speech change their sequence when they are translated.
MODULATION
TRANSPOSITION
ADAPTATION
COMPESATION
……………..consists of using a phrase that is different in the source and target languages to convey the same idea.
MODULATION
TRANSPOSITION
ADAPTATION
COMPESATION
According to Polysystem theory, when translated literature is in the central position in a literary systey, the translation strategy tend to be
dynamic
natural / communicative
faithful /semantic
free translation
"To add fuel to the fire."
"Echar agua al mar."
It is a case of _________.
Literal
Calque
Adaptation
Modulation
"El Día de los Muertos."
"The Day of the Dead (a Mexican holiday celebrating deceased loved ones)."
It is a case of _________.
Adaptation
Borrowing
Calque
Literal
"Gaslight"
"Luz de gas"
It is a case of _________.
Borrowing
Literal
Modulation
Calque
