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In order to correctly make Russian translation of a book, newspaper article or any type of creating writing one shall know how to translate correctly from English to Russian idiomatic expressions.
Weshall now have a close look at some peculiarities ofidioms. An vital point which has to be stressed is that idioms are not only colloquial phrases, as a lot of people believe. They can be found in formal style and in slang. They can appear in poetry or in the masterpieces of Shakespeare and the Bible.
Idioms are used widely, that is why an experienced Russian translator is simply obliged to master certain techniques for translation of idioms from English to Russian, and for their translation from Russian to English.
What, then, is an idiom? One can say that an idiomatic expression is a number of elements which, if found together, mean something special from the separate expressions of the idiom when they are placed alone. The way in which the phrases are put together is often funny, illogical or even grammatically wrong. These are the peculiar peculiarities of some idioms. Other idiomatic expression are totally regular and reasonable in their grammar and vocabulary. Because of the peculiar properties of some idiomatic expressions, we have to study the idiomatic expressions as a whole and we sometimes cannot change any part of it (except perhaps, only the tense of the verb).
English is very rich in idioms. In fact, it is difficult to speak or write English without using idiomatic expressions. An English native speaker is very often not aware that he is using an idiom; maybe he does not even realize that an idiom which he implements is grammatically wrong. A non-native learner makes the correct use of idiomatic English one of his main goals, and the fact that some idioms are illogical or grammatically wrong causes him trouble. Only careful study and exact learning will help.
It cannot be explained why a particular idiom has developed an unusual arrangement or choice of phrases. The idiom has been fixed by long usage as is sometimes seen from the vocabulary.
Now, when you know what is an idiom you are ready to learn about methods for English-Russian Translation. English Russian translation is a skill hard to master but with due diligence anyone can do it.