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Aug 23, 2004 20:50
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español term

traducción directa/inversa

español al inglés Arte/Literatura Lingüística
I guess not too many people need help with translation terminology. The problem is I've not studied translation in Britain, so I'm not sure what terminology they use to differentiate between the two different types of translation mentioned. The context is in the list of modules for a translation degree, e.g. "Traducción directa de la lengua B a la lengua A" and "Traducción inversa a la lengua B de la lengua A". I've found the term "prose", but the monolingual dictionary defines it as "a passage set for translation into a foreign language", so it's not the process itself. Does that mean I should say "Prose Translation"? What about the "inversa"? Just "Translation"?

As a translator I feel rather embarrased not knowing this terminology, but because I left Britain when I was 18, I've never come across the terms in English. I'm sure they'll be plenty of people able to help.
Proposed translations (inglés)
5 +5 direct / inverse
5 +3 translation from the source language/translation from the target language
4 +4 translation into A language/mother tongue vs. into B language
5 direct/oblique translation (i.e., into/from your mother tongue)
4 +1 direct / reverse translation
4 reciprocal translation

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Aug 23, 2004:
Possibility? The fact that students must choose an A, B and C language is explained at the top of the page, so maybe I could just go for something like "Translation: B-A"? When I studied in Paris we just talked about "French-English Translation" and "English-French Translation", despite the existence of terms in French for the two types of translation.

I think I should definitely avoid including anything with "mother tongue", as for people reading the translation (ie. non-Spaniards/Catalans), it won't be their mother tongue. So I think I'm best sticking to suggestions that refer to A Language, B Language etc...

Anyway, I'll wait a bit longer to see what anyone comes up with.

Proposed translations

+3
3 minutos

translation from the source language/translation from the target language

I believe that is what it refers to
Peer comment(s):
agree laBern : This is another meaning I have heard of.
2 minutos
agree Baadshah
3 minutos
agree Fiona N�voa
9 minutos
agree Tehani
34 minutos
disagree Javier Herrera (X) : The language you translate 'into' is called the target language. You can't translate from it at the same time.
1 hora
disagree Margaret Schroeder : As xáudar said.
2 horas
agree Walter Lockhart Ries (X) : As xáudar said
12 horas
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3 minutos

direct/oblique translation (i.e., into/from your mother tongue)

or the tongue of the country you live and work in.
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+5
13 minutos

direct / inverse

Direct translation from language B to language A (mother tongue)
Inverse translation to language B from language A (mother tongue)
Peer comment(s):
agree Clara Nino
35 minutos
agree Ricardo Eid : Sounds like this is it.
48 minutos
agree jagorion (X) : this is exactly how would translate it
54 minutos
agree Cristina Santos
1 hora
agree Helenka
14 horas
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+1
17 minutos

direct / reverse translation

direct / reverse translation
Peer comment(s):
agree Stuart Allsop
699 días
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+4
15 minutos

translation into A language/mother tongue vs. into B language

Yes, "prose translation" does mean translating into one's B language (non-native language) = traducción inversa, but it's a little-used and little-known term.

I don't know if these are the "most correct" terms, but the one's I've heard the most are translation into one's mother tongue or into one's A language (directa), and into one's non-native language or into one's B language (inversa).

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Note added at 26 mins (2004-08-23 21:16:45 GMT)
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UK usage:
http://www.wmin.ac.uk/page-1582-coursecode=5261
\"Course Information:
Translation into the Mother Tongue (A language) 20 credits
Translation into English (B language) 20 credits\"


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Note added at 1 hr 49 mins (2004-08-23 22:40:02 GMT)
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The term \"prose translation\" does exist; for example, it is explained at length in \"Teaching Translation from Spanish to English: Worlds Beyond Words\" (Didactics of Translation Series, No. 3) by Allison Beeby Lonsdale, (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/077660399X/102... However I agree the term \"prose translation\" should be avoided, because it is so little known and so prone to misinterpretation.

It is interesting to read this book by a translation professor; a whole book dedicated to teaching \"inversa\", which as \"xáudar\" points out, is looked down on by most of us (I am no exception).
Peer comment(s):
agree Javier Herrera (X) : Because many professionals frown upon 'inversa' in many countries especially English-speaking, there isn't a term for it or is seldom used if there is a coined one, as if the thing didn't exist. This attitude should be respected, use a paraphrase
1 hora
Do please see my comment above.
agree verbis
2 horas
agree Walter Lockhart Ries (X) : Yes, the only way around this difficulty
12 horas
agree Muriel Vasconcellos
1 día 13 horas
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13 horas

reciprocal translation

Otra forma de decirlo. Suerte
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