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minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 days agoWell, I think they subtitle it “in a nutshell” which is also more elegant but less literal.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 days agoTranslation does not require literalness. That’s arguably the most elegant given the apt idiom.
minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 days agoI like literal and I like to identify common word origins. Hence my suggestion, even if it’s not idiomatic.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 days agoSuch literalism comes at the cost of nuance, which is important for good translation.
Well, I think they subtitle it “in a nutshell” which is also more elegant but less literal.
Translation does not require literalness. That’s arguably the most elegant given the apt idiom.
I like literal and I like to identify common word origins. Hence my suggestion, even if it’s not idiomatic.
Such literalism comes at the cost of nuance, which is important for good translation.