Idioms of comparison in English Russian and Bashkir

Idioms of comparison in English, Russian and Bashkir

Literary translation: Is it just translation or a performance art? Translation of the Fairy-tale by R. Mukhametov «Айыуханға нисек ақыл ултырған» ( «Как медвежонок поумнел» ) from Bashkir and Russian into English

An idiom - is a succession words whose meaning is not obvious through the knowledge of the individual words. It must be learned as a whole.

• The aim of this paper is to research ways of translating idiomatic expressions of comparison into the English, Russian and Bashkir languages • The objectives of the work are: 1) to compare some English, Russian and Bashkir idioms of comparison; 2) to find out some consistency and logic in etymology of these idioms. • The research materials are the idiomatic expressions concerning the subject “comparison” in English, Russian and Bashkir. • The methods of research are: the overall selection ( used in gathering the research material), componental analysis (used in considering the semantic nature of researched units).

Idioms of Comparison (similes) A simile is an analogy that compares two things that are alike in one way.

Several ways of translation of Idioms into other languages: • Equivalent: as cold as ice – холодный, как лед • Analogue: it is raining cats and dogs ≅ льет, как из ведра • Descriptive translation: cross the floor of the house ~ перейти из одной партии в другую

A proverb is a simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated which expresses a truth based on common sense or the practical experience of humanity.