As expressões idiomáticas traduzidas nas legendas da série Glee

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to analyze the translation of idioms in the subtitles of one episode of the TV series Glee, besides observing the translation strategies used for the idiom translation in the subtitle and verifying the implication of cultural issues in the translation of idioms, taking into account the Brazilian cultural context. The theoretical framework of this paper was based on the studies of Audiovisual Translation and Subtitling (DIAZ-CINTAS and ANDERMAN, 2009; GOROVITZ, 2006; ARAÚJO, 2004); Translation and Culture (SNELL-HORNBY, 1995; LARAIA, 1986; HATJE-FAGGION, 2009); Idioms (TAGNIN, 2005; BAKER, 1992; ALVAREZ, 2011); and Stereotyped Representations on Glee (BIEGING, 2010). The work data were collected, following the steps: i) selection of the subtitle of the chosen episode; ii) the subtitle analysis in order to investigate the translation strategies for idioms; and iii) discussion of aspects related to cultural issues in the translation of these idioms and its implications. The analyzed corpus was classified into: 1) literal translation, losing the sense of the idiom; 2) translation by another idiom, keeping the same effect, but with different shape; 3) translation by paraphrase; and 4) omission. We verified that the translators have managed, in general, to translate the idioms. The translation of idioms was mainly done by paraphrasing and translating using another idiom in the target language.