Equivalence and the Loss of Originality: A Comparative Study of English Translation of Selected Urdu Idioms

This study attempts to examine the impact of equivalence and loss originality issues in translated Idioms from Urdu English. Equivalence is considered a principle concept translation theory but it replete with problems. paper aims highlight selected idioms because these are as frozen patterns language that allow very little or almost no variation form their meanings cannot be taken individual components per compositionality principle. i.e. meaning sentence can deduced words. idea transferring different objectives given text poses an important question researcher tries answer this paper. “Does responsible for being unable find suitable equivalents at inter-lingual situations”? After reviewing relevant literature analyzing English, elucidates translator must well-educated about both languages especially target terms its norms, social cultural values order produce accurate translation. qualitative nature. The data collected by observation technique analyzed perspective between two English Urdu.