From Crystal-clear to Limpide: Translating English [Noun+adj] Compound Adjectives with a Figurative-intensifying Noun into French

English [Noun+Adj] compound adjectives containing an intensifying metaphor (e.g. crystal-clear) pose particular challenges for French translation, due in part to the absence of a direct equivalent construction. Our study examines morphosyntactic and conceptual-semantic translation procedures that capture how these are resolved. We also explore little-investigated aspect variation (the number different solutions each item). analyze potential effects two factors: presence or figurative intensification items’ frequency use English. results indicate translators prefer subtypes. Overall, adjective constituent is most frequently retained, although complete reformulations with noun verb occur. Semantically, meaning often rendered non-figuratively, depending on what available idiomatic usage. Intensification dropped. Translation remarkably high, extensive near-synonyms. High-frequency items do not appear converge smaller translations, but instead provide more opportunities diversification.