Translating texts on business and economics: some pitfalls for perspective translators

The current study aimed at investigating the most common translation problems that students of additional professional education program “Translator for specific purpose” Kazan Federal University had while translating texts on business and economics from Russian into English. To fulfill aim research 61 participants were given authentic materials periodicals translation. contained lexical - phraseological features belong to difficulties in translation: economic terms, non-equivalent vocabulary, neologisms, idioms, euphemisms, abbreviations. findings showed have good understanding main terms know techniques translating. biggest challenge they faced connected with idioms faux friends. Neologisms seemed be not difficult but quite challenging. Interviews followed tasks helped identify perspective translators’ subjective tackled them. data obtained participants’ answers could provide profound information syllabus design.