Initiation à la traduction : exercices individuels portant sur deux

Initiation à la traduction : exercices individuels portant sur deux aspects de la
reformulation en français, les calques et les faux amis
I L’article : traduire ou ne pas traduire ?
1. The government should protect consumers.
2. Computers are ubiquitous.
3. The gearbox of some models is defective. The problem only surfaced recently.
4. She is a translator.
5. We should build better governance at local level.
II Eviter la personnification abusive
a. The meeting adopted a recommendation
b. Research forecasts staple prices could rise by as much as 180%
c. The report examines the rights of prisoners. It pays special attention to overcrowding in
prisons.
d. The conference adopted a charter on consumer protection.
III Calques
e. The study focuses on disparities in income.
f. The word “translator” describes a person who converts texts from one language into another.
g. I want this policy to be stopped immediately because I strongly doubt its potential
effectiveness – it is a waste of taxpayers' money and only results in alienating innocent
members of the public.
h. I am anxious to know what he thinks.
i.
Some of the stories are very hard to hear about but you can't ignore them and the pupils are
sincerely moved by them.
j.
I am telling you that for your benefit.
Sources : « Initiation à la Version anglaise », Grellet, F. ; « La Pratique de la Traduction d’anglais en français », Meertens, R.
k. In these tests, Slim Plan proved to be highly successful in getting people to lose weight.
l.
It is a simple feat, perhaps, but it represents a crucial step in the struggle to control this
deadly, but highly treatable, disease.
m. We offer a comprehensive range of goods and services.
n. French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be taking on the Socialist Party’s Francois Hollande in
the elections next year, and he could struggle to get a second term.
IV Faux amis
a. I don’t think much of Mr Jones.
b. I didn’t like the way he put emphasis on that point.
c. She is certain to spend Christmas with us.
d. He went on to repeat a statement he had heard at the camp this morning.
e. Farm dogs like to play and one of their favourite games is chasing cars off the premises.
f. A complaint was made to the police that the film was offensive.
g. There are so many opportunities nowadays for students to enjoy themselves that they really
struggle to keep their focus on their studies.
h. Social media tools are fast, effective and free; they are available to anyone and they provide a
massive opportunity to engage with a new audience and turn followers into actual donors.
i.
He’s a civil servant.
j.
We need his concurrence to go ahead.
k. The large-scale deception of the public is only thought necessary in wars or economic crises.
l.
I check out exercise facilities before I go to hotels.
m. The Park Service will be responsible for the future maintenance and planting.
n. The murky fog that blanketed much of England and Wales overnight has started to lift,
allowing airports to resume normal flights.
Sources : « Initiation à la Version anglaise », Grellet, F. ; « La Pratique de la Traduction d’anglais en français », Meertens, R.