The complexities of translating business-idioms from English into Russian

As part of the Science decade, Armine Grigoryan – Senior Lecturer and Research Lecturer at Department of Foreign Languages No. 2, at the Higher School of Social Sciences and Humanities of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, delivered a lecture in English entitled ‘The complexities of translating business-idioms from English into Russian’ for bachelor and master students at the Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University. During the lecture, the speaker discussed the importance of using business idioms in professional communication, the role of these idiomatic expressions in resolving business matters, and their effectiveness in achieving professional objectives.

The origins and evolution of business idioms were discussed, their correct translations from English into Russian were demonstrated, and key aspects of the structural analysis of idioms were outlined. Armine Eduardovna provided a classification of idioms based on the specific business contexts to which they relate.

She emphasised the importance of understanding these categories for identifying and subsequently using them in various professional contexts. The students showed keen interest and asked various questions on the topic. At the end of the lecture, they were asked to complete a short test on the material covered.