Crossing Linguistic and Cultural Boundaries: Translating Figurative Language in Words Above the Clouds

• DOI: 10.24036/jbs.v13i1.132395
• Publication Date: 2025-05-05T01:43:31Z
• Authors: Amarta Sanca Lazu...; Nadia Khumairo Ma...

Translation plays a vital role in bridging cultures, conveying meanings that often extend beyond the literal, par-ticularly when source text is rich figurative language. This study focuses on two main objectives: (1) iden-tifying types and distributions of language Evald Flisar's Words Above Clouds, (2) ana-lyzing translation strategies used to render these expressions from English into Indonesian. The re-search adopted mixed-methods approach, combining both qualitative quantitative methods provide thorough understanding translation. A total 147 instances were analyzed using Gibbs’ theory classification Baker’s for idioms expressions. findings revealed metaphors most frequent (42.18%) target (43.57%), emphasizing their narrative. dominant strategy was similar meaning form (57.82%), followed by paraphrasing (32.65%), reflecting translator’s intention preserve stylistic impact. In terms des-criptive-qualitative analysis, highlighted challenges adapting across dif-ferent linguistic cultural contexts. Although number adaptations achieved goals, others failed distorting or omitting intended meanings. also emphasized translator's as mediator, balancing fidelity original with need clarity accessibility Ultimate-ly, this research contributes cross-cultural communication offers valuable insights translators scholars, enriching field studies.