SOME EFFECTIVE METHODS TO TEACH INDONESIAN LANGUAGE IDIOMS

Idiom is a number of words which are joined together means something different from the meaning of the words when they stand alone. In order to reproduce the closest natural equivalent in terms of the source context, a translator normally attempts to make adjustments in idioms due to a literal translation of idioms into another language will not make sense. This paper is mainly aimed at finding out how a translator can translate and discover the natural equivalent of English idiomatic expression. The findings show that there are two types of adjustments that are used in translating the idioms. First, by non-figurative expression equivalent and second, by figurative expression equivalent. Key words. Adjustments, equivalent, communication situation, constructing knowledge,immense, discover.