A walk around Saint Petersburg in search of translation equivalents - a didactic proposal

Abstract

This paper focuses on translation quality related not only to the knowledge of the language pair in which the translator works, but also to the realities of the country in which the translated text was created. Values derived from the use of photographs and maps are addressed here, which can help in the appropriate selection of equiva- lents. The examples given in the text come from two works by Saint Petersburg-based writers. The action of these works takes place in Saint Petersburg and it is mainly the realities of this city that are discussed in the text. In addition to providing various translation options, historical digressions about the items and objects in question were also included. The paper concludes with a proposal to find a solution to a word game taken from one of the analysed texts.