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focuses on the message in both form and content or in other words formal equivalence is a word for word translation. The word
butthole
means
anus
which means
dubur
Anatomy: the opening at the end of the alimentary canal through which solid waste matter leaves the body, while the word
little
means
kecil
which means
tidak besar
or
tidak penting
small in size, amount and degree or not important and the word
sandy
means
berpasir
which means
mengandung pasir
covered in sand or containing sand.
Fat stupid bitch = Gembrot jalang bodoh
1349SP00:31:10 A
fat stupid bitch
1349SP00:31:10 Si
gembrot jalang bodoh
Equivalence Formal
The words in bold in the table above are spoken by Cartman to the kids in the playground. He says angrily that the mess and the planning of war against
Canada is all the fault of Kyl e‟s mother because she is bad person. The translator
uses TL
gembrot jalang bodoh
as the translation of SL
fat stupid bitch
. Based on Nida‟s theory of equivalence, it is translated formally, because the message words
in TL is transferred based on form and content in SL. The translator derives the message based on the content and the form of SL. The sample above is
descriptive. The TL
gembrot jalang bodoh
has similar meaning with the SL
stupid fat bitch
which is to describe someone who is fat and stupid. The word
gembrot
TL means
gemuk, tetapi tidak sintal
fat, but not chubby while the word
jalang
TL means
nakal
or
perbuatan yang melangar susila
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immoral. The word
bodoh
TL means
tidak memiliki pengetahunanpendidikan
someone uneducated or idiot.
2. Dynamic Equivalence Found in Samples
Dirty bastard = Bajingan kotor
2063SP00:55:19
Dirty bastard
2063SP00:55:19
Bajingan kotor
Equivalence Dynamic
The swear words above is said by Saddam Husein while singing in hell to entertain the Satan. He tells that he can change although he confesses that he has
been a bad person and dishonest when he was alive on earth. Saddam tries to make the Satan believe in him. The table above shows that the translator uses
bajingan kotor
TL as the translation of
dirty bastard
SL, based on the theory of equivalence from Nida, the SL and the TL are dynamically equivalent for
having the same message related to the context in the movie. The word
Bastard
in Indonesia means
anak haram
but the translator uses the word
bajingan
instead of
anak haram
. Actually, both words have the same message. Nida‟s dynamic
equivalence focuses on the naturalness of expression to express the message in the SL into the TL in which the message refers to evil person or someone that has a
very bad attitude in life. The word
bajingan
means
kurang ajar
informal: despicable person, while the word
koto
r means
tidak bersih
or
tidak jujur
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Fat fuck
=
Gembrot sialan
630SP00:12:16 You
fat fuck
630SP00:12:16 Kau
gembrot sialan
Equivalence Dynamic
The situation is Cartman, Stanley, Kenny and Kyle is in the school canteen. Cartman and Kyle involve in a verbal fight because Cartman talks really
bad about Kyle‟s mother, Kyle fights back by saying
fat fuck
to Cartman. In here, the translator uses
gembrot sialan
TL as the translation of
fat fuck
SL. Based on Nida‟s theory of equivalence, the SL and the TL are dynamically equivalent
for having the same message, and the message in TL is transferred equally from SL related to the same context in the movie. Dynamic equivalence
focuses on the naturalness of expression to express the message in SL in the TL. The word
Gembrot
means
gemuk
having a large amount of excess flesh, while the word
sialan
means
yang mendatangkan kesialan
or
sebagai kata makian
someonesomething bringing misfortune or as a word used to curse. The message refers to annoying person.
Bastard = Bajingan
938SP00:18:23 You
bastard
938SP00:18:23 Kau
bajingan
Equivalence Dynamic
The situation in the movie is when Kenny is being surged because he is fired himself to follow an act in the
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