The Figurative Language: Problems of Translation of Persian Texts into French

This article is interested in the problems of the translation of the figurative language; we develop and explain these problems through examples drawn from Persians literature books translated into French. Generally, the goal of translation of the literary texts goes beyond the simple transfer of the meaning. It is necessary to also transmit the style of the writer and to reflect on words, phrases, metaphors and irony expressed in the text. Thus it is impossible to translate Djamalzadeh or DowlatAbadi without considering proverbs, images or irony which determine also their style.