Reality

In translation studies , a realie or a real ( plural : realien or realia) denotes an element of everyday life, history, culture, politics, etc. of a certain people, country or place that has no equivalent in other peoples, in other countries or in other places.

Examples of Realia

Names (e.g. Occident , Orient )
political terms ( Red Army / Soviet Army)
socio-historical realia ( turning neck , rope teams , wallpecker , red socks )
Training courses and degrees (e.g. high school diploma , master craftsman )
Designation of institutions and ranks

Individual evidence

^ Mary Snell-Hornby , Hans G. Hönig , Paul Kussmaul , Peter A. Schmitt: Handbook Translation. Stauffenburg Verlag Brigitte Narr, Tübingen 2005, p. 288.
^ Sigrid Kupsch-Losereit : The cultural competence of the translator. In: Living Languages. Volume 47, Issue 3, Munich 2002, ISSN 0023-9909 , pp. 97-101, doi: 10.1515 / les.2002.47.3.97 .

[1] Mary Snell-Hornby , Hans G. Hönig , Paul Kussmaul , Peter A. Schmitt: Handbook Translation. Stauffenburg Verlag Brigitte Narr, Tübingen 2005, p. 288.

[2] Sigrid Kupsch-Losereit : The cultural competence of the translator. In: Living Languages. Volume 47, Issue 3, Munich 2002, ISSN 0023-9909 , pp. 97-101, doi: 10.1515 / les.2002.47.3.97 .