In Translation^x, Metaphors^x

Hi Jersey!　 I'm sure Nabokov deserves to be on the reading list of you, but I'd sincerely advise you to read it leisurely, with pleasure (not to learn English in any case!). He is very famous as a trial to translators. His novels are full of hints at / quote from Russian literature, to say...

I would argue that 'walk' is an acceptable translation of 'andar' in the saying 'saber leer es saber andar'. 'Walk' is used elsewhere as a metaphor in English, to stand for 'a basic activity' (e.g. 'learning to walk before you run'). There is no danger that the English reader will take the...