By Translation, Colloquial expressions

Hello, I was the one who posted this question. I have a friend in Germany who is a college studdent that initially asked me the question. He writes... 'Lately I was sitting in a translation course and once in a while one of our lecturers says something I don't quite believe ;-) What do you...

"Perhaps I should call the author herself and ask her." If she's available I think that's a very good idea. Some translation agencies won't allow translators to speak to clients in case they are by-passed but for difficult phrases or terminology, I think it's essential to be able to ask the...