PRAGMATIC ADAPTATION IN THE PROCESS OF TRANSLATION OF IDIOMS (BY THE MATERIAL OF THE NOVEL "SHOPAHOLIC TIES THE KNOT" BY SOPHIE KINSELLA)
The article presents the results of the study of the pragmatic adaptation in the process of translation of novels from English into Russian by the material of the novel «Shopaholic Ties The Knot» by Sophie Kinsella. The author considers the features of the style of the novel and the specific of its translation. The article deals with the idioms of the novel «Shopaholic Ties The Knot», presents the translation of the idioms, its origin and the most widespread interlingual transformation in the process of translation of idioms. The analyses proves, that English idioms are predominantly concerned with sea subjects, parts of human body (hurt), denominations of birds, animals, or plants, weather conditions.