This paper aims to explore the translation theories developed after War War II and to discuss the strategies applied by translators. Regarding the starting date of this study, it is important to note that translation was recognised as a scientific area of study in tertiary education institutions in Western Europe after World War II. Since then, several theories including linguistic theories, literary theories as well as the Translation Studies theory, the interpretative theory, the action theory, the Skopos theory, the functional theory, the polysystem theory, the feminist theory and the post-colonial theory have been developed. As far as translation strategies are concerned, three types, namely syntactic strategies, semantic strategies and pragmatic strategies, are discussed. The method adopted in this paper is both theoretical and descriptive. The findings of the paper are that translation theories are just like a centuries-old story about six blind men from Hindustan who were tasked with determining what an elephant looked like by feeling different parts of the elephant’s body. The one who touched the leg said that an elephant was like a pillar. The one who felt the tail observed that an elephant was like a rope. The one who felt the trunk concluded that it was like a tree branch, etc. Indeed, there is a need to take a holistic approach to translation, which would combine all these theories into a single and more coherent whole. As regards the strategies, there are points of connection between syntax and semantics.
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