LEXICAL AND EMANTIC PROBLEMS IN TRANSLATING ENGLISH PHRASEOLOGICAL VERBS AND PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS INTO UZBEK

Abstract

The interaction between language and culture is most vividly reflected in phraseological units, which accumulate historical experience, cultural values, traditions, and collective mentality of a speech community. This article explores the major lexical and semantic problems that arise in translating English phraseological verbs and phraseological units into the Uzbek language. Special attention is given to phraseological units with onomastic and biblical components, as well as culturally marked idioms. The study applies descriptive, comparative, and semantic methods to analyze translation strategies and difficulties. The findings demonstrate that the main challenges stem from semantic opacity, metaphorical complexity, cultural specificity, and structural differences between English and Uzbek. The research emphasizes the necessity of linguocultural competence in achieving adequate translation.