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The article explores the translation problems of mythological phraseologisms from English into Uzbek. Mythological phraseologisms express cultural memory, collective beliefs, and ancient worldview embedded in language. Due to cultural, semantic and structural differences between English and Uzbek, translating such units needs more than literal equivalence. The analysis applies comparative, semantic, and linguacultural exploration to identify major translation complexity and strategy. The results demonstrate that the main challenges arise from cultural lacunae, metaphorical opacity, and structural non-equivalence. Effective translation strategies involve descriptive translation, functional equivalence, and cultural substitution.
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