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The process of translation involves a chain of disparate and consecutive entities, ranging from the conceiver(s) of the original text, via the text itself to the receivers of the translated version of it. Even the translational product is a complex notion. As a simultaneously presented synthesis of signs constituting either a monoor polysemiotic text, the translated text encompasses much more than the rephrasing of original verbal utterances. Even in the case of ‘words-only’ – i.e. monosemiotic – texts, other factors than verbal semantics form part of translational products. Although the notion of translational strategies, a well-established one in translation studies, was criticized for lending itself to conceptions of translators as near-omniscient beings consciously selecting solutions to translational conundrums, the role of the translator is central. The measurable importance of semiotic structures notwithstanding, the style and talents of the individual translator will always play a key role in shaping the translated text. With regard to inspirational translation, this is a matter of course, but even within conventionalized translation, this remains a fact.
The fragment “translational conundrums” (.14-15) could be correctly and appropriately enigmas apresentados pelo texto original or as enigmas tradutórios.