Frazemi u knjigama serije Harry Potter i njihovim hrvatskim prijevodima

Phraseology is ‘‘the way in which language is used, especially in the choice of words and expressions’’ (Cambridge Dictionary). It studies set or fixed expressions, such as idioms, phrasal verbs, etc. in which the words are combined in a particular way in order to give a certain meaning to an expression. The more we know about the phraseology of a certain language, the easier it is for us to understand it and use it in everyday life. In addition, it offers a possibility to play with words and speak figuratively. This research is based on the analysis of expressions used by the characters in Harry Potter movies, and their translation into the Croatian language. The reason why this particular series of films is used for the corpus of this BA thesis is that each movie is filled with numerous metaphorical expressions that can enrich the viewers’ vocabulary and, on multiple occasions, make them burst into laughter. This BA thesis is constructed in a way that it has a number of idioms listed chronologically (that is, as they appear in the films). The idioms are defined, explained, exemplified, and translated or paraphrased into Croatian