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So I should write: Bring out the inner essence of the concepts entailed in each phrase and ignore the mundane drudgery of the actual words themselves?
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Nice selection of words and combinations. Hopefully not being rude now but; how old are you? :D
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I remember things like put a nickle in the slot to get a cold Coke.
More to the point, the question is broader than the simplistic injunction "translate the sense, not the words" would imply. There is a range from word-for-word translations (which I have done, translating handwritten Russian documents from the 19th century for many people), scientific or technical translations (which I have also done), translation of prose literature (imagery), translation of poetry or song (imagery, rhythm, and rhyme), and interpretation in commercial or political negotiations (intention and nuance).
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Perhaps like me, born before the internet? (Hint, my 1st car had an 8-track player.)
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You are essentially saying the same, but longer and more philosophical-ish
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I think the intent here is not that you give a very different wording that has approximately the same meaning, but that you not translate word-for-word such that it doesn't read like smooth English.
