translation
See also: Translation
English
Etymology
From Middle English translacioun (“transfer, translation”), from Anglo-Norman translacioun, from Latin trānslātiō, from trānslāt-, the supine stem of trānsferō (“to transfer, transport, transform, translate”). Displaced native Old English wending.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /tɹænzˈleɪʃ(ə)n/, /tɹæns-/, /tɹɑːnz-/, /tɹɑːns-/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /tɹænzˈleɪʃ(ə)n/, /tɹæn(t)sˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
Audio (GA): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
- Hyphenation: trans‧lat‧ion
Noun
translation (countable and uncountable, plural translations)
- (countable, uncountable) The act of translating, in its various senses:
- The conversion of text from one language to another.
- This old text needs translation into modern English before it is published.
- (translation studies) The discipline or study of translating written language (as opposed to interpretation, which concerns itself with spoken language).
- The conversion of something from one form or medium to another.
- (physics, mathematics) A motion or compulsion to motion in a straight line without rotation or other deformation.
- (mathematics) A relation between two mathematical figures such as a straight line where the coordinates of each point in one figure is a constant added to the coordinates of a corresponding point in the other figure.
- (genetics) The process whereby a strand of mRNA directs assembly of amino acids into proteins within a ribosome.
- (physics) A transfer of motion occurring within a gearbox.
- The automatic retransmission of a telegraph message.
- The conveyance of something from one place to another, especially:
- The conversion of text from one language to another.
- (countable) The product or end result of an act of translating, in its various senses.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- back-translation
- hypertranslation
- loan translation
- lost in translation
- machine translation
- nick translation
- nontranslational
- overtranslation
- sight translation
- thick translation
- translational
- translationally
- translation dictionary
- translationless
- translation memory
- translation rights
- translation studies
- untranslational
Related terms
Translations
act of translating between languages
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conversion of something from one form to another
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result of translating between languages
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of forces in a gearbox
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math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation
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genetics: process for producing proteins
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See also
References
Further reading
translation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
translation (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Latin trānslātiōnem.
Pronunciation
Noun
translation f (plural translations)
Further reading
- “translation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin trānslātiō.
Noun
translation c
Declension
Declension of translation | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | translation | translationen | translationer | translationerna |
Genitive | translations | translationens | translationers | translationernas |
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- English terms derived from Latin
- English 3-syllable words
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