the rendering of something into another language or into one's own from another language.
a version of such a rendering: a new translation of Plato.
change or conversion to another form, appearance, etc.; transformation: a swift translation of thought into action.
the act or process of translating.
the state of being translated.
Mechanics. motion in which all particles of a body move with the same velocity along parallel paths.
Telegraphy. the retransmitting or forwarding of a message, as by relay.
Mathematics.
a function obtained from a given function by adding the same constant to each value of the variable of the given function and moving the graph of the function a constant distance to the right or left.
a transformation in which every point of a geometric figure is moved the same distance in the same direction.
Genetics. the process by which a messenger RNA molecule specifies the linear sequence of amino acids on a ribosome for protein synthesis.Compare genetic code.
Origin of translation
1300–50; from Latin trānslātiōn- (stem of trānslātiō ) “a transferring,” equivalent to trānslāt(us) (see translate) + -iōn- -ion; replacing Middle English translacioun, from Anglo-French, from Latin, as above
synonym study for translation
2. Translation , paraphrase , version refer to a rewording of something. A translation is a rendering of the same ideas in a different language from the original: a translation from Greek into English. A paraphrase is a free rendering of the sense of a passage in other words, usually in the same language: a paraphrase of a poem. A version is a translation, especially of the Bible, or else an account of something illustrating a particular point of view: the Douay Version.
When Mulan returns to the imperial court, the emperor offers her prizes and promotions, but Mulan asks only for a steed — in some translations a horse, in others a donkey — so that she can go back home to her family.
The history of Mulan, from a 6th-century ballad to the live-action Disney movie|Constance Grady|September 4, 2020|Vox
Nevertheless, this complicated shape allowed the three researchers to access the rich theory of translation surfaces.
Mathematicians Report New Discovery About the Dodecahedron|Erica Klarreich|August 31, 2020|Quanta Magazine
“The conditions are being formed in the country in which a tech business cannot function,” the letter reads, according to a translation from Radio Free Europe.
At face value, it might look like its services are used to improve translation quality, but in reality they are also used to build other products, including products connected to national security work.
How China surveils the world|Tate Ryan-Mosley|August 19, 2020|MIT Technology Review
For instance, it has a strategic agreement with Alibaba Cloud to embed its translation services in the company’s technology.
How China surveils the world|Tate Ryan-Mosley|August 19, 2020|MIT Technology Review
One is, of course, inevitably up against the problem of translation when speaking of names.
Does Pope Francis Believe Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God?|Jay Parini|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The translation agency only advertises for girls with “no complexes”: code for being prepared to bed the client.
Translation: What plays to the base is not what plays to the middle.
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In a vacuum (translation: but for Obama), this could be a killer year for Democrats.
Biggest Midterm Issue? The Obamaphant in the Living Room|Dean Obeidallah|September 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are minor syntactic errors throughout the study, presumably due to translation.
Palestinian Kids’ PTSD Could Last Generations|Russell Saunders|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If the older form were Gaelic, the substitution, or translation, would have been superfluous.
A Handbook of the English Language|Robert Gordon Latham
The history of Shakespearean translation in Norway cannot, by any stretch of the imagination, be called distinguished.
An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway|Martin Brown Ruud
Tolsty's translation from the English, which is generally loose, here departs entirely from the text.
The Kingdom of God is Within You / Christianity and Patriotism / Miscellanies|Lev N. Tolstoy
What a mockery Elijah's translation seems, upon that theory!
Catharine|Nehemiah Adams
I thought it best to do so, to let the world see that it was not really so bad as the French 62 translation had made it appear.
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. I (of 9)|Thomas Jefferson
British Dictionary definitions for translation
translation
/ (trænsˈleɪʃən, trænz-) /
noun
something that is or has been translated, esp a written text
the act of translating or the state of being translated
mathsa transformation in which the origin of a coordinate system is moved to another position so that each axis retains the same direction or, equivalently, a figure or curve is moved so that it retains the same orientation to the axes
The act or process of translating, especially from one language into another.
The state of being translated.
A translated version of a text.
The process by which mRNA, tRNA, and ribosomes effect the production of a protein molecule from amino acids, the specificity of synthesis being controlled by the base sequences of the mRNA.
Movement of a tooth through alveolar bone without change in axial inclination.
BiochemistryThe process in the ribosomes of a cell by which a strand of messenger RNA directs the assembly of a sequence of amino acids to make a protein. Compare transcription.
PhysicsMotion of a body in which every point of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point of the body.
MathematicsThe changing of the coordinates of points to coordinates that are referred to new axes that are parallel to the old axes.