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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024trans•la•tion /trænsˈleɪʃən, trænz-/USA pronunciation n. - [uncountable] the conversion of one language into another:the limitations of translation by machines.
the words, phrases, sentences, etc., translated:[countable]an English translation of the Hebrew Bible. a rendition of a printed text, speech, etc., into words that can be more easily or more directly understood:[countable]"Translation: He's not interested.'' a change or conversion into some other form:[uncountable]the swift translation of thought to action.See -lat1-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024trans•la•tion (trans lā′shən, tranz-),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- [Mech.]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.
- [Math.]
- 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.
- Geneticsthe process by which a messenger RNA molecule specifies the linear sequence of amino acids on a ribosome for protein synthesis. Cf. genetic code.
- Latin, as above
- Anglo-French
- Latin trānslātiōn- (stem of trānslātiō) a transferring, equivalent. to trānslāt(us) (see translate) + -iōn- -ion; replacing Middle English translacioun
- 1300–50
trans•la′tion•al, adj. trans•la′tion•al•ly, adv. - 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged 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, esp. of the Bible, or else an account of something illustrating a particular point of view:the Douay Version.
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