in translation

phrase

: in translated form
I have only read Dostoyevsky in translation.

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Through hardships, culture clashes and humorous moments lost in translation, Ivan will, over the course of the series, take on the Herculean task of building a business and rebuilding a life. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026 Later, Venus opposes Neptune in your 3rd House of Communication, so details could blur in translation. Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2026 As cloud services went mainstream, the early promise of simplicity was lost in translation with companies using multiple cloud services and combining them with their legacy on-prem services. Kannan Kothandaraman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Of course, a taping of a stage musical can’t necessarily hope to fully capture the energy of being there in the room, and there is especially something lost in translation with a musical like this that so intensely foregrounds the live music aspect. Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for in translation

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“In translation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20translation. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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