in translation

idiom

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

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Experiments in translation made it into my book. Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025 Well, nothing lost in translation there. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025 For decades, Hasumi’s writings have held a grail-like status among Western filmmakers and cinephiles but remained inaccessible in translation. Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025 But something had gotten lost in translation. Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025 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 19 Oct. 2025.

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