as in translation
an instance of expressing something in different words
a more polite rephrasing of your request might get better results
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as in translating
to express something (as a text or statement) in different words
I don't understand what you're asking—could you rephrase your question?
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Noun
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Turning to the future, Ryst addressed the growing role of artificial intelligence in YouTube’s ecosystem, especially in areas like dubbing and translation.—
Lise Pedersen,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025 -
The Qwen and Rokid translation platforms can automatically detect the language being spoken, with Qwen supporting 10 (Cantonese, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Spanish) and Rokid supporting six.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Van Edwards, who has built her career on translating behavioral science into practical communication strategies, developed her first framework about 12 years ago and has taught hundreds of thousands of students through her courses and books.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps translating the book does show where my loyalties lie—not to any simple narrative, but to the loving labor of trying to understand a place.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Rephrasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rephrasing. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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