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translation

noun

tran(t)s-ˈlā-shən

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as in translating

an instance of expressing something in different words had to read Dante's Divine Comedy in translation since I don't know Italian

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Recent Examples of translation FloridaGeorgiaIllinoisTennesseeTexas 7 of 11 The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to a poet and essayist known for her translations. — New York Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Its vibrant 120Hz display stays bright outdoors, while Google's latest Tensor chip speeds through photo edits and live translations. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 In her translation, where papyri were tattered or a word obscured, Carson indicates this by using brackets and white space. — Amy Cannon, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026 This month, Togo invited citizens to contribute texts, recordings, and translations to help AI models understand the West African country’s 50 local languages. — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for translation

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translating

Noun

But Fehlbaum warns writers and directors of the dangers of rushing to technology, especially AI, to take on the task of translating.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026
With a title translating as The Fables Newspaper, the show took place in a forest filled with anthropomorphic animals where the main character, an owl named Meneer de Uil read headlines from a daily paper.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026