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translation

noun

tran(t)s-ˈlā-shən

Definition of translation

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 The word ‘gordo’ in Spanish means fat, which brought Barca fans to attempt a funny translation of the England international’s surname from Gordon to Gros. — Pol Ballús, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Karrington now operates within Upscale, working directly with the company’s development team on the translation of his novels into episodic vertical form. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026 Use the arrows to navigate through the letters and English translations. — Imtiaz Tyab, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 Every translation project brings its own joys and challenges. — Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 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