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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 Two of the most famous examples of TV show stardom’s fickle translation to movie-star status can be found in the trajectories of Shelley Long and George Clooney. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026 And in the nine days following wide release, daily global sales averaged around 20 times more than the rate before the premiere, showing sustained demand for Wilson’s translation. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 The outlet also uses AI translation tools to reach audiences in Poland, Hungary and Romania. — Milad Jalalian Ebrahimi, The Conversation, 29 July 2026 Good remakes should function much like a good translation of a foreign novel. — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for translation

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translating

Noun

Writing and translating had become my only job.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 May 2026
For both captioning and translating, the Captify app records transcriptions of whatever runs through the glasses.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026