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translation

noun

tran(t)s-ˈlā-shən

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 For travelers who don’t read Thai, the visual marker is the easiest way to navigate a busy night market without a translation app. —

Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026 In Dallas, a recent $120-million tech upgrade will give local police body cameras capable of real-time translations, helping law enforcement communicate with international visitors soon to descend on the region. —

Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026 Geoff’s version seemed to me the original, not a translation. —

Nina Mesfin, New Yorker, 7 June 2026 Instructions are lost in translation. —

Usa Today, USA Today, 3 June 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