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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 Acer Aspire 14 is a super-reliable machine with Intel's latest neural processing unit hardware, delivering up to 40 trillion operations per second to power live translation, captioning, image generation, and more. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 18 Aug. 2026 Two years later, Colombini and company returned to Quail with a stunning open-top translation—the Eccentrica V12 Roadster. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026 Who Have Never Known Men existed in relative obscurity until 2022, when the English translation was reissued by Transit Books and its cause taken up by BookTok. — Air Mail, 15 Aug. 2026 Apple released a revised AirPods Max 2 model earlier this year, which looked the same but added a new chip to power more features like adaptive audio and live translation. — Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 14 Aug. 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