Synonyms of translations

translations

noun

plural of translation

as in summaries

an instance of expressing something in different words

had to read Dante's Divine Comedy in translation since I don't know Italian

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summaries
• paraphrases
• restatements
• recapitulations
• reiterations
• abstracts
• rehashes
• recaps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• quotations
• quotes
• copies
• transcripts
• transcriptions

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of translations

Many of them had the notion that Homer should sound archaic, perhaps because a lot of translations created their own ornate anachronistic English that had nothing to do with the language of the epics. — Literary Hub, 23 July 2026

Not really, but Hathaway brings forth a louder, tenacious side to the character that isn’t quite picked up in literary translations of the poem. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 22 July 2026

Translator and philologist Carlota Palacin Jordan believes sufrir demonstrates how nuances in languages can be influenced by cultures and missed in literal translations. — Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026

In traditional translations of Homer, Circe is often portrayed as a villain, someone who revels in luring victims to her island and damning them to her animal menagerie. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026

High school and college classes often assign the Fagles or Robert Fitzgerald translations. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 17 July 2026

Nolan used several translations as inspiration, including Emily Wilson's, and cited her in an interview with Empire Magazine last year. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Its catalog includes works of German literature and translations from French English, and Icelandic, notably the work of Nobel Laureate Halldór Laxness. — News Desk, Artforum, 16 July 2026

There were already countless translations of these ancient texts, and there were adaptations and summaries of those translations. — Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026