translation
See also: Translation
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EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English translacioun (“transfer, translation”), from Anglo-Norman translacioun, from Latin trānslātiō, from trānslāt-, the supine stem of trānsferō (“to transfer, transport, transform, translate”). Displaced native Old English wending.
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɹænzˈleɪʃ(ə)n/, /tɹæns-/, /tɹɑːnz-/, /tɹɑːns-/
Audio (UK) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /tɹænzˈleɪʃ(ə)n/, /tɹæn(t)sˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
Audio (GA) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
- Hyphenation: trans‧lat‧ion
NounEdit
translation (countable and uncountable, plural translations)
- (countable, uncountable) The act of translating, in its various senses:
- The conversion of text from one language to another.
- This old text needs translation into modern English before it is published.
- (translation studies) The discipline or study of translating written language (as opposed to interpretation, which concerns itself with spoken language).
- The conversion of something from one form or medium to another.
- (physics, mathematics) A motion or compulsion to motion in a straight line without rotation or other deformation.
- (mathematics) A relation between two mathematical figures such as a straight line where the coordinates of each point in one figure is a constant added to the coordinates of a corresponding point in the other figure.
- (genetics) The process whereby a strand of mRNA directs assembly of amino acids into proteins within a ribosome.
- (physics) A transfer of motion occurring within a gearbox.
- The automatic retransmission of a telegraph message.
- The conveyance of something from one place to another, especially:
- The conversion of text from one language to another.
- (countable) The product or end result of an act of translating, in its various senses.
Alternative formsEdit
- translatioun (obsolete)
- tr., trans., transl. (abbreviation)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
act of translating between languages
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conversion of something from one form to another
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result of translating between languages
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of forces in a gearbox
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math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation
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genetics: process for producing proteins
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See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
Further readingEdit
- translation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- translation (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin trānslātiōnem.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
translation f (plural translations)
Further readingEdit
- “translation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin trānslātiō.
NounEdit
translation c
DeclensionEdit
Declension of translation | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | translation | translationen | translationer | translationerna |
Genitive | translations | translationens | translationers | translationernas |