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translation

noun

tran(t)s-ˈlā-shən

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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 His translations have appeared in Words Without Borders, Asymptote, Plume and elsewhere. — Alicja Turczyk, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026 When the floating object was identified as a person, the neighbor’s wife asked a Lago caregiver through a language translation app if anyone was missing. — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 French diplomats scrambled into major damage control mode, claiming the outrage was a massive misunderstanding blown out of translation. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Daniela is bringing the energy, the style, the rhythm, and the kind of music that doesn’t need a translation to hit. — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for translation

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translating

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But Fehlbaum warns writers and directors of the dangers of rushing to technology, especially AI, to take on the task of translating.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026
With a title translating as The Fables Newspaper, the show took place in a forest filled with anthropomorphic animals where the main character, an owl named Meneer de Uil read headlines from a daily paper.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026