How to Use translation in a Sentence

translation

noun
  • She is working on a translation of the novel.
  • There were English translations on the menu.
  • All of life is a work of translation.
    — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2026
  • On screen, some of our best artists have foundered in translation.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
  • This note didn’t need a translation.
    — Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Some don't even read the translation.
    — Sabrina Jaszi, The Dial, 28 May 2026
  • In a translation, this is the first sentence of a text.
    — Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Her cloned voice can only be used for this book’s translations.
    — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The translation squeaks and spooks with imagery of haunts and death.
    — Amber McBride, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
  • This was one of our favorite translations of the evening’s dandy theme.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 6 May 2025
  • Set aside some time to listen, ask for translation, and learn.
    — Josh Feldman, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Read on for a breakdown of what’s changed in the translation from page to screen.
    — Keely Weiss, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Aug. 2021
  • This is the power of translation as well.
    — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Self-translation is the acid test for one’s writing.
    — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • To start the translation, just tap the earbuds.
    — PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
  • To start the translation, just tap the earbuds.
    — PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Bora gives her translations such bite and verve.
    — Diana Arterian october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In that sense, translation isn’t just my story.
    — Lula Konner, The New York Review of Books, 4 Oct. 2025
  • But Bob is not a one-to-one translation of Zoyd.
    — Rory Doherty, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Double-click on a single word for a white text box to show the translation.
    — Reece Rogers, Wired, 31 Mar. 2022
  • But the rough translation of the full plot leak tells us the villains will be reformed.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 7 Dec. 2021
  • The literal translation of the song is a love song.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The literal translation of the song is a love song.
    — Peter Larsen, Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • That display can project icons and text, as well as real-time translations.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025
  • For her, food is a love language and nothing in her purview will be lost in translation.
    — Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • So the image as a whole, read from left to right, is a visual translation of a pow wow song.
    — New York Times, 23 Apr. 2021
  • My translation is not copying but an artistic act.
    — Robert Minhinnick, The Dial, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The app even has translation services.
    — Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Of course, the word-imagery is less compelling in translation.
    — Siva Sithraputhran, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2021
  • Right now, that translation is breaking.
    — Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 8 May 2026

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