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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 Not because the technology wasn’t good, but because the cultural translation was unsuccessful. — Salvador Ordorica, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 For her translation of Budi Darma’s People from Bloomington, she was awarded the 2023 PEN Translation Prize and the 2023 NSW Premier’s Translation Prize. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026 The company said a version of the AI system is set for beta testing this month for the mainland China market and will include features like live translation, Clean Up in photos, and writing tools. — Eunice Yoon, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 Any concerns about whether Cook’s translation would translate were quickly put to bed. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for translation

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translating

Noun

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