Definition of translationnext
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 Labels throughout the classroom include both English and Spanish translations. Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026 This includes transcript and translation features, but as PCMAg’s evaluation notes, this is not free. Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 In England, there were legal prohibitions against unauthorized Bible translations. Michael Bruening, The Conversation, 30 June 2026 On the one hand, the translation serves as a source for the idioms of nineteenth-century English; on the other, as evidence of the ideas that the translator held about a Colombian woman writer. Literary Hub, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for translation
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translating
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  • Writing and translating had become my only job.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 May 2026
  • For both captioning and translating, the Captify app records transcriptions of whatever runs through the glasses.
    Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026

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“Translation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/translation. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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