translations

noun

plural of translation
as in summaries
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 translations Short translations and essays have appeared in Two Lines Journal, Berlin Quarterly, Los Angeles Review of Books, FENCE, and elsewhere. — Léo Keler, The Dial, 27 Oct. 2026 Among his latest publications are articles on the ancient Greek novel, translations of Korean and Indonesian fiction, including Intan Paramaditha’s Apple and Knife, and an analysis of contemporary short stories in North Korea. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026 Weavabel attributes the growth to brands seeking greater control over label artwork, translations and ordering across their supplier networks. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 The neural network discovers such associations during training, by learning from huge numbers of English sentences paired with their French translations. — Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026 The late Margot Bettauer Dembo handled NYRB’s previous Seghers translations; Lucy Jones has taken over, and excellently conveys the incisive bite of the writing. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Leaving space for imagination The originality of her contribution can also arise from a refusal to do what many tend to expect from translations of ancient works in particular. — Amy Cannon, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026 Its vibrant 120Hz display stays bright outdoors, while Google's latest Tensor chip speeds through photo edits and live translations. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 This month, Togo invited citizens to contribute texts, recordings, and translations to help AI models understand the West African country’s 50 local languages. — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
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  1. summaries
  2. paraphrases
  3. restatements
Noun
  • Their seconds-long spiels have touched on topical news instead, providing brief summaries of subjects like the protests in Europe and the war in Ukraine, as if long-form journalism is incomplete without a quick nod to the daily headlines.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 2026
  • With a Bee Pro subscription, which costs $12 per month, users can get unlimited conversation summaries and daily memories as well as integrations with Amazon's webstore, its Alexa+ AI assistant and third-party apps.
    — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of summaries
Noun
  • Some of the suspects try to minimize their actions with euphemisms or paraphrases; others do so with explanations that the prosecutors find utterly implausible.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
Definition of paraphrases
Noun
  • In companies experiencing triple-digit growth, small calculation errors could result in multi-million-dollar restatements and a fundamental misunderstanding of burn rate and runway.
    — Jordan Zamir, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Nor is the sheer weight of restatements in Barcelona’s most recent sets of accounts.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Definition of restatements

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