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translation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /tɹæns-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /tɹæns-/ (General-American)
• /tɹɑːns-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /tɹænzˈleɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (General-American) audio
• /tɹænzˈleɪʃən/ (General-American)
• /tɹɑːnz-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English translacioun (“transfer, translation”), from Anglo-Norman translacioun, from Latin trānslātiō, from trānslāt-, the supine stem of trānsferō (“to transfer, transport, transform, translate”). Equivalent to translate + -ion. Displaced native Old English wending.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of translating, in its various senses: ▸ The conversion of text from one language to another.
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2. (countable, uncountable) The act of translating, in its various senses: ▸ The discipline or study of translating written language (as opposed to interpretation, which concerns itself with spoken language).
3. (countable, uncountable) The act of translating, in its various senses: ▸ The conversion of something from one form or medium to another.
4. (countable, uncountable) The act of translating, in its various senses: ▸ A motion or compulsion to motion in a straight line without rotation or other deformation.
5. (countable, uncountable) The act of translating, in its various senses: ▸ A relation between two mathematical figures such as a straight line where the coordinates of each point in one figure is a constant added to the coordinates of a corresponding point in the other figure.
6. (countable, uncountable) The act of translating, in its various senses: ▸ The process whereby a strand of mRNA directs assembly of amino acids into proteins within a ribosome.
7. (countable, uncountable) The act of translating, in its various senses: ▸ A transfer of motion occurring within a gearbox.
8. (countable, uncountable) The act of translating, in its various senses: ▸ The automatic retransmission of a telegraph message.
9. (countable, uncountable) The act of translating, in its various senses: ▸ The conveyance of something from one place to another, especially: ▸ An ascension to Heaven without death.
10. (countable, uncountable) The act of translating, in its various senses: ▸ The conveyance of something from one place to another, especially: ▸ A transfer of a bishop from one diocese to another.
11. (countable, uncountable) The act of translating, in its various senses: ▸ The conveyance of something from one place to another, especially: ▸ A transfer of a holy relic from one shrine to another.
12. (countable, uncountable) The act of translating, in its various senses: ▸ The conveyance of something from one place to another, especially: ▸ A transfer of a disease from one body part to another.
13. (countable) The product or end result of an act of translating, in its various senses.

Forms

Deriveds

machine translation · Fortran · translation rights · computer-aided translation · translation dictionary · fanlation · fanslation · loan translation · hypertranslation · wave of translation · nick translation · translationless · transpilation · pretranslation · translation studies · untranslational · thick translation · retranslation · back-translation · translationese · translational · undertranslation · rototranslation · autotranslation · scanslation · sight translation · translationally · bridge translation · lost in translation · mistranslation · gyrotranslation · piezotranslation · transcreation · translation screw · videotranslation · cotranslation · translation memory · supertranslation · mechanotranslation · overtranslation · scanlation · intertranslation · posttranslation · translationary · nontranslational · transflection

Relateds

translator · untranslatability · translatable · translate · untranslateable · translatability · translative · untranslatably · interpretation · translated · untranslateableness · translatory · untranslatable · untranslated · untranslatableness

Translations (387)

sh prijévod (act of translating between languages) · ba тәржемә (result of translating between languages) · hu fordítás (result of translating between languages) · tk terjime (result of translating between languages) · si පරිවර්තන (result of translating between languages) · cmn 翻譯 /翻译 (genetics: process for producing proteins) · sl prevod (result of translating between languages) · uk трансля́ція (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · pl przekład (result of translating between languages) · fa-ira تَرْجُمِه (result of translating between languages) · ca traducció (result of translating between languages) · hi भाषांतर (result of translating between languages) · be перакла́д (result of translating between languages) · hi तर्जुमा (act of translating between languages) · sv förflyttning (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · sw tarjuma (result of translating between languages) · tt тәрҗемә (act of translating between languages) · fi välityssuhde (of forces in a gearbox) · sw fasiri (of forces in a gearbox) · es traducción (act of translating between languages) · ug تەرجىمە (act of translating between languages) · ne अनुवाद (act of translating between languages) · sa भाषान्तरण (act of translating between languages) · ce гоч дар (act of translating between languages) · lb Transmissioun (of forces in a gearbox) · cmn 翻譯 /翻译 (result of translating between languages) · pt tradução (genetics: process for producing proteins) · lb Iwwersetzung (act of translating between languages) · mt traduzzjoni (result of translating between languages) · ro traducere (result of translating between languages) · nan-hbl 翻譯 /翻译 (result of translating between languages) · nl vertaling (act of translating between languages) · cs překlad (result of translating between languages) · ru перево́д (result of translating between languages) · tk terjime (act of translating between languages) · pl przekład (conversion of something from one form to another) · am ትርጉም (act of translating between languages) · nn omsetjing (act of translating between languages) · is þýðing (act of translating between languages) · io tradukuro (result of translating between languages) · as অনুবাদ (act of translating between languages) · io traduko (act of translating between languages) · jv pertalan (result of translating between languages) · cmn 譯文 /译文 (result of translating between languages) · kn ಭಾಷಾಂತರ (act of translating between languages) · xag 𐔸𐔰𐕙𐔲𐕒𐕡𐕌𐔰𐕎𐕒𐕡𐕎 (result of translating between languages) · ka თარგმნა (act of translating between languages) · de Translation (genetics: process for producing proteins) · sv tolkning (result of translating between languages) · ky котормо (result of translating between languages) · sl prevajanje (act of translating between languages) · scn traduzzioni (act of translating between languages) · bho अनुवाद (act of translating between languages) · te అనువాదము (act of translating between languages) · lo ຄຳແປ (act of translating between languages) · haw unuhina (act of translating between languages) · de Translation (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · sv översättning (act of translating between languages) · mi whakarerekētanga (conversion of something from one form to another) · ro translație (genetics: process for producing proteins) · wal birshshettaa (act of translating between languages) · ky котормо (act of translating between languages) · th การแปล (act of translating between languages) · sk posunutie (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · he תַּרְגּוּם (result of translating between languages) · az tərcümə (result of translating between languages) · ko 번역 (act of translating between languages) · cs translace (genetics: process for producing proteins) · si පරිවර්තනය (act of translating between languages) · mr अनुवाद (act of translating between languages) · my ယောဇနာ (act of translating between languages) · ca traducció (act of translating between languages) · sh пре́вод (result of translating between languages) · scn traduzioni (act of translating between languages) · sh translácija (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · ml വിവർത്തനം (act of translating between languages) · gsw Übersetzig (act of translating between languages) · da oversættelse (act of translating between languages) · is hliðrun (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · nl vertaling (result of translating between languages) · ar تَرْجَمَة (result of translating between languages) · ia traduction (result of translating between languages) · mn орчуулга (act of translating between languages) · so turjun (act of translating between languages) · sc tradutzione (act of translating between languages) · da oversættelse (result of translating between languages) · he תִּרְגּוּם (genetics: process for producing proteins) · ms penterjemahan (act of translating between languages) · yi איבערזעצונג (act of translating between languages) · ga aistriú (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · pa ਉਲਥਾ (act of translating between languages) · ko 옮김 (act of translating between languages) · fr traduction (genetics: process for producing proteins) · yue 轉譯 /转译 (genetics: process for producing proteins) · ro translație (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · bn তর্জমা (act of translating between languages) · hy թարգմանություն (result of translating between languages) · cy cyfieithu (act of translating between languages) · be трансля́цыя (genetics: process for producing proteins) · sh translácija (genetics: process for producing proteins) · mk преведување (act of translating between languages) · el μετάφραση (act of translating between languages) · mk превод (result of translating between languages) · grc μετάφρασις (result of translating between languages) · hu váltás (of forces in a gearbox) · es transmisión (of forces in a gearbox) · bg трансла́ция (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · de Übersetzung (act of translating between languages) · ml തർജ്ജമ (act of translating between languages) · mr भाषांतर (result of translating between languages) · es traslación (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · be перакла́д (act of translating between languages) · tr tercüme (act of translating between languages) · bua оршуулга (act of translating between languages) · de Übersetzen (act of translating between languages) · ab а́иҭага (result of translating between languages) · ckb وەرگێڕ (result of translating between languages) · lt vertimas (act of translating between languages) · de Übersetzung (of forces in a gearbox) · gsw Übersetzig (result of translating between languages) · cs překládání (act of translating between languages) · th คำแปล (result of translating between languages) · ast traducción (act of translating between languages) · uk перекла́д (result of translating between languages) · vi bản dịch (result of translating between languages) · ja 平行移動 (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · et tõlkimine (act of translating between languages) · fr translation (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · fr traduction (result of translating between languages) · ang wending (act of translating between languages) · ru трансля́ция (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · cmn 翻譯 /翻译 (act of translating between languages) · pdt Äwasatunk (result of translating between languages) · ja 翻訳 (result of translating between languages) · lv tulkošana (act of translating between languages) · lb Translatioun (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · ro traducere (act of translating between languages) · pl tłumaczenie (result of translating between languages) · ga aistriúchán (result of translating between languages) · cs překlopení (conversion of something from one form to another) · ar تَرْجَمَة (act of translating between languages) · fi käännös (result of translating between languages) · nn omsetting (act of translating between languages) · da forflyttelse (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · ro transmisie (of forces in a gearbox) · nb oversettelse (result of translating between languages) · vi phép tịnh tiến (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · km ការបកប្រែ (act of translating between languages) · fa-cls تَرْجُمَه (result of translating between languages) · tg баргардон (act of translating between languages) · fi translaatio (genetics: process for producing proteins) · or ଅନୁବାଦ (act of translating between languages) · gcf twadiksyon (act of translating between languages) · hu felváltás (of forces in a gearbox) · fi kääntäminen (act of translating between languages) · nan-hbl 翻譯 /翻译 (act of translating between languages) · prs بَرْگَرْدَان (act of translating between languages) · wuu 翻譯 /翻译 (act of translating between languages) · cs převod (of forces in a gearbox) · cmn 轉譯 /转译 (genetics: process for producing proteins) · cs převedení (conversion of something from one form to another) · fa-cls بَرْگَرْدَان (result of translating between languages) · as ভাঙনি (act of translating between languages) · de Untersetzung (of forces in a gearbox) · hu leváltás (of forces in a gearbox) · pdc Iwwersetzing (act of translating between languages) · nn omsetting (result of translating between languages) · ota ترجمه (act of translating between languages) · gu ભાષાંતર (act of translating between languages) · mk превод (act of translating between languages) · ba тәржемә (act of translating between languages) · yue 翻譯 /翻译 (result of translating between languages) · ru перево́д (act of translating between languages) · dlg тылбаас (act of translating between languages) · sh prijevod (conversion of something from one form to another) · sh прије́вод (result of translating between languages) · id alih bahasa (act of translating between languages) · gd eadar-theangachadh (act of translating between languages) · mr अनुवाद (result of translating between languages) · pl tłumaczenie (act of translating between languages) · sh трансла́ција (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · mr भाषांतर (act of translating between languages) · gl tradución (act of translating between languages) · as তৰ্জমা (act of translating between languages) · mn орчуулга (result of translating between languages) · pt tradução (act of translating between languages) · uk трансля́ція (genetics: process for producing proteins) · th คำแปล (act of translating between languages) · fa-ira بَرْگَرْدان (act of translating between languages) · gd eadar-theangachadh (result of translating between languages) · mi nekehanga (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · id penerjemahan (act of translating between languages) · fi translaatio (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · sh prévod (result of translating between languages) · mn ᠣᠷᠴᠢᠭᠤᠯᠭ᠎ᠠ (act of translating between languages) · tl pagsasalin (act of translating between languages) · sh трансла́ција (genetics: process for producing proteins) · sa अनुवाद (result of translating between languages) · ang wending (result of translating between languages) · wa tradujhaedje (act of translating between languages) · or ତରଜମା (act of translating between languages) · chr ᎠᏁᏢᏔᏅᎯ (result of translating between languages) · kjh тiлбес (act of translating between languages) · ja 訳 (result of translating between languages) · uk пере́клад (act of translating between languages) · kn ಅನುವಾದ (act of translating between languages) · hi अनुवाद (result of translating between languages) · nn omsetjing (result of translating between languages) · tg тарҷума (act of translating between languages) · bo བསྒྱུར་པ (act of translating between languages) · nb oversettelse (act of translating between languages) · cs překlad (act of translating between languages) · sh прије́вод (act of translating between languages) · wuu 翻譯 /翻译 (result of translating between languages) · sk prekladanie (act of translating between languages) · it traduzione (result of translating between languages) · is þýðing (result of translating between languages) · uz tarjima (result of translating between languages) · it traduzione (genetics: process for producing proteins) · bg прехвъ́рляне (conversion of something from one form to another) · ru перево́д (of forces in a gearbox) · tr tercüme (result of translating between languages) · la translatio (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · ml പരിഭാഷ (act of translating between languages) · et tõlge (result of translating between languages) · bn অনুবাদ (act of translating between languages) · ru трансля́ция (genetics: process for producing proteins) · pa ਅਨੁਵਾਦ (act of translating between languages) · nv saad náánáłahdę́ę́ʼ saad bee áńdaalneʼ (act of translating between languages) · bn অনুবাদ (result of translating between languages) · fy oersetting (act of translating between languages) · sk translácia (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · ms terjemahan (result of translating between languages) · sh пре́вод (act of translating between languages) · pl przesunięcie (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · de Übersetzung (result of translating between languages) · fa-ira بَرْگَرْدان (result of translating between languages) · enm translatynge (act of translating between languages) · pa ਤਰਜਮਾ (act of translating between languages) · haw unuhina (result of translating between languages) · mk трансла́ција (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · wa ratournaedje (act of translating between languages) · hi भाषांतर (act of translating between languages) · ta மொழிபெயர்ப்பு (act of translating between languages) · sv translation (genetics: process for producing proteins) · prs تَرْجُمَه (act of translating between languages) · uz tarjima (act of translating between languages) · fi muuntaminen (conversion of something from one form to another) · nl translatie (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · yue 翻譯 /翻译 (genetics: process for producing proteins) · pam pamanlikas (act of translating between languages) · mt traduzzjoni (act of translating between languages) · fa-ira تَرْجُمِه (act of translating between languages) · ia traduction (act of translating between languages) · hi अनुवाद (act of translating between languages) · fi luenta (genetics: process for producing proteins) · id translasi (genetics: process for producing proteins) · pdc Iwwersetzing (result of translating between languages) · fi välitys (of forces in a gearbox) · ur تَرْجَمَہ (act of translating between languages) · sa अनुवाद (act of translating between languages) · el πρωτεϊνογένεση (genetics: process for producing proteins) · fi siirto (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · hak 翻譯 /翻译 (result of translating between languages) · ka თარგმანი (result of translating between languages) · sh prijévod (result of translating between languages) · fy oersetting (result of translating between languages) · ps ژباړه (act of translating between languages) · es traducción (genetics: process for producing proteins) · ja 訳文 (result of translating between languages) · cdo 翻譯 /翻译 (act of translating between languages) · bcl palis (act of translating between languages) · hu eltolás (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · et tõlge (act of translating between languages) · kmr werger (act of translating between languages) · yi איבערזעצונג (result of translating between languages) · dng фанйи (result of translating between languages) · ab а́иҭагара (act of translating between languages) · ti ትርጉም (act of translating between languages) · enm translacioun (result of translating between languages) · rue перекла́д (act of translating between languages) · he תִּרְגּוּם (act of translating between languages) · ps ترجمه (act of translating between languages) · ja 伝達 (of forces in a gearbox) · sk preklad (result of translating between languages) · roa-poi tranlaciun (act of translating between languages) · nan-hbl 翻譯 /翻译 (genetics: process for producing proteins) · lv tulkojums (result of translating between languages) · sv translation (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · ko 번역문 (result of translating between languages) · hi तर्जुमा (result of translating between languages) · sl translacija (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · fr traduction (act of translating between languages) · ro translatare (act of translating between languages) · la interpretātiō (act of translating between languages) · chr ᎠᏁᏟᏔᏅᎢ (result of translating between languages) · nl overzetting (of forces in a gearbox) · eu itzulpen (act of translating between languages) · te అనువాదము (result of translating between languages) · pdt Äwasatunk (act of translating between languages) · gu અનુવાદ (act of translating between languages) · hu transzláció (genetics: process for producing proteins) · sw tafsiri (act of translating between languages) · sh prévod (act of translating between languages) · it traduzione (act of translating between languages) · vo tradutam (act of translating between languages) · cs translace (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · id translasi (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · ko 전달 (of forces in a gearbox) · pt translação (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · sco translation (act of translating between languages) · bg превклю́чване (of forces in a gearbox) · oc traduccion (act of translating between languages) · wa ratournaedje (result of translating between languages) · pl przekład (act of translating between languages) · sh prevod (conversion of something from one form to another) · bg пре́вод (result of translating between languages) · lb Iwwersetzung (result of translating between languages) · el μετάφραση (result of translating between languages) · tl salin (result of translating between languages) · pt transmissão (of forces in a gearbox) · hy թարգմանություն (act of translating between languages) · kk аударма (act of translating between languages) · eo tradukaĵo (result of translating between languages) · kk аударма (result of translating between languages) · lv tulkojums (act of translating between languages) · hak 翻譯 /翻译 (act of translating between languages) · ckb وەرگێڕ (act of translating between languages) · tr çeviri (act of translating between languages) · gl tradución (result of translating between languages) · id terjemahan (result of translating between languages) · sq përkthim (act of translating between languages) · fa-cls تَرْجُمَه (act of translating between languages) · gsw Übersetze (act of translating between languages) · ml പരിഭാഷ (result of translating between languages) · it traslazione (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · ta மொழிபெயர்ப்பு (result of translating between languages) · ast traducción (result of translating between languages) · eo traduko (act of translating between languages) · af vertaling (result of translating between languages) · ko 번역 (result of translating between languages) · pt tradução (result of translating between languages) · km ការប្រែ (act of translating between languages) · tr çeviri (result of translating between languages) · mi whakaahuakētanga (conversion of something from one form to another) · sk preklad (act of translating between languages) · mi whakamāoritanga (act of translating between languages) · ur اَنُواد (act of translating between languages) · nl transmissie (of forces in a gearbox) · tg тарҷума (result of translating between languages) · fr transmission (of forces in a gearbox) · ja 翻訳 (act of translating between languages) · sw fasiri (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · pl translacja (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · vo tradut (act of translating between languages) · cdo 翻譯 /翻译 (result of translating between languages) · fi kääntäminen (conversion of something from one form to another) · la interpretātiō (result of translating between languages) · dng фанйи (act of translating between languages) · ga aistriú (act of translating between languages) · fa-cls بَرْگَرْدَان (act of translating between languages) · yue 翻譯 /翻译 (act of translating between languages) · sah тылбаас (act of translating between languages) · vo tradutod (result of translating between languages) · ru переключе́ние (of forces in a gearbox) · wa tradujhaedje (result of translating between languages) · mk пре́нос (of forces in a gearbox) · az tərcümə (act of translating between languages) · sv översättning (result of translating between languages) · es traducción (result of translating between languages) · lo ການແປ (act of translating between languages) · vi phiên dịch (act of translating between languages) · dlg тулмаас (act of translating between languages) · tt тәрҗемә (result of translating between languages) · be трансля́цыя (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) · km ការបកប្រែ (result of translating between languages) · af vertaling (act of translating between languages) · la trānslātiō (act of translating between languages) · nan-hbl 轉譯 /转译 (genetics: process for producing proteins) · ug تەرجىمە (result of translating between languages) · enm translacioun (act of translating between languages) · bg пре́вод (act of translating between languages) · vi sự thông dịch (act of translating between languages) · kmr wergeran (genetics: process for producing proteins) · rsk преклад (act of translating between languages) · hu fordítás (act of translating between languages) · cy cyfieithiad (result of translating between languages)