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/trænzˈleɪ.ʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The process of translating words or text from one language into another.
"The book is a brilliant translation of a classic Russian novel."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin translationem (a transport, transfer, or translation), stemming from translat-, the past participle stem of transferre (to carry across). It entered Middle English in the 14th century via Old French, initially denoting the transfer of a person to heaven or the rendering of text from one language to another.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Translation" is said worldwide
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traduction
Transliteration: traduction
"Cette traduction est très fidèle au texte original."
Übersetzung
Transliteration: Uebersetzung
"Die Übersetzung des Romans dauerte fast ein Jahr."
traduzione
Transliteration: traduzione
"Ho letto la traduzione inglese del libro."
traducción
Transliteration: traduccion
"Necesito una traducción jurada de este documento."
tradução
Transliteration: traducao
"A tradução deste poema é excelente."
अनुवाद
Transliteration: anuvad
"यह किताब अंग्रेजी में अनुवादित है।"
翻译
Transliteration: fānyì
"这本书的中文翻译非常流畅。"
번역
Transliteration: beon-yeok
"이 문장의 번역이 잘못되었습니다."
翻訳
Transliteration: honyaku
"この小説の翻訳を読むのが楽しみです。"
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