translation

noun
trans·lat·ion
/tɹænzˈleɪʃən/

The act of translating, in its various senses

Other meanings

The conversion of text from one language to another.
The discipline or study of translating written language (as opposed to interpretation, which concerns itself with spoken language).

Synonyms

rendering
version

Related words

transpilation
translation screw
hypertranslation
machine translation
overtranslation
thick translation
translational
translationally
translation rights
translation studies
translationless
nontranslational

Example sentences

“Thank you for not using machine translation.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“This translation is difficult to read.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Latin "trānslātiō".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “translation” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.