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US
/tɹænˈsɫeɪʃən, tɹænzˈɫeɪʃən/
]
[ UK /tɹænslˈeɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /tɹænslˈeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
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the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface - a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
- (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm
- rewording something in less technical terminology
- a uniform movement without rotation
- the act of uniform movement
- (mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axis remains the same
How To Use translation In A Sentence
- So I cringe when a local newsperson shoves a microphone in the face of some young 95-pound twink (Straight Translation: a twink is a skinny homosexual with a lot of moxie). Max Mutchnick: Where Is My Martin Luther Queen?
- Venuti advocates that translators create a discursive heterogeneity by using non-dominant English forms to make the foreignness of the source texts felt and render the translations visible.
- Another translation of the Bible uses the word cowardly instead of fearful. How to Overcome Fear
- Prema Jayakumar's translation is done with a rare felicity that is pleasing to read.
- The disappointing profits are due to unfavourable currency translations.
- A literal translation is given of the Arabic themes to highlight the partial loss of orientation through discontinuity of theme.
- First, I have great faith that any movie with Captain Mal (erm, Nathan Fillion) will be fantastic. honestly, I think the best book-to-movie translations are those where the moviemaker is not trying to recreate the book onscreen. They're (Not) Gonna Put Me In the Movies
- Canadian English borrows words from other languages mainly through the ways of direct loan, half loan, sub tenancy and loan translation.
- It was a wordplay on "Colombia" that Matthew had seen before in newspapers, with no exact translation. A KING'S RANSOM
- The children do one French translation a week.
