trans·la·tion
(trăns-lā′shən, trănz-)n.
1.
a. The act or process of translating, especially from one language into another.
b. The state of being translated.
2. A translated version of a text.
3. Physics Motion of a body in which every point of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point of the body.
4. Biology The process by which messenger RNA directs the amino acid sequence of a growing polypeptide during protein synthesis.
trans′la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.
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translation
(trænsˈleɪʃən; trænz-)n
1. something that is or has been translated, esp a written text
2. the act of translating or the state of being translated
3. (Mathematics) maths a transformation in which the origin of a coordinate system is moved to another position so that each axis retains the same direction or, equivalently, a figure or curve is moved so that it retains the same orientation to the axes
transˈlational adj
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trans•la•tion
(trænsˈleɪ ʃən, trænz-)n.
1. a rendering of something into another language or into one's own language from another.
2. a version in a different language: an English translation of Plato.
3. the act or process of translating.
4. the state of being translated.
5. motion in which all particles of a body move with the same velocity along parallel paths.
6. Genetics. the process by which messenger RNA specifies the sequence of amino acids that line up on a ribosome for protein synthesis.
[1300–50]
trans•la′tion•al, adj.
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trans·la·tion
(trăns-lā′shən) The process in a cell by which a strand of messenger RNA directs the assembly of a sequence of amino acids to make a protein. Translation takes place in the ribosomes, the places in the cell where proteins are made.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  translation - a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first languagemistranslation - an incorrect translation retroversion - translation back into the original language; "the teacher translated Latin texts into English which he gave to his students for retroversion" subtitle, caption - translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen supertitle, surtitle - translation of the words of a foreign opera (or choral work) projected on a screen above the stage written account, written record - a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events |
| 2. | translation - a uniform movement without rotation change of location, travel - a movement through space that changes the location of something shift, displacement - an event in which something is displaced without rotation | |
| 3. |  translation - the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface"change of integrity - the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something permutation - complete change in character or condition; "the permutations...taking place in the physical world"- Henry Miller revision, alteration - the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion" transfiguration - the act of transforming so as to exalt or glorify transmogrification - the act of changing into a different form or appearance (especially a fantastic or grotesque one); "the transmogrification of the prince into a porcupine" metamorphosis - a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft | |
| 4. | translation - (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 math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement transformation - (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system | |
| 5. | translation - (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms | |
| 6. | translation - rewording something in less technical terminology paraphrase, paraphrasis - rewording for the purpose of clarification | |
| 7. | translation - the act of uniform movement |
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translation
noun
1. interpretation, version, rendering, gloss, rendition, decoding, transcription, paraphrase, transliteration his excellent English translation of 'Faust'
2. conversion, change, rendering, transformation, alteration, metamorphosis, transfiguration, transmutation the translation of these goals into classroom activities
Quotations
"Translations, like wives, are seldom faithful if they are in the least attractive" [Roy Campbell The Poetry Review]
"Some hold translation not unlike to be"
"The wrong side of a Turkish tapestry" [Julia Ward Howe Familiar Letters]
"Translations, like wives, are seldom faithful if they are in the least attractive" [Roy Campbell The Poetry Review]
"Some hold translation not unlike to be"
"The wrong side of a Turkish tapestry" [Julia Ward Howe Familiar Letters]
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translation
noun1. A restating of something in other, especially simpler, words:
2. The process or result of changing from one appearance, state, or phase to another:
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Translations
ترجمةتَرْجَمَةتَرْجَمَه
преводач
traducció
překladpřekládání
oversættelse
traduko
käännöskääntäminentranslaatio
अनुवाद
prijevodtranslacija
fordításlefordítás
traduction
òÿîing
翻訳訳訳文伝達平行移動
번역
vertimas
tłumaczenieprzekładprzesunięcie
traducere
prekladprekladanietransláciaposunutie
prevajanjeprevodtranslacija
översättningtranslationförflyttning
tafsiri
การแปล
bản dịch
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translation
n
(= act, translated work) → Übersetzung f → (from aus); (of work of literature also, fig) → Übertragung f; to do a translation of something → von etw eine Übersetzung machen or anfertigen; errors in translation → Übersetzungsfehler pl; it loses (something) in translation → es verliert (etwas) bei der Übersetzung; a translation problem → ein Übersetzungsproblem nt; he is not good at translation → er kann nicht gut übersetzen; translation program/software (Comput) → Übersetzungsprogramm nt → /-software f; translation table (Comput) → Umsetzungs- or Übersetzungstabelle f
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translation
[trænzˈleɪʃ/ən] n (of text) → traduzione f (Scol) (as opposed to prose) → versione f (Geom) → traslazione fCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
translate
(trӕnsˈleit) verb to put (something said or written) into another language. He translated the book from French into English.
transˈlation noun1. the act of translating. The translation of poetry is difficult.
2. a version of a book, something said etc, in another language. He gave me an Italian translation of the Bible.
transˈlator noun a person who translates.
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translation
→ تَرْجَمَة překlad oversættelse Übersetzung μετάφραση traducción käännös traduction prijevod traduzione 翻訳 번역 vertaling oversettelse tłumaczenie tradução перевод översättning การแปล tercüme bản dịch 译文Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009