Translation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a uniform movement without rotation
- the act of changing in form or shape or appearance (syn: transformation)
- (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
- the act of uniform movement (syn: displacement)
Extra examples
She is working on a translation of the novel.
There were English translations on the menu.
The poem is very effective in free / in a free translation.
She read the letter and gave us a rough translation (=she did not translate everything exactly).
I've only read 'Madame Bovary' in translation (=not in its original language).
Much of the book's humour has been lost in translation (=is no longer effective when translated).
His translation manages to be faithful to the spirit of the original.
The translation of the Bible gave fixity to the tongue of the new religion.
Her translation is too literal.
The translation has been faithfully made by a distinguished pen.
That translation may stand.
A translation verbatim from French.
This is a well-done translation.
I've just made an awful botch of my translation.
I can speak French, but simultaneous translation is beyond my capabilities (=too difficult).
Word forms
singular: translation
plural: translations
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