translation
Syllables: trans·lat·ion/tɹænzˈleɪʃən//tɹænzˈleɪʃən/
translation noun: the conversion of text from one language to another.
Noun
translation (countable and uncountable, plural translations)
- The conversion of text from one language to another.
- This old text needs translation into modern English before it is published.
- The discipline or study of translating written language (as opposed to interpretation, which concerns itself with spoken language).
- The conversion of something from one form or medium to another.
- A motion or compulsion to motion in a straight line without rotation or other deformation.
- A relation between two mathematical figures such as a straight line where the coordinates of each point in one figure is a constant added to the coordinates of a corresponding point in the other figure.
- The process whereby a strand of mRNA directs assembly of amino acids into proteins within a ribosome.
- A transfer of motion occurring within a gearbox.
- The automatic retransmission of a telegraph message.
- An ascension to Heaven without death.
- A transfer of a bishop from one diocese to another.
- A transfer of a holy relic from one shrine to another.
- A transfer of a disease from one body part to another.
- The product or end result of an act of translating, in its various senses.
translation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
translation in Hindi
- act of translating between languages
- अनुवाद anuvād, भाषांतर bhāṣāntar, तर्जुमा tarjumā
- result of translating between languages
- अनुवाद anuvād, भाषांतर bhāṣāntar, तर्जुमा tarjumā
translation in Tamil
- act of translating between languages
- மொழிபெயர்ப்பு moḻipeyarppu
- result of translating between languages
- மொழிபெயர்ப்பு moḻipeyarppu
translation in Marathi
- act of translating between languages
- अनुवाद anuvād, भाषांतर bhāṣāntar
- result of translating between languages
- अनुवाद anuvād, भाषांतर bhāṣāntar
translation in Urdu
- act of translating between languages
- تَرْجَمَہ tarjama, اَنُواد anuād
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- translation in Bengali
- অনুবাদ onubad, তর্জমা torjoma
- translation in Telugu
- అనువాదము anuvādamu
- translation in Malayalam
- വിവർത്തനം vivaṟttanaṁ, തർജ്ജമ taṟjjama, പരിഭാഷ paribhāṣa
- translation in Kannada
- ಅನುವಾದ anuvāda, ಭಾಷಾಂತರ bhāṣāntara
- translation in Punjabi
- ਉਲਥਾ ulathā, ਅਨੁਵਾਦ anuvād, ਤਰਜਮਾ tarjamā
- translation in Gujarati
- અનુવાદ anuvād, ભાષાંતર bhāṣāntar
- translation in Odia
- ଅନୁବାଦ anubāda, ତରଜମା tarajamā
- translation in Sanskrit
- अनुवाद anuvāda, भाषान्तरण bhāṣāntaraṇa
- translation in Sinhala
- පරිවර්තනය pariwartanaya, පරිවර්තන pariwartana
- translation in Assamese
- ভাঙনি bhaṅoni, অনুবাদ onubad, তৰ্জমা torzoma
- translation in Nepali
- अनुवाद anuvād
- translation in Pashto
- ژباړه žbāṛa, ترجمه tarjoma
- translation in Tagalog
- pagsasalin, salin
- translation in Arabic
- تَرْجَمَة tarjama
- translation in Malay
- penterjemahan, terjemahan
- translation in Indonesian
- penerjemahan, alih bahasa, translasi, terjemahan
- translation in Thai
- การแปล gaan-bplɛɛ, คำแปล kam-bplɛɛ
- translation in Vietnamese
- sự thông dịch, phiên dịch, phép tịnh tiến, bản dịch
- translation in Myanmar
- ယောဇနာ yau:ja.na
Examples of translation in a sentence
- The companion guide gives an in-depth analysis of this particular translation.
- He pulled out a well-thumbed dictionary and began searching for a translation.
- The missa was printed in the original Latin with the English translation en face.
Forms of translation
| plural | translations |
|---|---|
| alternative abbreviation | tr. |
| alternative abbreviation | trans. |
| alternative abbreviation | transl. |
| alternative form (obsolete) | translatioun |
Origin of translation
From Middle English translacioun (“transfer, translation”), from Anglo-Norman translacioun, from Latin trānslātiō, from trānslāt-, the supine stem of trānsferō (“to transfer, transport, transform, translate”). Equivalent to translate + -ion. Displaced native Old English wending.
Words formed from translation
- autotranslation
- back-translation
- bridge translation
- computer-aided translation
- cotranslation
- fanlation
- fanslation
- Fortran
- gyrotranslation
- hypertranslation
- intertranslation
- loan translation
- lost in translation
- machine translation
- mechanotranslation
- mistranslation
- nick translation
- nontranslational
- overtranslation
- piezotranslation
- posttranslation
- pretranslation
- retranslation
- rototranslation
- scanlation
- scanslation
- sight translation
- supertranslation
- thick translation
- transcreation
- transflection
- translational
- translationally
- translationary
- translation dictionary
- translationese
- translationless
- translation memory
- translation rights
- translation screw
- translation studies
- transpilation
- undertranslation
- untranslational
- videotranslation
- wave of translation
Phrases with translation
Words that rhyme with translation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
- citation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
- attenuation
Questions about translation
- What does translation mean?
- Translation means the conversion of text from one language to another.
- What is translation in Hindi?
- Translation in Hindi is अनुवाद (anuvād), भाषांतर (bhāṣāntar), तर्जुमा (tarjumā). See Translation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is translation?
- Translation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce translation?
- Translation is pronounced /tɹænzˈleɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of translation?
- The plural of translation is translations.
Words near translation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: translation (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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