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translation

noun

tran(t)s-ˈlā-shən

as in translating

an instance of expressing something in different words had to read Dante's Divine Comedy in translation since I don't know Italian

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Recent Examples of translation But like the watercolors, there was this translation of language into something visual. —

Alex Bacon, Artforum, 10 Feb. 2026 Its latest addition is a body camera upgrade featuring real-time language translation. —

Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026 Pérez Galcenco’s mother, Tatiana Galcenco, on her Instagram Story shared notice of her daughter’s funeral, which will take place Saturday in Lugones, according to a translation. —

Jami Ganz, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026 Many of these journals and publishers focus on poetry, experimental writing, and literary translation, all precarious forms in need of support. —

Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for translation

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translating

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But the oral histories Katherine conducted, interviewing elderly islanders, with Tepano translating, may have been more valuable still.

— Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Stephen and Marissa, with assists from many other Register staffers, have already gotten the translating started.

— Rachel E. Stassen-Berger, Des Moines Register, 8 Jan. 2026