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translation
noun
-
translation
the
activity
of
changing
spoken
or
written
words
from
one
language
into
another
•
She
studied
translation
at
university
because
she
loves
languages
.
She
studied
translation
at
university
because
she
loves
languages
.
•
Accurate
translation
is
vital
for
international
diplomacy
.
Accurate
translation
is
vital
for
international
diplomacy
.
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
translation
,
from
Latin
translātiō
'a
carrying
across'
(
from
trans-
'across'
+
lāt-
'carried'
).
noun
a
book
,
film
,
speech
,
or
other
text
that
has
been
changed
into
another
language
•
I
bought
a
French
translation
of
the
novel
for
my
trip
to
Paris
.
I
bought
a
French
translation
of
the
novel
for
my
trip
to
Paris
.
•
This
new
translation
captures
the
humor
of
the
original
play
.
This
new
translation
captures
the
humor
of
the
original
play
.
Derived
from
the
broader
sense
of
'translation'
(
the
act
),
extended
in
the
15th
century
to
mean
'the
product
of
translating'
.
noun
in
mathematics
,
the
movement
of
a
shape
or
object
to
a
new
position
without
turning
or
changing
its
size
•
In
geometry
class
,
we
practiced
the
translation
of
triangles
along
the
x-axis
.
In
geometry
class
,
we
practiced
the
translation
of
triangles
along
the
x-axis
.
•
The
animation
shows
the
smooth
translation
of
the
logo
across
the
screen
.
The
animation
shows
the
smooth
translation
of
the
logo
across
the
screen
.
Adopted
into
mathematics
in
the
19th
century
by
analogy
with
'carrying
across'
in
the
original
Latin
sense
.
