translation
noun
Simple meaning
changing words from one language into another language
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
tranzlayshuhnSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
tɹænzˈleɪʃən
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The conversion of text from one language to another.
translation studies
The discipline or study of translating written language (as opposed to interpretation, which concerns itself with spoken language).
translation studies
A written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
countable
The product or end result of an act of translating, in its various senses.
The conversion of something from one form or medium to another.
The conveyance of something from one place to another, especially
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Varies by meaning
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The conversion of text from one language to another.
Used this way, translation is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use translation
- “A photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface.”noun
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
An expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language.
The use of computers to translate from one language to another.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- translatornoun
- translateverb
- hebrewnoun
- arabicnoun
- transcriptionnoun
- sanskritnoun
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