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translation

[trans-lay-shuhn, tranz-] / trænsˈleɪ ʃən, trænz- /


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After understanding the phonetics of Lewis' translation, Parton recorded her parts at her studio in Nashville, in early 2025.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Things will always be lost in translation, not least from the pictures in your head to the pictures on the screen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Orelien was the toast of the French-language literary world earlier this month, with his migration-themed story "It Was Either That or Die" selling fast and picking up prize nominations and translation deals.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

In that sense, the market’s translation looks premature.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Farther down the page is a word with no English translation next to it.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

It has been widely regarded as one of the greatest works of Western literature, has had various translations and is believed to have been translated into English more than 100 times.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Nolan makes only a handful of changes to the translations of the original text.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

Translators "have to rewrite the whole thing, redo the translations, but they still only get paid the reduced rate," said Holly Parsons, a Spanish-to-English translator at the beginning of her career.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

Kaziha would stock the mosque’s store with books, always anticipating the community’s needs, finding introductory prayer books and Spanish translations for the mosque’s growing Latino population.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

But that was not the case with Tsonga translations of Greek and Roman mythology.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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