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translation

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


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I wanted to understand what got lost in that translation.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

More elaborate designs, including hatched bands, grids, and diamond-shaped motifs, also showed evidence of rotation, translation, repetition, and "embedding," i.e., the ability to build hierarchical levels of signs within the same surface.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

Defendants are not given access to a lawyer or the court papers - while translation, when it is offered, can be inadequate, Amnesty's Ahmed says.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

For the quarter ended June 30, Yum said total worldwide system sales grew 5%, excluding foreign currency translation, in the latest period while same-store sales climbed 3%.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Le Grand Meaulnes was wrapped inside two Marks & Spencer placky bags stuffed inside my shirt, with my translation.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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

The story of the “Wooden Horse,” as most translations call it, gets only brief references in Homer’s epic, cited in passing as an example of Odysseus’s cunning.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 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

He simply supplied the texts, aided with the translations, and rapped my hand when I failed at declension or agreement.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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