B2nounlanguage
US/trænzˈleɪ.ʃən/
UK/trænzˈleɪ.ʃən/
the act of changing words into another language, or a text that has been changed in this way
In context
I read the English translation of the novel because my French is weak.
Some jokes in the comedy show get lost in translation for foreign viewers.
She earns extra money doing translation work in the evenings.
Words that go with translation
adjective + noun
- English translationIs there an English translation of this book?
- literal translationA literal translation often sounds strange.
adjective + preposition
- lost in translationThe poem's rhythm is lost in translation.
noun + noun
- machine translationMachine translation has improved a lot.
noun + preposition
- translation ofShe wrote a translation of the contract.
- translation intoThe translation into Vietnamese took a year.