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Detailed Synonyms for translation in English

translation:

translation [the ~] noun

  1. the translation
    the translation
  2. the translation
    – the act of uniform movement 1
    the displacement; the translation
    – the act of uniform movement 1
  3. the translation
    – the act of changing in form or shape or appearance 1
    the translation; the transformation
    – the act of changing in form or shape or appearance 1
    • translation [the ~] noun
      • a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface1
    • transformation [the ~] noun
  4. the translation
    – rewording something in less technical terminology 1
    the translation
    – rewording something in less technical terminology 1
  5. the translation
    – a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language 1
    the translation; the version; the rendering; the interlingual rendition
    – a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language 1
  6. the translation
    – a uniform movement without rotation 1
    the translation
    – a uniform movement without rotation 1
  7. the translation
    – (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm 1
    the translation
    – (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm 1
  8. the translation
    – (mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axis remains the same 1
    the translation
    – (mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axis remains the same 1
  9. the translation
    – The process of moving an object in the 2D x-y coordinate system. 2
    the translation
    – The process of moving an object in the 2D x-y coordinate system. 2
  10. the translation
    – The transfer of concepts from a source language text into a target language. 2
    the translation
    – The transfer of concepts from a source language text into a target language. 2

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Alternate Synonyms for "translation":


Related Definitions for "translation":

  1. the act of uniform movement1
  2. the act of changing in form or shape or appearance1
    • a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface1
  3. rewording something in less technical terminology1
  4. a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language1
  5. a uniform movement without rotation1
  6. (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm1
  7. (mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axis remains the same1
  8. The process of moving an object in the 2D x-y coordinate system.2
  9. The transfer of concepts from a source language text into a target language.2

translation form of translate:

to translate verb (translates, translated, translating)

  1. to translate
    to interpret; to translate
    • interpret verb (interprets, interpreted, interpreting)
    • translate verb (translates, translated, translating)
  2. to translate
    to translate; to transcribe; to interpret; to render
    • translate verb (translates, translated, translating)
    • transcribe verb (transcribes, transcribed, transcribing)
    • interpret verb (interprets, interpreted, interpreting)
    • render verb (renders, rendered, rendering)
  3. to translate
    to translate
    • translate verb (translates, translated, translating)
  4. to translate
    – change from one form or medium into another 1
    to translate; to transform
    – change from one form or medium into another 1
    • translate verb (translates, translated, translating)
      • Braque translated collage into oil1
    • transform verb (transforms, transformed, transforming)
  5. to translate
    – change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation 1
    to translate
    – change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation 1
    • translate verb (translates, translated, translating)
  6. to translate
    – make sense of a language 1
    to read; to understand; to interpret; to translate
    – make sense of a language 1
    • read verb (reads, read, reading)
      • Can you read Greek?1
    • understand verb (understands, understood, understanding)
      • She understands French1
    • interpret verb (interprets, interpreted, interpreting)
    • translate verb (translates, translated, translating)
  7. to translate
    – determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA 1
    to translate
    – determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA 1
    • translate verb (translates, translated, translating)
  8. to translate
    – restate (words) from one language into another language 1
    to render; to interpret; to translate
    – restate (words) from one language into another language 1
    • render verb (renders, rendered, rendering)
      • She rendered the French poem into English1
    • interpret verb (interprets, interpreted, interpreting)
      • Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?1
    • translate verb (translates, translated, translating)
      • I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S.1
      • He translates for the U.N.1
  9. to translate
    – express, as in simple and less technical language 1
    to translate
    – express, as in simple and less technical language 1
    • translate verb (translates, translated, translating)
      • Can you translate the instructions in this manual for a layman?1
      • Is there a need to translate the psychiatrist's remarks?1
  10. to translate
    – bring to a certain spiritual state 1
    to translate
    – bring to a certain spiritual state 1
    • translate verb (translates, translated, translating)
  11. to translate
    – subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body 1
    to translate
    – subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body 1
    • translate verb (translates, translated, translating)
  12. to translate
    – be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way 1
    to translate
    – be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way 1
    • translate verb (translates, translated, translating)
      • poetry often does not translate1
      • Tolstoy's novels translate well into English1
  13. to translate
    – be equivalent in effect 1
    to translate
    – be equivalent in effect 1
    • translate verb (translates, translated, translating)
      • the growth in income translates into greater purchasing power1
  14. to translate
    – To move an object in the 2D x-y coordinate system. 2
    to translate
    – To move an object in the 2D x-y coordinate system. 2
    • translate verb (translates, translated, translating)

Conjugations for translate:

present
  1. translate
  2. translate
  3. translates
  4. translate
  5. translate
  6. translate
simple past
  1. translated
  2. translated
  3. translated
  4. translated
  5. translated
  6. translated
present perfect
  1. have translated
  2. have translated
  3. has translated
  4. have translated
  5. have translated
  6. have translated
past continuous
  1. was translating
  2. were translating
  3. was translating
  4. were translating
  5. were translating
  6. were translating
future
  1. shall translate
  2. will translate
  3. will translate
  4. shall translate
  5. will translate
  6. will translate
continuous present
  1. am translating
  2. are translating
  3. is translating
  4. are translating
  5. are translating
  6. are translating
subjunctive
  1. be translated
  2. be translated
  3. be translated
  4. be translated
  5. be translated
  6. be translated
diverse
  1. translate!
  2. let's translate!
  3. translated
  4. translating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Alternate Synonyms for "translate":


Related Definitions for "translate":

  1. change from one form or medium into another1
    • Braque translated collage into oil1
  2. change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation1
  3. make sense of a language1
  4. determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA1
  5. restate (words) from one language into another language1
    • I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S.1
    • He translates for the U.N.1
  6. express, as in simple and less technical language1
    • Can you translate the instructions in this manual for a layman?1
    • Is there a need to translate the psychiatrist's remarks?1
  7. bring to a certain spiritual state1
  8. subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body1
  9. be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way1
    • poetry often does not translate1
    • Tolstoy's novels translate well into English1
  10. be equivalent in effect1
    • the growth in income translates into greater purchasing power1
  11. To move an object in the 2D x-y coordinate system.2

Related Synonyms for translation