translation

The definition of a translation is an interpretation from one language or situation to another.

(noun)

An example of a translation is "bueno" meaning "good" in Spanish.
An example of a translation is telling a parent the meaning behind their teen's facial expression.

See translation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a translating or being translated
the result of a translating; esp., writing or speech translated into another language
Mech. motion in which every point of the moving object has simultaneously the same velocity and direction of motion

Origin: ME translacioun < MFr translation < L translatio

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See translation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The act or process of translating, especially from one language into another.
b. The state of being translated.
A translated version of a text.
Physics Motion of a body in which every point of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point of the body.
Biology The process by which messenger RNA directs the amino acid sequence of a growing polypeptide during protein synthesis.

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