Definition of translation

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of translation is as below...

Translation (n.) The act of translating, removing, or transferring; removal; also, the state of being translated or removed; as, the translation of Enoch; the translation of a bishop..

Lern More About Translation

Traduct :: Traduct (n.) That which is traducted; that which is transferred; a translation.
Targum :: Targum (n.) A translation or paraphrase of some portion of the Old Testament Scriptures in the Chaldee or Aramaic language or dialect.
Version :: Version (n.) A translation; that which is rendered from another language; as, the Common, or Authorized, Version of the Scriptures (see under Authorized); the Septuagint Version of the Old Testament..
Translation :: Translation (n.) The act of rendering into another language; interpretation; as, the translation of idioms is difficult..
Metaphrase :: Metaphrase (n.) A verbal translation; a version or translation from one language into another, word for word; -- opposed to paraphrase..
Rendering :: Rendering (n.) A version; translation; as, the rendering of the Hebrew text..
Rendition :: Rendition (n.) Translation; rendering; version.
Verbal :: Verbal (a.) Having word answering to word; word for word; literal; as, a verbal translation..
Paraphrase :: Paraphrase (n.) A restatement of a text, passage, or work, expressing the meaning of the original in another form, generally for the sake of its clearer and fuller exposition; a setting forth the signification of a text in other and ampler terms; a free translation or rendering; -- opposed to metaphrase..
Close :: Close (v. t.) Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact; strict; as, a close translation..
Pony :: Pony (n.) A translation or a key used to avoid study in getting lessons; a crib.
Tolerable :: Tolerable (a.) Moderately good or agreeable; not contemptible; not very excellent or pleasing, but such as can be borne or received without disgust, resentment, or opposition; passable; as, a tolerable administration; a tolerable entertainment; a tolerable translation..
Interlinear :: Interlinear (a.) Contained between lines; written or inserted between lines already written or printed; containing interlineations; as, an interlinear manuscript, translation, etc..
Sentential :: sentential (a.) Comprising sentences; as, a sentential translation..
Mistranslation :: Mistranslation (n.) Wrong translation.
Translation :: Translation (n.) Transfer of meaning by association; association of ideas.
Douay Bible :: Douay Bible () A translation of the Scriptures into the English language for the use of English-speaking Roman Catholics; -- done from the Latin Vulgate by English scholars resident in France. The New Testament portion was published at Rheims, A. D. 1582, the Old Testament at Douai, A. D. 1609-10. Various revised editions have since been published..
Translation :: Translation (n.) A transfer of meaning in a word or phrase, a metaphor; a tralation..
Zend :: Zend (n.) Properly, the translation and exposition in the Huzv/resh, or literary Pehlevi, language, of the Avesta, the Zoroastrian sacred writings; as commonly used, the language (an ancient Persian dialect) in which the Avesta is written..
Evaporate :: Evaporate (v. t.) To escape or pass off without effect; to be dissipated; to be wasted, as, the spirit of writer often evaporates in the process of translation..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us