translation

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Alternative forms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 See also 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 3 Swedish 3.1 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

Latin translatio, transfer, from trans-, across, + latio, carrying, from latus, perfect passive participle of irregular verb ferre (compare transfer), + noun of action suffix -io

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translation (countable and uncountable; plural translations)

1. (uncountable) The act of converting or translating (text from one language to another).
2. (countable) The end result of translating text.
3. (physics) Translation of forces in a gearbox.
4. (countable) (mathematics, physics) Motion of a body on a linear path, without deformation or rotation, i.e. such that every part of the body moves at the same speed and in the same direction.
5. (genetics) A process occurring in the ribosome, in which a strand of messenger RNA (mRNA) guides assembly of a sequence of amino acids to make a protein.

[edit] Alternative forms

• (abbreviation) t9n

[edit] Derived terms

• fan translation
• machine translation

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• translate
• translational
• translative
• translator
• translatory
• rendition

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[edit] See also

• interpretation

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin translatio.

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translation f. (plural translations)

1. translation (in mathematics and physics)

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Inflection for translation	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	translation	translationen	translationer	translationerna
Genitive	translations	translationens	translationers	translationernas

translation c.

1. translation (in mathematics and physics)